Opinions on Don Imus?, "nappy headed hos" Options

[jonathan83]

NBC just fired him, after already saying they were going to give him a 2-week suspension. I'm sure you've seen the video/audio of what he said.
He's also apologized numerous times, including on the air with Al Sharpton, who even have accepting his apology said he just wants him fired. The same goes with Jesse Jackson.

I was reading these emails to CNN where readers wrote in with their comments, and this dude said exactly what I think on this situation.

Dan Beckham of Mathis, Texas
I watch Imus every day and have been for quite a few years. I don't agree with him on a lot of things and I think his comments directed toward the young women of Rutgers were absolutely wrong. I also believe in accepting a man's apology and listening to him when he says he is going to make amends and is going to change for the better.

I strongly feel that if Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson really want to help their people, then they should do more to help solve the many problems that are facing them. Sharpton and Jackson's energy and focus should be directed toward black rappers who are doing untold harm to the black community. As they work on that they need to help solve drug-selling and using, which is rampant in the black neighborhoods. I feel as many people do that Sharpton and Jackson use the black people more than they help them. Actually, I compare what the black leaders are doing to what Congress does most of the time, which is next to nothing. Instead of really addressing issues and finding solutions to problems, they spend their time chasing after frivolous events that wind up helping no one. It really is disgraceful and seems pretty apparent to me that what we have here is business as usual with no end in sight.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/11/i...back/index.html

What are your thoughts?

[THECHICKEN]

That wasn't even the most offense thing i've heard on the radio this week....

Give me a break. Labeling someone a racist over a single incident which is immediately apologized for (being a mental slip/ miscalculation) is retarded.

Never listened to the guy before though, so maybe he really is just a raging racist like sharpton's dumb ass would have us believe.

[chook]

I think Sharpton should stop pimping out the black community.

[Testm0nkey]

imus is bill oreily light. i used to watch the show. he reminds me of a very old version of Grant. but despite being diet oreily he wasnt very offensive. i dont agree in the firing especially based on the feeling of al sharpton. hes a fucking snake

[False Dude]

My only thought towards this is: People still listen to the radio?

[woody]

it's horseshit

i don't listen to imus, but i think they're blowing this way out of proportion

[cupcake]

it was perhaps a bonehead thing to say, but doesn't warrant the uproar that ensued...

[jonathan83]

My only thought towards this is: People still listen to the radio?

Well there were cameras in the studio and it was filmed on the air as well. So it was also a television show.

and yeah, people listen to the radio in their cars.

[cupcake]

I listen to talk radio in my car. NPR and sports.

rare do I "jam out". that is reserved for at home or ipod.

[theIncredibleEdi...]

To me, I think it's about time that someone didn't get away with a biggoted comment with just an apology and/or "rehab"

[Billy]

To me, I think it's about time that someone didn't get away with a biggoted comment with just an apology and/or "rehab"

I think it's about time people grow a pair.

This isn't about 'race'. It's about Sharpton flexing his political might. And it's sad america lets him get away with it.

[theIncredibleEdi...]

I think it's about time that people who are in the spotlight learn to not say stupid shit on the air.

Say it all you want around friends and in private, but when you do that shit on air (radio or TV) you're just setting yourself up for this shit.

[Billy]

I think it's about time that people who are in the spotlight learn to not say stupid shit on the air.

I think it's about time we stop using the phrase "I think it's about time..."

[theIncredibleEdi...]

I think it's about time that we do that...

[jonathan83]

I think it's about time that people who are in the spotlight learn to not say stupid shit on the air.

Say it all you want around friends and in private, but when you do that shit on air (radio or TV) you're just setting yourself up for this shit.

yeah but that was the whole point of his show! that's why he was hired by msnbc in the first place. his whole show is about being a "shock jock" and just making outrageous comments... so why did they hire him in the first place? he's made comments before and nobody made a fuss, so why now?

[Seeker]

i think it's ridiculous he got fired, people need to quit getting their panties in a wad over petty shit, we have more important things to worry about like how to stop bush from suspending the constitution, how to protect our 2nd amendment rights, and trying to avoid getting a verichip

[theIncredibleEdi...]

You do realize that you're talking about a country that has obsessed over the death of some trailer trash for weeks on end. America doesn't care about that! They would rather put their energy into ending Sanjaya's run on American Idiot.

[Mommy]

I think its funny. Did anyone know that white people can have nappy hair and be hos also? ...oh oh and Mexicans.

Don Imus will get picked up somewhere else. People love controversy and if anything his comment helped his career in the long-run. At least thats my prediction.

[impala454]

did anyone hear what led up to him saying that? how did he get up to the point of talking about the rutgers women's bball team anyhow?

the guy is an idiot for saying something like that on the air. yeah we have free speech, but that includes the freedom to say stupid stuff that will get you fired too.

[jonathan83]

did anyone hear what led up to him saying that? how did he get up to the point of talking about the rutgers women's bball team anyhow?

the guy is an idiot for saying something like that on the air. yeah we have free speech, but that includes the freedom to say stupid stuff that will get you fired too.

yeah, another guy on the show brought it up by first calling them "hos."

[Mommy]

I hate when people use the "But I have free speech so I can say whatever I want arguement."

Yeah, you CAN (meaning you have the ability) to say whatever you want, but there are still consequences for our words.

I agree with Impala, but like I said before.... i think its funny and somebody will re-hire him and he will rise in popularity

[Spectatrix]

I think it was a stupid thing to say, but probably didn't warrant him getting fired. I'm just ready for this to stop being front-page CNN news. I mean, c'mon, is it that slow of a news week?

[GOB]

I think its funny. Did anyone know that white people can have nappy hair and be hos also? ...oh oh and Mexicans.

imus himself is a nappy headed ho

he looks like donald trump in the hair area

[Seeker]

imus is asking sharpton when he's going go apologize to the duke lacrosse players!! LMAO

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3im.htm

[jonathan83]

I hate when people use the "But I have free speech so I can say whatever I want arguement."

Yeah, you CAN (meaning you have the ability) to say whatever you want, but there are still consequences for our words.

But that's what freedom of speech is all about...not having consequences for what you say. Because you could say the same thing about places without freedom of speech, like China. Yeah, you CAN (you have the ability) to say whatever you want, but there are consequences (going to prison, being killed).

[Hartmann]

I think what Imus said is offensive, but I've heard similar things from folks of different races, nationalities, religions, etc. about another group.

Should people be fired? I dunno...


I will say that I listen to talk radio on my way to and from work. There is a lot of politics that are talked about that you will not see on CNN and they discuss resolutions on the house floor that you'd have to watch C-Span to learn about (YUCK!). Other than that, I don't listen to the radio.

[chook]

imus is asking sharpton when he's going go apologize to the duke lacrosse players!! LMAO

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3im.htm

Imus should of apologized to the team. If Sharpton really represents the African American, which he doesn't, he should apologies to the Duke players.

I think it was a stupid thing to say, but probably didn't warrant him getting fired. I'm just ready for this to stop being front-page CNN news. I mean, c'mon, is it that slow of a news week?

Remember the axiom
celeberty >> racism >> Death in Iraq >> Global Issues

[chook]

But that's what freedom of speech is all about...not having consequences for what you say. Because you could say the same thing about places without freedom of speech, like China. Yeah, you CAN (you have the ability) to say whatever you want, but there are consequences (going to prison, being killed).

It protects you from government retribution, not from the media or individuals. I guess its because they have freedom of speech also.

[Hartmann]

Imus should of apologized to the team. If Sharpton really represents the African American, which he doesn't, he should apologies to the Duke players.
Remember the axiom
celeberty >> racism >> Death in Iraq >> Global Issues

From what I've read Imus was going to apologize to the team in person...

[GOB]

yeah, i think he met with them today

[jonathan83]

he hasn't made plans on when to meet them, but he said soon.

anyway, CBS just fired him as well, so now he has no radio show.

[schwab]

imus is asking sharpton when he's going go apologize to the duke lacrosse players!! LMAO

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3im.htm

that is exactly what i am wondeirng...he pulls the race card all the fucking time and then as soon as soeone else says something he calls for the death of them

[pysex]

al sharpton and jesse jackson are racists themselves...


they completely and utterly hate all white people and when someone slips up and makes a comment (even when it's the truth) they pounce like the fucking dogs they are...


let this go down in the record books


dem some nappy headed hos

[dauss]

Guys, I can't believe you think that Al Sharpton has that much power.

It’s a business. His show, his TV simulcast costs money, and who pays for it, advertisers. After a comment like that, it would make American Express, Sprint, Staples, Proctor and Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, and General Motors look bad for supporting him. When these corporate giants dropped their advertisements, millions of dollars of revenue was lost. What do you do with a part of a company that isn't making money, you cut the loss.

I didn't know who the hell Imus was, I never heard of his show, and I wouldn't have known about what would have happened if it didn't blow up like this.

Is this overblown, absolutely, there is definitely more pressing news than some DJ losing his job.

[pysex]

this story isn't as sad as the one where that business exec lost his job for saying the budget proposal was "niggardly"...

that word has absolutely nothing to do with race...

[jonathan83]

al sharpton and jesse jackson are racists themselves...
they completely and utterly hate all white people and when someone slips up and makes a comment (even when it's the truth) they pounce like the fucking dogs they are...
let this go down in the record books
dem some nappy headed hos

true. so how come they didn't pounce on this guy? (click this and read)

[The Fanatic]

But that's what freedom of speech is all about...not having consequences for what you say. Because you could say the same thing about places without freedom of speech, like China. Yeah, you CAN (you have the ability) to say whatever you want, but there are consequences (going to prison, being killed).

What if you yell out "BOMB" in a crowded area when there is no bomb? There are certain limits to free speech and there will always be things, that if said, could result in negative consequences. You can tell your boss to "fuck off", but he will probably fire you. Same goes for Imus. I do not know if he should have been terminated, but obviously NBC and CBS felt that it was in their best interest to fire him. Hell, he is getting old anyway.

[chook]

Guys, I can't believe you think that Al Sharpton has that much power.

It’s a business. His show, his TV simulcast costs money, and who pays for it, advertisers. After a comment like that, it would make American Express, Sprint, Staples, Proctor and Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, and General Motors look bad for supporting him. When these corporate giants dropped their advertisements, millions of dollars of revenue was lost. What do you do with a part of a company that isn't making money, you cut the loss.

I didn't know who the hell Imus was, I never heard of his show, and I wouldn't have known about what would have happened if it didn't blow up like this.

Is this overblown, absolutely, there is definitely more pressing news than some DJ losing his job.

He has the power to bring the media to him, and its all he needs.

[Dogmeat]

i dont even know who he is, but after reading the headlines, I think it's absolutley fucking garbage they consider "nappy headed hos" a racial slur.

what the fuck is next, we can't call them black people anymore, we have to start referring to them as "God's Children" or some shit? seriously wtf?

"nappy headed ho" is about as much of a NON racial slur as there is.

[Hartmann]

http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html

That article pretty much echoes how I feel. Though I think it's more hypocrisy than the black culture.

[woody]

http://www.larryelder.com/ascrimes.html

fuck Al Sharpton

if he gets kindapped by the KKK, i'm throwin a party

[impala454]

one funny thing to me is that the word "nappy" here is being considered a racial slur on blacks. to that i ask.. where did the word "nappy" originate anyhow?

[pysex]

true. so how come they didn't pounce on this guy? (click this and read)

because he says to kill white people...

that's what they want




AMERICA is not AFRICA

[Divergent Realit...]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nappy

[jonathan83]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nappy

[jonathan83]

here's another great article on the subject. this time by pat buchanan
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticle...ticle55179.html