Now I don't care to watch that station. He made a mistake, but it was horrible for him to be fired for it. It makes me sooooooo angry. I know many people don't know about his show except for the popular media surrounding him now. It was a good show and I hate it that a few nobodys can kick somone off for no reason. If everyone got fired for mistakes, no one would have a job. He is a wonderful person in my opinion. He does so many good things for so many people. I would love to contact Imus some way. I would love to donate some land for his programs. Does anyone know how I can do this? I love who he is. I hate it that I have to just listen to his show on the Internet. In my opinion this sexist remark thing has gone too far. He is sorry. I can't believe it went this far. It makes me so sad. I know that sounds silly to most people, but I have few programs that I truly enjoyed watching. It was so funny. I don't care if you don't agree. Any opinions are fine.
2007-04-12 02:04:56 · 10 answers · asked by just julie 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I never liked Imus and I'm glad that liberal icon is gone forever. Maybe he'll think long and hard about his racist ways.
2007-04-12 02:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I was a watcher of his show. I liked him b/c he was very blunt. I would catch the racial humor and the first couple times I would overlook it but I stopped watching about a year ago b/c in my opinion he and his staff had gone way too far. Bernard McGuirk, IMO is the real racist, Imus never checked him when he made stupid racist remarks. It was his show and instead of stopping all this foolishness he just added to it.
I hope that he will still meet with the young ladies from Rutgers and he still has his radio show maybe he will live up to what he said and have a black guest daily and really try to learn what's going on in the black community.
2007-04-12 09:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by indiasjones 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's what it ALL boils down to: MONEY. you can argue with me if you like, but its the truth.
this is not about racism, sexism, or any sort of "Moral high ground" on the part of NBC. everyone can just stop with their sanctimonious bull cr*p on that point. it all comes down to money.
the network was afraid they'd lose too much sponsorship if they didn't pull Imus. why would they have lost sponsorship? because people would have boycotted the sponsors. people would not have bought the products of the companies, and the companies would have pulled their advertising, and the networks would lose money. thats it. there is no morality issue here.
Okay, so you say "Yes, but they wouldn't pull sponsorship if he hadn't made those remarks". bogus. If that were the case, then NO offensive TV or radio would even exist. Sponsors line up to advertise on offensive shows all over the place. "South park", even "The Office", and most famously, the "Howard Stern SHow" when he was on terrestrial radio had tons of sponsorship. Why? RATINGS! no one was threatening to pull sponsorship there. only when they DID threaten, did it suddenly become a "Moral" concern to the stations.
NBC is as hypocritical in all this as everyone. I was NEVER an Imus fan. listened sometimes, didn't care for his show at all. but we all need to realize what drove this decision before we pass judgement on anyone- the all mighty dollar.
2007-04-12 09:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by jmaximus12 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
u have got to be kidding...... look at what u just said....
AND I QUOTE:
"It was a good show and I hate it that a few nobodies can kick someone off for no reason. If everyone got fired for mistakes, no one would have a job"
first of all...nobody is fooled by the lame azz excuse that what he said was a mistake....unless ur a complete buffoon....
2ndly while we are on the issue of buffoonery....lol do you realize that you have just proven yourself to be a bumbling moron?? how u might ask??? how dare you call all the activist and billion dollar companies who have called for Imus to be fired "nobodies"....
finally yes.... i believe that something was accomplished...if anything it showed people like u that support racist scum like him...that you are actually a minority now..its a new day...and a new America...... GOD BLESS "ALL" AMERICANS.... NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL LESS IMPORTANT THAN ANYONE ELSE.....
now dig a hole and jump in it you invalid....
2007-04-12 19:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Common Sense 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me ask you one question: If in the past Walter Cronkite had said of some female athletes : "yeah, them some nappy-headed whores" would you not have been shocked?
He would have been terminated almost immediately. Yes, justice was accomplished by firing Imus, but we still have a long way to go.
As for his charities, I have 3 words: tax write off
2007-04-12 09:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have to admit that I had never heard of him before. But I thought he just got a two week suspension.
There are two points that I would like to make:
1) They should be thrilled with him, how many others had never heard of him before. This has got to be the best publicity that they have ever had.
2) Why is it a crime for a white guy to say nappy headed hos, but a black mayor in a major city can say that they are going to build a chocolate city? If anybody wanted to build a white city they would have all kinds of federal sanctions against them.
I just read that they did actually fire him. Sorry for your loss.
2007-04-12 09:26:36 · answer #6 · answered by Eveready 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It really is too bad that our nation is so PC. I don't know that it was the sexist part of the comment that was as big a problem as the racist part.
I always thought that if you didn't like what was being said on tv or radio you should change the channel or stop listening. There are radio personalities that I cannot stand because of what they say, but I don't make a national media spectacle out of my opinions... I simply don't listen.
Unfortunately we live in a country where certain groups martyr themselves over trivial things and ignore the REAL problems. What are our children being taught when people get up in arms over a comment like this? We're not really setting them up to grow into strong, self-confident adults... they will always be looking for someone to apologize for this or that or for calling them names. If Al Sharpton and others want to encourage hypocritical martyrdom, I guess that is up to them... I on the otherhand will choose to explain questionable things to my children and tell them to not worry about name calling... "sticks and stones..."
G
2007-04-12 09:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by Genie 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It was pretty bad that he got fired. I don't think anything was accomplished by firing Don Imus. Wasn't a big fan of his, but I don't think it was entirely appropriate to have him fired off of NBC (and probably CBS, eventually). A sincere apology should have sufficed.
2007-04-12 09:09:06 · answer #8 · answered by chrisatmudd 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If this was his first offense I'd be willing to give him another shot. But...he has a record of saying misogynistic/racist comments on the air. This type of behavior should never be tolerated. What if someone called you a nappy headed ho? Would you be okay with it? Would you forgive and tell him that he is still a wonderful person? I highly doubt it.
2007-04-12 09:25:51 · answer #9 · answered by poohb2878 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Who's going to miss him? Only the people that benefit from all the charity work that he and his wife do.
2007-04-12 09:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by Iggy 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋