Overreacting to Don Imus?

Question

I've never really listened to Don Imus, but i can't help but feel that people are overreacting. I'm of the mindset that if someone bothers or angers me, I'll just ignore them. I'm so sick of tv and radio constantly shoving this story down my throat. I also feel that the black community is being a bit hypocritical with regard to words that are used in their culture every day. Hell, one of my favorite musical acts is a rap group called "Nappy Roots". This has somehow turned into a race thing (thanks to Al Sharpton and other people who get off on being offended or "opressed"), when i think the sexist aspect (calling young women ho's) is much more offensive. Regardless of what was said, I'm all for free speech, and if you don't like it...don't listen. It's that easy. What do you all think?

Answer 1

Of course they are. EVeryone with an IQ over 70 understands this. Of course people like sharpton and jackson probably fall under that...

Answer 2

Again, you are ignorant to the issues and feelings.

1. They are only talking about this on the radio to get ratings and because a fellow radio man is involved. Oh, and because they haven't gotten the latest development on Paris Hilton's new shoes or something. Don't worry, you will know about it soon enough.

2. For the millionth time, the same activists who are involved with this Imus mess, and other activists, are working on the whole rap music issue. Just becuase you don't see and hear about it doesn't mean it isn't happening. Rap sales are down and it is partially due to them.

3. If I want to talk about my people, culture, community, country, religion, family, house, or whatever I CAN. You cannot. I would never say anything bad about anyone else, even if they had said the same about themselves. I have friends from around the world who have insulted their own people drastically. i would never turn around and say the same thing. Your mother should have taught you this.

4. Nappy Roots is about celebrating natural black hair and culture. It is not the same as a term nappy headed ho, which has its roots in just believing black women are ugly because they don't look like white, Latino, or Asian women.

5. This was racially charged even before Rev Sharpton and Rev Jackson got involved. People were angry before. Again, just because YOU didn't hear about it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

6. It is also sexist because it refers to a woman's appearance rather than her performance.

7. Free speech refers to the GOVERNMENT not getting involved with what people say, not individuals. As an individual this insulted me and I can do more than not listen. If Lindsay Lohan or the Playboy bunnies had been insulted this way as white women doing their jobs, you can bet you would have been angry too.

8. This is not EASY. It happens all the time, at work, the transportation systems, airports, radio, TV, books, magazine articles...it is part of the ongoing discrimination and particular hate toward black women and the larger hatred of black people.

YOu don't have the right to insult me...it is not free speech...the racists of the world or anyone else should only use words that are kind, not mean and stupid...I don't have the right to insult anyone else either.

As for what people think, they will all agree with you, because this is a racist country in a racist world.

Your very dismissal of how we feel about this issue proves it.

Answer 3

I don't like racist or sexist comments and I'm tired of having to change the radio channel every time someone opens their mouth. I'm glad Imus is fired-it's not the first time he's said awful things to women about their race or gender, so good riddance.

I also don't care *who* is making the sexist, disrespectful, denigrating comments-two wrongs don't make a right. It's still wrong. Whether it's acid rockers or rappers, or white or black commentators, hate speech is NOT protected speech.

I don't care who complains about nasty, vindictive behavior, if it creates results, I'm all for it, whether they are doing it for personal gain or not.

Answer 4

Really...I mean Howard Stern got away with a lot worse than what Imus did until he finally decided he got tired of being fined and went to Sirius...He never got fired...

Answer 5

That is nonsense. First of all, Imus has done this repeatedly--despite warnings and giving his word to stop making racist remarks, he continued to do so.

And everyone knows--inclluding all the racists who are trying to say blacks "are being hypocrites" knows full well that therms like "ho" when used by a white in reference to black persns--is racist. Its just one more way they try to excuse their--and Imus'--bigotry.

Answer 6

ONE concern is that no team of protesters represents the full team of any element of society. i replaced into speaking to a white woman who reported an identical ingredient. She went directly to assert that "nappy headed" isn't that undesirable. I informed her she skipped over one be conscious, "Hos". She WENT OFF! without warning, as a woman she replaced into indignant! i think of that's unhappy that one must be the objective as a manner to be indignant. while somebody makes use of a derogatory call for any "team" of folk, we would desire to continually ALL be indignant. In a society of loose speech, we would desire to entice close the thought Imus did not smash the regulation, and the organisation he works for should not be fined or closed by using the government. yet, as a capitalist society, we would desire to permit companies to place forth even if stigma they choose to. If the organisation that employs Imus must be seen as a team of bigots, then they're going to might desire to go through the wrath of a society it is wise adequate to be attentive to while adequate is adequate. in assessment to the above, i think of there's a valid distinction between being indignant by using call calling, and what one deems "immoral". equivalent rights for gay human beings is an occasion. human beings will start up boycotts over this concern. yet we would desire to benefit that one guy or woman’s rights end the place yet another’s starts off! we would desire to appreciate the cost of variety and how the regulations of habit are actually not continually black and white.