Whats gonna happen to Don Imus?

[x0847Marine]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Long Live the forgetting of "Free Speech as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others".     Imus forgot that.

There's no "right" to be free from being insulted. A few of those chicks look like they walked out of the hills an onto a B-ball court.. Imus was not all that far off, on top of that he didn't say one word I don't hear DAILY around here... I often wonder what pristine world these fools live in where the words "nappy ho" becomes some kinda cause for moral outrage... they must be too sensitive to watch tv, listen to the radio, walk outside, or take a joke.

This whole Imus thing is just another infotainment circus where all the usual clowns get to pile out of the volkswagen onto television... when the entertainment value has played itself out they'll pile back inside waiting to be offended again.

[Vulcan]

I still want to know if I declare myself on "Nappy Duty" if I'm gonna be considered racist by my squaddies.

[BTW]

I saw only one story on national news about the possible double standard here. What about all those rap songs that are given Grammy awards and use the word "ho's" ?So is the word off limits to all but rappers? All  but black people? Or perhaps CBS wont broadcast or sell songs with that word in it?

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by x0847Marine
There's no "right" to be free from being insulted. A few of those chicks look like they walked out of the hills an onto a B-ball court.. Imus was not all that far off, on top of that he didn't say one word I don't hear DAILY around here... I often wonder what pristine world these fools live in where the words "nappy ho" becomes some kinda cause for moral outrage... they must be too sensitive to watch tv, listen to the radio, walk outside, or take a joke.

This whole Imus thing is just another infotainment circus where all the usual clowns get to pile out of the volkswagen onto television... when the entertainment value has played itself out they'll pile back inside waiting to be offended again.

The United States Constitution backs up my previous post xMarine.   Fight it all you want, he should have left his racial stereotypes around his dining room table.  

I don't live in a world with "color".    I'll never show arrogance, but I will laugh at those who pretend that they are.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by BTW
I saw only one story on national news about the possible double standard here. What about all those rap songs that are given Grammy awards and use the word "ho's" ?So is the word off limits to all but rappers? All  but black people? Or perhaps CBS wont broadcast or sell songs with that word in it?

I'm still looking for the rap song that calls any particular person a nappy headed ho. Imus directed the slur at someone, not as a general description of a general idea .. like in a song.

That being said I think his apology should be enough. The rest is just silly.

[indy007]

Originally posted by midnight Target
I'm still looking for the rap song that calls any particular person a nappy headed ho.

Project Pat - Rinky Dink / Whatever Ho

Not one of his better tracks, but it's there. Then again, I'm not a big fan of rap out of Memphis. Gotta keep it local.

[BTW]

Originally posted by midnight Target
I'm still looking for the rap song that calls any particular person a nappy headed ho. Imus directed the slur at someone, not as a general description of a general idea .. like in a song.

That being said I think his apology should be enough. The rest is just silly.

Oh- so calling women "ho's" in general is alright or somewhat less offensive? Having a general derogatory view of women deserves less than censure?

That doesn't even make sense from a liberal point of view. I think you are choosing to ignore the hypocrisy by introducing lunacy:aok

[Squire]

What should bother you the most is how much air time CNN is giving to the debate. That and whats his name is the father of whats her face thats now dead in the Bahamas.

The FCC needs to start looking more closely at some of these broadcasters and ask how the public is being served by major news divisions spending most of their time on "ET Tonight" gossip stories.

Iran has announced its ready to start enrichment of nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, but not to worry, "Imus" said a bad word. Lets go with that.

[jaxxo]

Imus lambasted for his actions on front page of 3 different sections in Washington Post for making a racial statement towards black basketball players...


Adam Morrison (also white) NBA Basketball Player heckled for 2 hours by black fans calling him "White Trash" and  other assorted racial slurs......

Fined 15,000 Dollars for flipping off his hecklers.  page 3 sports section.


gotta love the double standard, created by guilt ridden old white guys and exploited to the max by the Black activists.  

"NEW YORK, April 10, 2007 – Adam Morrison of the Charlotte Bobcats has been fined $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.
The incident occurred with 1:18 remaining in the overtime period of the Bobcats 111-103 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday, April 8 at American Airlines Arena. "

wow 100 words or less on this racist incident...............

[midnight Target]

Any player flipping off the fans for any reason would have received the same treatment.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by BTW
Oh- so calling women "ho's" in general is alright or somewhat less offensive? Having a general derogatory view of women deserves less than censure?

That doesn't even make sense from a liberal point of view. I think you are choosing to ignore the hypocrisy by introducing lunacy:aok

.. I have no problem with all women in America filing a class action lawsuit. Maybe you can spearhead that one.

I thought conservatives were all about common sense?

[Sixpence]

Well, it got him more publicity than he's had the past 20 years

[Yknurd]

I think all white people should start calling each other by some name, perhaps whitey, and thereby making it cool and hip nomenclature.

Then when all the blacks start calling whites by the same name you can yell RACISM.

Oh, and add, "How 'bout them sour apples."

Yeah, that should do it.

[Yknurd]

I think Imus should be sued for slander.

Them girls can prove they ain't nappy headed 'hos.  They wash they hair at least once a week.

[Kuhn]

Originally posted by Squire
What should bother you the most is how much air time CNN is giving to the debate. That and whats his name is the father of whats her face thats now dead in the Bahamas.

The FCC needs to start looking more closely at some of these broadcasters and ask how the public is being served by major news divisions spending most of their time on "ET Tonight" gossip stories.

Iran has announced its ready to start enrichment of nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, but not to worry, "Imus" said a bad word. Lets go with that.

I was thinking along the same lines today watching the news channels. Kinda makes me wonder if the priorities of the "Moral Majority" or the "Politically Correct" are what drive the media to keep telling these stories untill everyone is sick of them. Sure there is a racial problem that still exists on all sides. Acknowledging the problem is conducive to a soloution, attacking one person for it is not.

I myself am more interested in what is happening in the Middle East more than how a racial insult was spewed by a radio host that is known for his subordinant vocabulary.