Don Imus - what do you think of the situation?

Question

Here's my opion. No, should have NOT said what he did. No one should.. But you are absolutely correct, if he said, "Those are some dingy blonde bimbos" or something like that., he would still be on the air today. I think the 2 week suspension was appropriate. I don't think he should have been fired. By the way, if what he said was so reprehensible, why is it being freely repeated by every news and entertainment show? Every time it is said, we are becoming more desensitized to the phrase. Why the double standard. I guess the same reason we don't have a Miss White USA pageant but there is a Miss Black USA (or something like that). Try to start one and see how long it takes for Al Sharpton to come running and screaming!

Answer 1

This is a situation of political opportunism at its worst. Certain groups and individuals have been given a free pass from society to say and do whatever they wish. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton are two of those people. They can constantly pull the race card as a justification for anything they do.

I agree with you completely; Don Imus was out of line. However, isn't this a nation of free speech? The very notion of free speech means that people are going to say things that offend other people. Unless one supports the right of others to say things that they would also spend a lifetime trying to oppose, then they don't support free speech.

The double standards are so obvious in this situation that it's disgusting. Here's some things that Don Imus didn't do: he didn't encourage black men to shoot cops or shoot one another; he didn't use the infamous "n word;" he didn't say that to become educated was to be a sell out to one's race; and he didn't encourage the use of or distribution of illegal drugs. These area all examples of what black rap artists and athletes do EVERY DAY. When are Jessie and Al going to start complaining about that? Now I ask you, who's more influential, these super stars that our children emulate, or a washed up shock jock?

If there's a lesson to take out of this mess, here it is--Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Lewis Faracon aren't leaders, they're con artists. For over 30 years, they have maintained their power and their influence over the black community by keeping them angry. There was a time when great men like Dr. Martin Luther King preached the need for blacks and whites to come together. When he said "celebrate diversity" he was talking about celebrating what we all had in common, not what divides us. He dreamed of a day when "all of God's children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Today, the black "leadership" in America is all about characterizing themselves as victims. Rather than encouraging the black youth to work hard and stake their claim, they encourage them to search for blame and ask for handouts, like reparations for slavery. It's a disgusting charade, and it's what keeps the black community content to living in a dysfunctional subculture.

If you care to know more about this sad state of affairs, I encourage you to read Rev. Jessie Lee Peterson's book "Scam: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America."

The case of the Duke Lacrosse players highlights this level of exploitation. The woman who accused the white lacrosse players of rape was a black stripper. Despite the fact that there wasn't a shred of physical evidence, Jessie Jackson had the players found guilty in the court of public opinion. Their lives are virtually ruined by this scandal, and the police chief allowed it to happen so as not to garnish the wrath of the Rainbow Coalition. What's even worse, Jessie Jackson has given this stripper a scholarship. Shameful....the entire situation is shameful.

Answer 2

Uh...Miss Brain gone WEST!

I don't agree with the decision to fire Imus, but he did say what he said on the air about the women. That was his fault for opening his big mouth wider than normal and not thinking before he spoke.

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson do not represent me in any way as a black woman. What they did was take a situation that could have been taken care of without them, and blown it all out of proportion!

As far as the pageants are concerned, get off the band wagon along with everyone else! Face it, it is a done deal and now it is time to move on! Stop harping on something that you have no control over. If you feel like there is a double standard, then by all means, the next time a situation comes up where the white race has been done wrong, SPEAK UP! Closed mouths, NEVER get fed!

Answer 3

Look who agrees with you, the guy with the dunce cap who looks like a green klan nut-case. What does that tell you about your views on the imus situation? I'm sick of these old white guys using racist and sexist, women-hating slurs against young black and white women. These women are doing a wonderful job being student athletes and all this jerk can comment about is how he thinks they look! He's an ugly old dried up prune-who is he to talk?

Answer 4

I don't care about Don Imus, and didn't care if he got fired or was allowed to keep his job. He and his producers' comments didn't surprise me one bit. As I recall, he has had a history of saying racist and especially sexist things. The things that he said does not effect just Black women but women in general.

And it's because of comments and views similar to Imus' that there is a Miss Black USA Pageant. (Rolling eyes)! Plll-ease don't get me started on that.

Answer 5

Imus is a jerk. Not sure if he should lose his job or not, but I am sure of this fact:
Vivian Stringer and her team are the winners here. They have shown they are not only exceptional athletes (and a coach), but that they are excellent students, excellent role models, and much more able to forgive than Sharpton or Jackson, who both have large racist skeletons in their closets.
The Scarlet Knights are the most mature of all the parties.

Answer 6

Sharpton and Jackson with their never ending bologna have only proven there are more horses butts than there are horses..

Answer 7

I agree with the firing of Imus, those words were wrong.

Answer 8

He made a mistake, stupid remarks, where he believes it or not, it was poor on his part. But, it had more to do with economics. CBS saw an opportunity to put him out.....I don't believe the comment by itself did it. But, its good press.

Answer 9

I don't give racist to much attention

Imus fired is own self my opening up his mouth to show his true colors

Answer 10

I agree.