Who thinks Imus was fired ONLY because he is white and rich?

Question

I'm sick of seeing the idiots on tv tell us that if someone is black and poor they can say ANYTHING tlhey want to because it is art, but if you are white you better shut up. Does anyone think else think Imus was an artist? Just because he is white and wasn't jumping around on stage in a sweat suit grabbing his crotch and spitting in a microphone when he used the word "ho's" he got fired. Give me a major break!

Chapakin,
Applause from me for what you wrote. I am NOT racist. That is WHY I don't like the images I see of blacks on TV. I know that the crap on tv is NOT what the black community is about. It is the worship of the uneducated black racists that offends me just as it should you. I never liked Imus. I didn't listen to him. I just thought it was strange that a white man should be fired for using the word ho when it is so easily accepted for black men to use it all over television. By the way, there are plenty of black artists I like, just not in the rap field. Do not jump to the conclusion that I am a racist simply because I hate stupidity.

Answer 1

My sentiments exactly. Amazing the double standard we have on "free speech". Your question was well stated. Hope it makes people think.

Answer 2

I do not agree with chap. I am not racist either, but I do not agree that he should have been fired for the statements that he made. If the person on the radio had been black and said those things, there would have been absolutely no repercussion whatsoever. There wouldn't have been a second thought to it. Imus was a shock jock, he got paid to do and say shocking things, and thats just what he did. Its a bunch of BS. You can tell by the tone of his voice and the way he said it that he didn't mean to be racist, he's old and probably thought it was going to be interperated as funny. I feel bad for the guy, I really do.

Answer 3

Your argument is illogical. If Imus was fired ONLY because he was white and rich, then ALL white and rich people working for CBS and MSNBC would be fired. You provide no connection to his being white or rich to back up your claim. Meanwhile, Imus was working for a business, and what he did reflected on that business. Of course he was fired! What job have you had where you were allowed to make racial slurs without getting fired on the spot? If you ever had such a job, you were in a very small minority. In addition to this, his use of the word "ho" was VERY different than some random rapper on stage, because it was directed directly at a specific target. THAT is what was wrong with it, regardless of what color he is. Your argument is totally invalid.

Answer 4

Nope. He was white and rich last month, too, and he was still working. I do NOT think he should have been fired for what he said. He apologized, repeatedly, and I think he meant it. They might want to fire him for having a show that had little artistic merit, but if he had listeners and viewers, and sponsors bought time, then the economics of it speaks volumes. And I don't know why anyone thinks that televising a radio show is such a hot idea. Boring!

Answer 5

there is an entire double common in this united states of america. No black broadcaster could additionally be regarded at two times (or are regarded at two times) for the slandering of white human beings. Jackson and Sharpton are so desirous to leap on a persecution bandwagon that they do no longer even want any information anymore. there's no longer likely racial equality till issues are equivalent interior the worldwide. Affirmative action - right this is the deal, i'm sorry issues occurred interior the previous, somewhat i'm yet i did no longer do something. I, nor all people in 5 generations of my kin, owned slaves. Why am I being punished? How come my clinical college application gets denied yet a miles less qualified (scholastically) minority is prevalent. in case you needed equality - make issues equivalent. yet i do no longer likely think of that's what human beings like Jackson and Sharpton are after. If it occurred, they could be out of a job. there'll continually be money in telling people who they are dealt with in yet in any different case and then telling them who responsible (genuine or no longer). Blame the Jews, Blame the white guy, Blame the goverment yet God forbid take a seem at your self and firgure out what you're able to do to hold human beings at the same time. while Jackson and Sharpton place blame this is called activism. what's it called while a company like the KKK (who're thoroughly incorrect so please do no longer think of I help that) do it? what's the version?

Answer 6

The reason Imus was fired was exactly for the reason you decided to "vomit" your racial bigotry in your submission. I am an African-american currently enrolled in Broward Community College for Business Administration and Religous Studies. I am 50 years young. I have lived through the turbulent sixties, the radical seventies, the "reganomics" of the eighties, the "Bushes" of the nineties, and the "warmongers" of this early century. For you to be "tired" of what African-americans are doing must be a new experience. The fact that Imus spewed forth his venomous, diatribe denouncing our beautiful, motivated, upwardly mobile young women, proves he is out of touch with the reality of my people, as you are. What you see on TV is not what the majority of my people are about. That is the problem. You, and most of your generation, are products of TV brainwashing. Too much 'virtual reality', and not enough real life experiences, has already made you 'tired' of what you see on TV.
I grew up watching my people in movies as servants, shoshiners, maids, butlers, chauffers, cooks and janitors. I, too, grew weary of the "images", because I refused to believe the lies that these 'images' was all my people could be. I knew a lot of white people that lived better, but I also had enough sense to realize there was a reason behind what I was seeing on TV back then(movies and tv shows of the 40's, 50's 60's)...economics. WHITE PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE AFRICAN AMERICANS AS EQUAL CITIZENS. THEY WANTED US TO APPEAR IN SUBSERVIENT POSITIONS. WHITE PEOPLE WANTED TO APPEAR DOMINANT. It was a ruse juxtaposed upon reality. The 'images' were not reality, simply "Hollywoods" version of catering to what it thought you (white people) wanted to see, and you did want to see those images. They gave you a sense of superiority, as did 'rich fatherly' Imus. The negative Hollywood images, repeatedly viewed, stunted white people's social acceptance of African-americans as equal citizens, thus the Civil Rights movement to redress the inequality, and white peoples fear of acceptance of the truth...we are all created equals.
Now that we have access to the mainstream media, you don't like the "images" you see. Would you have us return to the era of maids, butlers and chauffers? Or, would you have us be "invisable", just shadows upon the land of our birth? We are a talented, a creative and a motivated people. We have the same dreams for our children, we have sacrificed equally in the wars of this country. We pay taxes and vote. What part of this great society are you not getting? Imus got what he deserved. Soon, the African american 'artist' will also get theirs. It is consumers that decide the value of the product by spending, or not spending, their money. Entertainers are products.."showBUSINESS"
You, as disgruntled as you appear, have the right to "turn off" your TV and tune into reality, because the "revolution(change) will not be televised" and will not be broadcast on XM radio. You don't need a subscription to open your mind. Just change your attitude.

Answer 7

He was fired ONLY after his employers felt it in the pocket. They're REALLY gonna feel it when Al and Jesse come a calling for "donation" to their "organizations". So what's worse? Repulsive language, or extortion?

Answer 8

No - I suspect it was because Hillary thought he had too much free speech . That's a pet peeve of hers .. Her statement that we have too much free speech is well known ..She must be the only U.S. Senator in our nations' history to have said it ; but actually , she was First Lady the first time she said that ..after Drudge broke the Lewinsky scandal .

Answer 9

Exactly! Same old-same old! Little lord jessie and the dink sharpie put their pain in the a/s/s noses into it and the network ran like wimps( which I will NEVER understand)!!! Time we wake up and regain control!!!

Answer 10

should not have been fired for statements, should have been fired for ratings dropping due to his statements. he was not fired because he was white and rich.