Do you think that Don Imus would've been fired by saying racial and sexist remarks this week, if the VT massacre had occured at the same time?
2007-04-16 18:40:35 · 10 answers · asked by B-Girl Karma 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Poor Imus! That's a GREAT question! & the sad answer probably IS; Yes- because; #1. Nobody's going to be paying much attention to Sports this week cuz of what happend (Imus included) #2. If Imus was still on the air- all he'd be carrying on about- would be the VT massacre (& most people would probably sympathize with him), & #3. Todays terrible news puts what happend LAST week into it's proper perpective; Which is MORE important - a team of students with hurt feelings- or a group of dead students? Anyway, this all goes to prove ONE thing; that timing really IS everything...
2007-04-16 18:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a great question. What your asking is would the tragedy have taken away from Imus's idiocy. Yes, it probably would have been less newsworthy and not as notable. I believe it still would have been addressed, I think it still would have AND SHOULD HAVE been fired-but I really don't know for sure. What I do know, is that I am glad that it happened last week so that this week we can focus on praying for and doing anything we can to help the families of the children that were killed yesterday. It would be horrible if Imus would have taken from our thoughts and prayers for these grieving people.
2007-04-16 18:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by Wanda K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think he would be fired...people would be focusing more on the VT massacre. Sure, he would receive attention, but not a lot of air time. It makes a difference.
2007-04-16 18:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by bones_to_heaven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His remark may have not dominated the news the way it did last week if he had made it this week during the masacre, but I still think he would've been fired. You just don't get away with saying those kinds of things.
2007-04-16 18:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imus reported "Wow those are some Nappy headed Hoes" no longer the boot yet i recommend hes in all risk going to loose his credibility if he hasnt already, yet i dont think of issues will exchange lots , Democrats are the party anybody hopes wins so i dont think of hell get the BOOT
2016-12-29 03:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. the media having nothing else to talk about was a factor in how much air time and attention the incident had.
That doesn't make it ok to say what he said.
But people would have been too concerned with other things to obsess over it quite so much, you have to admit.
2007-04-16 18:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by julliana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exposed that we do have communication problems between the older and younger generation in planet of apes.
The blunders and slip-ups with human errors that got living human kind being club to death or mauled by little horror chucky and the were-wolves in planet of apes.
With living examples being exposed in Iraq in planet of apes.
2007-04-16 21:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is Don Imus???
2007-04-17 01:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even though he shouldn't have lost it inthe first place.
2007-04-16 18:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by mimi s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't really think about that kind of stuff, sorry.
2007-04-16 18:43:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋