Romania’s soccer team drew 1-1 to DR Congo last week in a friendly game in preparation for the EURO 2016 France.

The weak performance against Congo (rated 52 by FIFA) drew the ire of two of the most popular FM radio disc jockeys in Romania, Morar & Buzdugan, the morning show hosts at Radio Zu (a privately own station with national coverage).

And they channeled that ire into an outright racist rant against DR Congo’s players. More, they dropped insults to France’s national soccer team (Romania’s opponent in the opening game at EURO 2016) and used a famous Disney song as a racist joke.

Buzdugan (first left) and Morar (second right) - source: RadioZu.ro Buzdugan (first left) and Morar (second right) offering apologies to Congolese diplomats in Bucharest – source: RadioZu.ro

 

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Cind, in august 1993, am început sa lucrez la radio, am facut un juramint stropit cu bere: de cite ori sint de serviciu la radio, sa cint macar o data Led Zeppelin ON AIR.

M-am tinut de juramintul ala.

Din perspectiva aia, ma gindesc ca – atita timp cit se mai tine Stufstock la Vama Veche – ar trebui sa postez anual, prin august, poezia de mai jos.

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