Why are blacks in a uproar over Imas calling the rutgers players "Rough nappy-headed ho's"??

Question

First off, if you know anything about Imus, you know he is not racist. Second, if you listened to the ENTIRE conversation, you would know that he was comparing the tatooed rough looking players that look straight from the hood( a popular look among basketball players, male and female, thanks to the NBA players) that play at Rutgers, to the well dressed well groomed Tennessee players. In that sense he was right, the Tennessee players look much more respectable. Either way, he was not being a bigot, he has never been a bigot, and people are making too big of a deal out of this while thing. Why not just let this go??

Oh, and one more thing. Calling women Ho's is a common thing among popular black entertainment culture, i.e. music and movies.

Answer 1

It's not that big a deal. It's just another excuse for those people to whine and moan about how unfair life is, and call white people "cracker" and "honky".

Answer 2

First of all you sound bigoted for judging a person by how they look. I am sure if I saw your appearance you are wearing something that only people in your little tiny neck of the woods that would bring about a negative comment if you traveled outside your little neck of the woods. Also just because you do good deeds, doesn't make you a good person. People, especially personalities do things just to bring attention to themselves or some kind of tax write off. Just like angelina Jolie adopting those kids, maybe she was sincere, maybe it was a publicity stunt, but you bet when other stars followed suit, that had to be a stunt. It's just like if you are a born again Christian, but but let something negative slip out your mouth, that devil inside your heart somewhere. These people are not ignorant dummies off the street, they are hire-learned people and he was old enough to have gone through the violent 50's and 60's persecution and lynching of blacks.

Answer 3

To start, the simple answer is because calling any woman a "ho" is generally not going to go over well. He could have made his point without resulting to name calling. THAT is what would have been respectable.

Now moving on to the race issue... which is still alive and kicking in America. At some point, we are going to have to admit that as a country we still have MAJOR race issues. The basic connotation of words change often depending on whether you are black or white in this country. So if a black man was to call a black woman a "ho" it means something totally different than when that same woman is called a "ho" by someone of another skin color. It is the same basic concept as when black's refer to themselves as the N word.

Some people feel that if anyone can say it, everyone can say it. To those people, I say this, I guarantee you won't say it when you are in the midst of those races, especially large crowds. I am all for freedom of speech, but I bet you won't exercise that right of freedom of speech everywhere you go, and with everyone that you conversate with.

The problem with situations like this, is that they usually tend to be in a protected and public forum, such as television or radio. Do you think that while interviewing the Rutgers coach, he would have called her players nappy headed ho's?

To say he is not being a bigot, and that he says what he thinks means that he would call these women "nappy headed ho's" in front of them. I find that really hard to believe.

Answer 4

I think Rev Sharpton and Jackson led the crusade , informed the coach of Rutgers and she carried the ball(she,by the way should be fired as well). Once the two prejudice ministers became involve, they poisoned the their followers. Both Sharpton and Jackson have a shaded past, perhaps the black community should fire them as well.

Answer 5

Since you don't have a problem with it then it's Ok if I call your mama a rough dog mane headed Ho.....

Is that acceptable to you ? Maybe it is because you are a white man just like Imus..

Whats good for the gander is good for the goose!!!!!
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This is an example of a white dog mane Ho

Answer 6

It depends ex: The two females are black: Neisha: Hey girl Dayja: Hey nappy headed ho, what you up to Neisha: Nuttin' much. *As you can see they're friends, so it does'nt matter, yet, their voices are calm and friendly* Another story: Neisha: Bitc*h I heard you was datin' Tre' Shawn Dayja: NO bitc*h dats a rumor, get outta' ma' face. Neisha: Fine den nappy headed ho *As you can see these girls are arguing making the word more offensive* In this story, Kerry is white Neisha to Dayja: Hey my nappy headed ho Dayja to Neisha: Hey nappy headed ho, what's up Kerry: Hey my nappy headed ho beloved ones! *In this story Kerry gets beat up after rounds of being called racist names, she is sent to a community hospital where she is put on a fluid bag and given pain killers every 2.5 hours for bruises, cuts, scrapes, and sore pains in the stomach. *

Answer 7

Shock jocks say what gets them ratings. Even though Imas is getting a little long in the tooth he is still at the core a Shock Jock. I think the best response to this is to not listen to his program. I'm afraid that the uproar will just increase his ratings.

Answer 8

Imus calls it as he sees it.
When blacks can use the term ho or the N word.
I don't see a problem with everyone being able to say it.
There shouldn't be a double standard of ethics when it comes to speech.

When Sharpton gets as upset when he hears whites being call cracker than I can say he has a point.

Answer 9

HOw many of the rutgers palyers do you think were listening to that show??? I think the whold thing is just some thing for sharpton to get his name out there. Dood really need to get a life

Answer 10

Mr. Imus said something that is considered to be a racist remark. It was not necessary to say that to make his point. He will certainly not please black listeners with this kind of "humor".

He said what he said and now he is paying a price. I find it is not at all helpful to say things from behind a microphone if you would not say them directly to the people you are talking about.

If he felt it should be said in the first place, he should stand by it now. The fact that he has apologized shows that it was wrong to say it. You don't apologize for saying what is right.

He could say I am sorry you are offended but what I said is true. He did not. He said he is sorry and what he said is not true. Therefore he deserves to be chastised for saying something false and hurtful just to get a laugh.

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Answer 11

Free speech is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Everyone at one time or another has said or done something they've ended up regretting. I say get over it and move on.