Whats gonna happen to Don Imus?

[BTW]

Originally posted by midnight Target
"Nappy headed" refers specifically to black people's kinky hair that has not been cared for properly. Ho's is "urban" slang for potatos.

But you really didn't want an explaination did you?

And who is allowed to use that term?

A: A black comedian
B: A white comedian
C: All of the above
D: None of the above

If the answer is A we have a BIG problem, and I think it is A.

[Gunthr]

screw imus.  i always thought he was a mush-mouthed pompous prettythang anyway.  i can't figure out who listens to his show.   he'll better get into rehab, and quick.

[Shuffler]

What I heard that he said referenced all the tatoos on the rough looking women and the nappy headed statement. I have yet to hear that he said hos. Nothing racial in that except to a racist, and racist come in all colors... they are usually the first to pull the race card too. The term "Racist" has been used so much in recent years that it has little meaning except to banner waving blacks. Most all the black folks I know are upstanding citizens and great neighbors.... they laugh at all the melarky they hear from jackson and sharpton by the way.

I personally think that tatoos look awful on a woman... but to each their own.

[john9001]

imus and stern are the two leading morning shows in NYC, that doesn't say much about new yorkers.

[Mr No Name]

no problem with what he said here... he has the 1st amendment and listeners can change the station.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Halo
Shock jocks thrive on fringe statements that gain them notoriety, more viewers, and more pay.  Most are too clever to cross into territory that gets them infamy, fewer viewers, and less pay.

I'd think that calling a woman's basketball team a bunch of potatos would cross that line.  But Imus probably will survive.

Imus isnt a shock jock. Imus may wish he was a shock jock Then he might actually say something entertaining.

Used to have to listen to that idiot in the car when I was a teen in my mothers car 30 years ago.
He had no talent and wasnt funnny then. And he still has no talent and isnt funny.

I cant fathom how he even has managed to stay around as long as he has

[Yeager]

What he said certainly was racially offensive.

[storch]

Originally posted by Yeager
What he said certainly was racially offensive.

sure it was.  so what?

[Maverick]

Originally posted by VOR
You mean I can't refer to myself as nappy headed when I have a bad hair day? That's exclusionary and racist.

But you can still be a "ho" even on a good hair day.

[Yknurd]

Originally posted by Yeager
What he said certainly was racially offensive.

Was it???

Then why isn't Sharpton calling for bans and protests and boycotting of rappers?

Or is it only racist when a white person does it?  Or is that racism in of itself?

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by storch
so in your opinion which is worse, ignorance or apathy?  

Neither  both have their virtues, especially in this case.  Whether or not Imus keeps his job or loses his job I have no idea and I dont care,  As far as I'm concerned the man doesnt exist.  I dont listen to him, I have no immediate plans in the future to listen to him.   I also dont listen to Stern or Limbaugh either.  (I was force fed Limbaugh in the early 90's when a Dr. I worked with at Mtn Home, Dr Fisher listened to him everyday,  Dr Fisher's dad was a MOH recepient ; the skyraider that landed and picked up the fellow pilot in Vietnam; He ate up everything Limbaugh said and then some)

This will just be like all the others,  alot of moaning and wailing and crying for forgiveness, rehab  and then wait for the next idiot to put their foot in their mouth...remember Michael Richards, Isaiah Washington, Senator George Allen, etc, etc, etc....  I dont know which is stupider,  the insanely inappropriate remarks or all the crying from the PC police and the howls of injustice because someone feels slighted...

[Gunthr]

if i may interject, i think Sharpton is calling for protests, which are occuring, and he is also demanding imus be fired.  

if you think about it, you will probably realize that calling what was apparently a group of mostly black girls on the basketball team "nappy headed ho's" is pretty far over the line no matter how you slice it.  

my kid plays basketball, and if a black radio guy called her mostly white girl's team something analagous to nappy headed ho's (i don't know - blue eyed ho's ?) i'd be looking for his job too.

when you are a pro, you are responsible for what you say in public.  believe me, if there is a written record of you making a statement like that, there are many occupations that would refuse to hire you.  its the world we live in.

[john9001]

Originally posted by Gunthr

my kid plays basketball, and if a black radio guy called her mostly white girl's team something analagous to nappy headed ho's (i don't know - blue eyed ho's ?) i'd be looking for his job too.
 

"redneck trailer trash" is the phrase your looking for. But you can't get fired for saying redneck trailer trash, because , well they're just white people.

[DREDIOCK]

Besides. Imus has them all wrong.
they aint ho's
they-EDIT-

Nevermind

Think. eating rugs

[DREDIOCK]

Just in from Rutgers.

Asked my son what the reaction was there
His responce freshly C&Ped from the Instant message not two minutes ago

"people are angry,well sort of angry.

but no one cares all that much"