Two radio hosts in the US are facing severe backlash for referring to New Jersey's Sikh-American Attorney General Gurbir Grewal as the turban man after some people expressed outrage over the xenophobic and racist comments.
Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco, who host the "Dennis and Judi Show" on the radio show NJ 101.5FM, were talking about Grewal's decision to suspend marjiuana prosecutions when they began calling him "turban man."
Turban man!" Franco repeated in a sing-song tone. If it offends you, then don't wear the turban, man, and I'll remember your name," Malloy, said as both the hosts laughed. "But Turban Man -- is that highly offensive?"
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, also a Sikh-American who wears the turban, tweeted, Hey "Racist Man" @DennisandJudi : I'm a Jersey guy, born & raised, and so is NewJerseyOAG Grewal - this type of racist garbage has no place in Jersey. Get with the program! #RacistManDennis #jerseypride #educateyourself."
The clip quickly garnered attention on Twitter and civil rights advocacy group ACLU of New Jersey tweeted a link with an audio pronunciation of Grewal's name, saying Turban man? Is that offensive?' Yep. (If you have to ask). Racism isn't cute. It's just racist."
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