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Annette Sykes
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Hone Harawira
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Kim Dotcom
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Large German Gentleman
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Mana Party
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MegaMana
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Racism
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Rape
We've just been alerted to this Stuff "entertainment" story about our old friend, the Large German Gentleman:
Kim Dotcom took part in "racist day" and referred to his American crew as "my little n......" - giving them gollywogs while recording his album Good Times.
The Mana Party has said that Dotcom may help it win the Maori seat of Waiariki at the next election. However, the Internet Party founder failed to show on Saturday at a media opportunity in Rotorua where Annette Sykes was confirmed as Mana's Waiariki candidate.
Christchurch musician Aaron Tokona, who played guitar on Dotcom's album, said German-born Kim Schmitz, also known as Kim Tim Jim Vestor or Kimble, took part in "racist day" during the recording of his album last year at Auckland's Roundhead Studios.
"On racist day you were allowed to speak freely, make racist jokes and it was OK apparently," Tokona said yesterday.
"He could be called an evil Nazi and given the Hitler salute and he would call people ‘his little n......'."
Dotcom also had two gollywog dolls made for the American producers, including the musical director of the Black Eyed Peas, Printz Board, who worked on the album, Tokona said.
"He decided to play a prank so had two gollywog dolls made in their likeness and left them in the studio. A video was made of their reactions to walking into the studio and finding the gollywogs," Tokona said.
In a statement released to The Press by the Internet Party, Kim Dotcom said: "There was never any personal offence meant nor taken. It actually went to show that race wasn't an issue for any of us."
We wonder if this is the "family matter" which kept Dotcom away from a kapa haka festival in Rotorua at the weekend. Whatever must Hone Harawira and Annette Sykes (and John Minto and Sue Bradford) be thinking.
In the meantime, we will wait for the usual suspects to ride to Dotcom's rescue, saying it was all a bit of harmless fun. We don't buy that; his rape jokes weren't funny either.
Is MegaMana dead in the water?
