One promotion that’s a bit too slap-happy

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What would the Subservient Chicken do if told to slap himself twice? I ask because some Web promotions are down right abusive. Take New York FM radio station Hot 97 (please). The station streamed video on its Web site of a “smackfest” contest, pitting two women in each bout who slap each other silly in a bid to win up to $5,000. A DJ served as “referee,” telling the combatants when to let loose with a vicious slap.

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