Did you consider Don Imus's "Nappy" comment racist, & if so why?

Question

Do you also agree with me that to of the biggest racist out there(pretending to be civil) are Jesse Jackso & Al Sharpton? Why is it socailly acceptable to Insult & make fun of Asians & White people???YET if you say one slightyly of color thing about other groups you are in big trouble????

Answer 1

"Did you consider Don Imus's "Nappy" comment racist," - no, I don't, although it was ignorant and crass it certainly was not racist.

"Do you also agree with me..." - yes.
And I might add Jesse's' racist comments about Jewish people (i.e., "hymietown") - see link for details.

Answer 2

Everyone knows that Imus' "schtick" is to be a cranky old curmudgeon. He is very equal opportunity in his insults, because he goes after people of ALL races, colors and creeds. So, no I didn't consider it racist. I didn't consider it funny either...I don't like that kind of "humor."

And, yes, I understand where you are coming from about Jackson and Sharpton. While there may be some racial overtones, in general, I don't think they are so much racists as they are race-baiters. They USE race to threaten and gain power. It's still disgusting...but for a different reason.

Answer 3

rather it develop right into a stupid, insulting remark. i don't think of it rather is a racist remark, even nonetheless. It wasn't a remark touching on the participant's race yet incredibly their collective hairstyles. Being "nappy-headed" isn't the unique area of blacks (even nonetheless there are plenty who ought to be referred to as that); there are others who're not black who ought to be referred to as such besides. The "ho" remark, i don't in all probability be attentive to why that develop into suggested, till Imus only spit it out off the cuff. i be attentive to that comments have been additionally made up of quite many of the girls being heavily tattooed and performing "tough-finding" yet how that can cause them to "hos" i don't be attentive to. That being suggested, Sharpton, Jackson, et al are searching for yet another danger to greater their schedule by utilising annoying Imus' firing and putting yet another "whitey", "honky", or notwithstanding in his/her place, all in the call of political correctness. Imus will proceed his occupation in radio, no count number if he's fired for this or not.

Answer 4

Yah I think it was racist to an extent. But the better question is the rest of your question. Why is it ok to say such non-pc things about some groups, or if you belong to a specific group you get extra privilege to be offensive? Like if you were black and wore a Malcom X cap, thats OK, even though Malcolm X told blacks to take up guns and shoot white people. But if you wore a shirt that said White Pride on it you are a jerk. And that isnt even asking people to murder each other. Its just a big societal double standard. And you realize that just by pointing out this double standard you are instantaneously a prick in a lot of peoples minds. Isnt it wonderful?

Answer 5

this is a double standard - just like blacks call each other "ho" and the n word , but if you're white, you are forbidden to utter it. I don't think it was a racist comment at all. "Ho" has nothing to do with race - and nappy was a descriptive word for their hair. If I was Don Imus I would have let Al Sharpton have it instead of trying to defend myself & apologize like he did.

*** it was a very tacky comment however

Answer 6

You now what, the Don Imus issue is a thing of the past. If it would make you feel better to be able to say "off color things" about other races, then go ahead. I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time you did it. Stop whining.
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Edit. Edit: As for Dawniele, you make absolutely no sense to me. First you started out by implying that all black people are a certain type, then you changed your song to say that you have all kinds of black friends. In the end, you still sound racist. That is because you were spewing cliches. You are speaking as if all black kids are being raised without fathers; as if black parents don't teach their children anything; as if black people don't have any values; as if you and whites in general, are superior. Your argument only proves what so many black people already know: That there are a lot of people who really believe they are not racist but they still harbor stereotypes about what they think black people are like. You want to appear to be unprejudiced, but in reality, you are a closet bigot. Guess what...you can't fool black people, honey. You are who you are. Stop fronting!!!

Answer 7

Sure it was. But Don Imus is a shock jock. He gets paid to say things that provoke controversy. Just because he targeted the two most easily offended groups of people, blacks and women, he was destroyed for it.

Answer 8

Wow; I am 100% in agreement with you. No I don't believe it is "racist" because he is not a "racist." The African American community will continue to be like this until someone steps up to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who keep putting them back down. I dont hear white people complaining about Chris Rock or anybody else calling people "crackers" in skits. Sharpton and Jackson think we are still in the 60's but we are not. People slip stuff all the time without thinking; but what doesn't get told is that the guy that sits next to Don actually called them nappy hoes I believe and Don just added to it. So....technically the first man to say it went free.

Answer 9

I am a black woman living in the south....let me begin my answer with that...
Now, I do believe that Imus' comment was slightly racial, but more importantly highly inappropriate for national media....
As for Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton, I do believe their "heart" is in the right place, but some methods are extreme.
But you also have to take into consideration the history of this country (civil right/slavery)...
Some people believe it is something of the past, but remember there is no future without a past...
I do not believe in harboring on the past or living on past transgressions, but, some people tend to think it does not apply in today's society, in some ways it does not, but in a lot of ways it still does.

Answer 10

Yes, you are right. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton both are disgusting race baiters. As for your questoin about saying something about the color of other races (i.e. black people), it's because there is a double standard in this country and we all know it. I'm half black and half white so it's interesting for me to look at it from both sides, and neither side is right. And no, I didn't think his comment was racist and he certainly didn't deserve to lose his job over it. You see, the last time I read the Constitution, there was this thing called free speech, but as of late it seems like it has been thrown out of the window in this country.

Answer 11

I won't even bother to get into the rest of your rant, but to answer the original question, yes, Imus' comments were racist AND sexist. Let's remember, he called the women on the Rutger's basketball team "nappy-headed ho's."

If you can't see why that was out of line then you're not really interested in having a dialogue about this; you just want to rant.

The comments about those scholar athletes would have been offensive if anyone had said them. But for someone like Imus with a track record of unchecked, flat-out racist and sexist ranting on the airwaves to say it, it needed to be dealt with -- quickly and severely.

Yes, we all have "freedom of speech." But we all have to be accountable for what we say.