It seems some people think 5FM morning show DJ Gareth Cliff should resign. The out spoken radio and TV personality interviewed AIDS activist Angela Larkan last week, saying she should be proud of herself to have started her work at the young age of 22, since most women that age "do nothing but lie on their backs with their legs open".
That statement prompted DA Durban councillor Tex Collins to report Cliff to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa and called for an apology to women. "When I heard that, I thought ... it goes directly to the heart of every single woman in this country. It shows a very low regard for every woman in this country." Collins added: "Darren Scott resigned when he used the k-word, and that went to the heart of every black person. With Gareth, what does [his comment] tell you as a young man [about women]?"
On his website, Cliff has said: "This whole story is preposterous. It is spurious and seems a deliberate attempt by a minor politician and newspapers to make a mountain out of a molehill. I refute the allegation and consider it insulting in turn to be called sexist."
In response to an online petition calling for his removal, he tweeted: "There's some silly petition going round about me. Please sign it, I'll consider it an admission of humourlessness and know who to avoid."
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