Man, I hate to say it, but Don Imus, as much as his comments were offensive and wrong, really didn't say anything much different from what many rappers have been saying for years. The only difference is that he is a white dude. I think it's right for him to lose his job over his irresponsible and disrespectful comments, but what gets me is that there are so many others (men of color) who have said things just as bad or worse about white women, black women and women in general, who will continue to hold a place of honor in our culture. Don Imus was obviously foolish in doing what he did, but judging him with a double standard isn't cool. If racism and mysogyny are really as unacceptable as many are suddenly claiming because of Imus, at what level are we willing to challenge it. It's cowardly to turn one middle aged white guy into a scapegoat when many artists from our own community are just as much a part of the problem.
2007-04-20
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