Just curious, I can't believe he just walked in one day to pick out that team and say that. Maybe he did, but I haven't heard the rest of the story.
2007-04-13 00:55:40 · 6 answers · asked by C M 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
intent is the key ; he didn't walk in with intention ; they were reviewing sports and the comment came up ; one of his colleagues said those hos and then Imus added nappy hair hos ; there wasn't intent; only talking without thinking; we all have done it ; we all say something stupid, we are human; we all have apologized at one time or another; we don't lose our jobs for it; you will not be able to say anything anywhere soon for fear of losing your job; that is how the First Amendment is being circumvented by corporate America ; fear of losing a dollar ; not the fear that your speech will be curtailed; what if tomorrow you can't laugh at a joke , because laughter is agreeing with the comment; fired; what if you feel someone is doing something wrong and you speak up ; fired; what if you disagree with something; fired; this erodes the fiber of America , slowly , by the dollar , you see it everywhere; you now have to pay for satellite radio to be able to be free to talk, discuss and be honest in comments ; I remember when the big deal was changing to FM radio from AM ;now we are turning to satellite radio for the right to speak and those numbers are growing
2007-04-13 01:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by sml 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was part of the following conversation outlined below, where he started talking about the team and got very carried away! It's hard to believe how those comments could even come out.....honestly......
"Imus started the firestorm after the Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, lost the championship game. He was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk and said "that's some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos ..."
"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.
"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus' comments about the Rutgers players struck a chord, in part, because it was aimed at a group of young women enjoying athletic success."
2007-04-13 08:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by HC123 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
From what I gather....he was having a dialog with someone else there at the station about the basketball team winning. They were saying how tough this girls were, tough being that they were winners, not tough mean.....
I think Imus said what he did to mean that they were tough girls not to be reckoned with.
2007-04-13 08:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they made it to championship and people noted in news how scruffy and how tough they played. foolishy Imus was pulling for the other team and used some black street slang (nappy head ho's) and it got to al sharpton and jesse jackson who took it to the talk shows who were just finished with ana nicole and started their usual frenzied feeding.
2007-04-13 08:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can anyone give thumbs down to HCL123's comments? Its the truth -- the comments were unncessary and unprofessional to say the least.
Now that he is out of job - finally! It's time to action against the rappers and producers who aim at signing record deals to those artists that disrespect women of all races.
2007-04-13 08:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by Honeyluv 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He referred to watching the game between them and Tennessee...called them "nappy headed hos"...It was insensitive, but to lose his job over it is ridiculous...
2007-04-13 08:05:56 · answer #6 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋