I have been off here for a while but I was wondering what we thought about the Don Imus scandal...I don't think what he said was nice..... BUT!!! this is America and we do have freedom of speech...whats your opinion?
2007-04-16 18:03:52 · 5 answers · asked by Jennifer 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Our right to free speech has been dissappearing a little at a time for about 200 years now. And mostly it has been a result of our actions. We tend to forget that we have the responsibility for free speech as well as the right to it. I believe the firing of Imus was late but well deserved. Common sense (which most of us have in minute quantities and having heard his show a few time, he has a small fraction of what most of us have.) As a public person, and most public people will confirm this, that you, as a speaker in public, have a responsibility to your audience as individuals to not slander, belittle or embarass them. There are means as an educated person can use to get the point across without being abusive.
I heard on one the talking head shows that what Imus (and I intentionally leave out the MR., as he does not deserve the respect it carries and I leave out the Don because I don't wish to appear friendly to him) said was becoming common language (supposedly because it is frequently used by rapper and amongst black Americans. However, I don't understand why they consider it offensive if used by white, but that is another subject sorry.). I don't believe it and I simply cannot accept that as logical and reasonable.
I will close by saying that he got what was coming. No more, no less. I would actually like to forcus more on the young women and their leaders who want to focus on moving ahead, they are real champs and I bow to them.
2007-04-16 18:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who leaked his comments on the radio but most of us would never know or care what he said if it hadn't been leaked to the press. I think it would've been better if the whole world didn't hear it. Once it got leaked people got offended including me. I didn't even know who Imus was until the news started reporting about it.
2007-04-17 01:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we ever had the freedom of free speech to begin with!!
2007-04-17 01:07:21 · answer #3 · answered by molliehollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free Speech always has it's limits unfortunatly
2007-04-17 01:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by rayda1009 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so, and everything nowdays has to be politically correct...
2007-04-17 01:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by prop4u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋