Don Imus

[ellabella20]

Okay, so you guys have heard that Don Imus story of how he said some racial and sexist comments and he lost his job. I think he should've lost his job, but why are people making a big deal about somebody saying some racial comments to black people. I don't mean that this event should not be taken up seiously, cuz it should. I'm saying that some people on the TV or on the radio have said some racial stuff about other minorities, like people of the Jewish faith and other stuff, but they didn't lose their jobs, did they, or at least we didn't make such a big deal about it. Saying something bad about a Jew is just as bad as saying something about a black person. They should get fired, too. I think this is likely because the U.S used to be segregated and then we integrated. Since a lot of people started to accept black people, they just got used to not hearing any racial slurs about them. But when they hear one, they make a big deal because they thought that everyone was accepted now. Well, we know that isn't the case, but we just get used to the way society is run these days. But,since nobody thinks of Jewish people or other minorities ever being badly mistreated, they shrug a racial slur about them right of their shoulders. It's totally unfair. People in Europe probably don't think of it like that, they probably think something racist said about a Jewish person is horrible. Bottom line, every racial slur about a minority or anything else should be taken up as seiously as the Don Imus case.

[MRTL_mrclean17]

This photo just makes me laugh. Thought I would share it with you fellas.

Anywho, say if Don Imus was making fun of your race, how would you feel? America is in a bad spot right now, we're trying to look as least hypocritical and as much P.C. as possible.

But then I never really had too much love for Don Imus anyway.

[gamewiz0]

This whole thing is so stupid.

Tons and tons of people joke and play around about every race-but for some reason, this stupid basketball team felt the need to take this one seriously.

They didn't even hear it! Someone had to relay what he said to them!

Bottom line-he shouldn't have been fired, hell he shouldn't have had ANY repercussions! He didn't do anything wrong, he made a very small joke on his own radio show, and nothing more.

[MRTL_mrclean17]

Originally Posted by gamewiz0

This whole thing is so stupid.

Tons and tons of people joke and play around about every race-but for some reason, this stupid basketball team felt the need to take this one seriously.

They didn't even hear it! Someone had to relay what he said to them!

Bottom line-he shouldn't have been fired, hell he shouldn't have had ANY repercussions! He didn't do anything wrong, he made a very small joke on his own radio show, and nothing more.

Ah but, everyone back in the 1800's thought slavery was perfectly acceptable, even Godly. But it was, and you have to agree, still entirely wrong. So, just because alot of people are doing the same thing, doesn't make it right.

[eGeNeMo0re1]

yea it was good he got fired

[MilfeulleSakuraba]

Originally Posted by gamewiz0

Tons and tons of people joke and play around about every race

Not only was Imus not joking, but according to PTI, he does this kind of thing fairly regularly.

Getting fired from CBS isn't going to damage him that much anyway, as the majority of his work is radio.

[g4z33b0]

His show sucks, but what he said wasn't really racist. I mean "nappy headed hos" is much less offensive then "bitches aint **** but hos and tricks" or three quarters of all rap music. So anyone who listens to rap, African-American or not, that says what Imus said is bad is a hypocrite.

And Milf - CBS ran his radio show, or one of them at least.

[mcdiddy]

That guy screwed up his life.

[gamewiz0]

Originally Posted by MRTL_mrclean17

Ah but, everyone back in the 1800's thought slavery was perfectly acceptable, even Godly. But it was, and you have to agree, still entirely wrong. So, just because alot of people are doing the same thing, doesn't make it right.

Slavery was wrong, I agree with that.

But still, he made A JOKE. A small, petty, insignificant joke. A joke that is used by black people every day, in real life, in rap songs, but when a "whity" says it, it isn't acceptable is it?

The fact is, that THIS WAS A JOKE. If these girls were THAT offended by something that they didn't even hear, at something rappers, commedians, and they themselves joke to each other every day, then I have two things to say.

Toughen up.
Stop listening to Al Sharpton, he's not God of the blacks, I promise.

If people these days have become so soft as to not even tollerate a small joke, then all I have to say is What the **** is this world coming to.

[BLAZZ3]

Did he call them nappy headed hoes?

[Loyal2Death]

As a student of Rutgers University of myself, I felt that the scenario was blown WAY out of proportion. I don't think he deserved to lose his job. In my own belief I think its racist how this stuff actually happens but no one pays attention to that either.

Look a suspension and a fine would have been plenty, he didn't need to lose his job and what was remaining of his dignity (Not that there was much left to begin with). Of all the things I've heard him say, he's not once tried to retaliate saying nasty things, he's even given apology after apology.

[g4z33b0]

Originally Posted by BLAZZ3

Did he call them nappy headed hoes?

Yes.

L2D - are they in fact, nappy headed hoes?

[esupin]

Originally Posted by BLAZZ3

Did he call them nappy headed hoes?

Which he quoted from a rap song in the first place. I also think that this thing was blown completely out of proportion. Actually, anything Al Sharpton gets involved in is blown way out of proportion. Like... the Duke lacrosse scandal. Plus, he wouldn't accept Imus's apology when he went on Sharpton's radio show. Damnit, man. You're a preacher! It took guts for Imus to appear on his show, and Sharpton flat out shoots him down.

[sertman]

That entire situation was a mess.

First off, what Don Imus said was disrespectful, to say the very least. And yes, he has a history of saying stuff like that, and I can totally understand that people were offended.

HOWEVER

We have freedom of speech. He should not have been fired. Howard Stern has been saying stuff like that and doing stuff like that for years and years and nobody goes after him, because he has "**** you" money and can basically say whatever the hell he wants. Opie and Anthony also had a history of saying offensive stuff, and it took a couple having sex in a cathedral during a stunt for the show for the two to be fired. Don Imus should not have said what he said, but he has every right to, and what he said was mild compared to stuff said by people who are still on the air.

Although I don't believe this was a case of people getting easily offended, this was a case of it going way too far. Unfortunately, it seemed that the public had finally had enough of the "first talk then apologize" bullcrap that celebrities like Tim Hardaway pull once they stay stupid stuff and I believe that CBS was making an example out of Imus.

[secretazn]

I think what Imus said was un-called for on the whole subject. But, I don't think he deserved to get fired.

[seththelezzy]

But you have to understand that even though the rappers say "my bitches eat my hoes for suppa" or whatever, they are under a record deal that pays them to distribute their music into the world. Don Imus was speaking and representing MSNBC. He got fired because they didn't want him representing them like that. Even though it was just a slight racial slur, they didn't like that. "Nappy headed hoes with tattoos up their arms."
Sony Records puts out some terrible albums with songs about bitching and prostitution with their 3 baby in house shooting the nappy headed hos, but that is under their name.
By the way, who else noticed that the basketball team didn't take their jackets off during the Oprah Winfrey show?

[MYZZ]

About Howard Stern he's on satellite radio now so he can basically say almost anything he wants too.

Now about Don Imus, in my opinion no he should not have been fired based on what he said. The "racist comment" was disrespectful but not bad enough to get him fired. Freedom of speech is so greatly hindered on public radio.

What it comes down to is the money. As soon as the sponsors of the show said that they were going to stop advertising CBS finally took him off. I believe 100% that CBS were more concerned in keeping the advertisers to make money .. as soon as they left .. Don Imus had to be cut.

[Omeganitros]

I have this to say:

Al Sharpton is a douchebag.

[Maid]

Originally Posted by Omeganitros

I have this to say:

Al Sharpton is a douchebag.

He always was.

[g4z33b0]

Originally Posted by Omeganitros

Al Sharpton is a douchebag.

Agreed. I'm still waiting for his apology for the things he said about the Duke lacrosse case.