Most of you are wrong. IMUS is a shock jock. He was the biggest shock jock in the world before Howard Stern....and that...is in the line of comedy.
For those of you who don't listen to much radio anymore, this is all they do, comment on real world comments in any way they can. Everything that comes out on TV is 10x as racist.
Has anyone here ever heard how african americans speak to each other/about each other? Oh and just because you are a comedian doesn't give anyone "a pass"
These young ladies are not fellow comedians or shock jocks...They are young female athletes, “just teenagers” that work hard at their sport...
Every Parent & Coach of those girls has a right to be upset by this mans crude & outlandish choice of words....
Bet you have called the Spurs worst than that when they
lost a close one.......
This is true, I've heard so much racy and on the edge statements/comments on radio that would never slide on TV.
Everyone puts their foot in their mouth at one time or another.
I did it.
I apologized now get off my horse about it.
Thats OK, ya cracka ass CRACKA!!!! We forgive you.
They did have "Afro textured" hair though.
I didn't see anything wrong with the comments made.
Imus IS a shock jock. I hear his show fairly often because it's carried by the local sports radio station I listen to, so if I leave my car radio on that channel at night his show is on in the morning as I'm driving to work. He's got a lot of comedy that has some racial undertone. He has a guy come on and impersonate the mayor of New Orleans all the time in a manner that borders on being racial, however this is a prescripted skit so I think they edit it for anything that could actually get Imus in trouble. I think he usually knows the limits of how far he can push certain boundaries and certainly does so in his act.
He puts people down and is derrogatory in every single show he does. It's part of his daily routine. Does that make it right? Absolutely not. But it is the brand of humor he brings to his show. If you've listened to even a few minutes of his morning show you'll see that's how he operates.
I find it somewhat uncomfortable, and not all that funny when he rants on other folks. I liken it to a black comedian that centers his routine on making fun of white people. It's worn-out humor in my opinion and shows a lack of creativity.
His act is kind of old and maybe he should just quit for that reason if not the "nappy" comment.
I watch the Imus show almost every morning and he always rags on people and calls them names. I don't think he is a racist and I think he's owned up to it and apologized and he is sincere.
Time to move on.
so is nappy the new "n" word that we to watch and look over our shoulder before we say it?
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Black People Are Attacked And Once Again They Fail To Respond To The "Right" Enemy
by Gregory Moore, [email protected]
published on Apr 10, 2007
SAN ANTONIO -- When Don Imus called the Rutgers' women's basketball team a bunch of "nappy headed hoes" last week, we were all appalled that someone who has been in the radio broadcasting industry would make such a horrific mistake.
But then again if you have ever listened to "Imus in the Morning: on MSNBC or WFAN on the radio, such comments shouldn't be a surprise. For over 30 years, Imus and his ragamuffin band of radio comrades for his program have been pretty much potty mouthed, sexist, racist and anything else you want to throw their way.
If you wanted to find a good definition of "Playa hating" in this time and age, Merriam Webster would have a picture of Imus' nappy afro mug shot right next to the definition: "Anyone who believes he is all pious, believes that making fun of anyone and everyone because they have ability or accomplishments that he or she cannot achieve, someone who believes in espousing vitriol hatred towards any one group for no reason whatsoever is cool".
That definition Don Imus and his producer, Bernard McGurk, who chimed in on the comments. It fits anyone who has been associated with the Imus show and has made offensive remarks.
But you know what the irony is? It's just par for the course this day and age because no program director or executive producer is willing to yank a talk show with great ratings when the show's host or contributors attack an individual, a people or group.
But as troubling as Imus' comments are and the fact that he needs to be removed off of the airwaves, what is far more troubling is the fact that we have individuals who want to do the right thing and demonstrate their displeasure but they are going about to attack the wrong "enemy" for what they perceive as a wrong.
The NAACP, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others want Black America to boycott MSNBC but in stark reality it should be CBS Radio and Infinity Broadcasting who should be getting the emails, letters of disgust and protests. But why has everyone chosen MSNBC? Because they seem to be the "easiest" target in the fight.
That's typical of today's "Black movement" when it comes to trying to bolster up support and make a move of change against a perceived threat. Even the NABJ's Byron Monroe should know that the course of action isn't to protest MSNBC but to go after a parent company.
The direction of any attack on getting Imus removed should be aimed at WFAN's lack of willingness to listen to an audience or segment of the population who have felt harmed by one of their own.
No one at WFAN has even addressed the topic; they have all hidden behind their desks and "Dilbert" cubicles. But that should be expected by someone in the business that is afraid to stand up against what is wrong and forget about the profits or ad billing dollars that come forth.
What is truly amazing in light of this "Michael Richards" Freudian slip is the fact that the collective community known as the Black community still does not know how to project a response in a direction that will bear fruit from the toils of their labors.
If the NABJ, NAACP, Sharpton, Jackson and others want Imus removed, then forget about boycotting the offices of MSNBC. Boycotts these days, unless they are economic boycotts to the advertisers who "sponsor" the show on both radio and television.
Those types of boycotts simply do not work because the sophistication needed to pull off them with any success relies on a willingness of a complete community to say, "No I will not buy this product". That chance will not happen in this case.
However the next best thing is for the Black community to flex its muscle by voicing its outrage on its own airwaves. Shows like the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the Michael Baisden Show, Sharpton Speaks, Black Men Revealed and any other radio or television shows in the community need to make this an almost daily mission to let it be known their displeasure.
Black organizations, from fraternities and sororities to professional organizations and churches need to let their elected officials know that if they make an appearance on the Imus show, they will lose their vote.
Even the professionals in the media, myself included, need to act as if Imus doesn't exist. If he calls, we say "No thanks. I've got a date with Slug in the next room".
If the Black community really wants to stop such attacks on its culture, its people and its contributions to the American landscape, then it is time for it's so-called leaders to learn how to fight these wars by attacking the "correct" enemy and quit reacting to the first "soft target" that just pops up on their radar.
Damn, some ya'lls be actin' like nappy headed hoes.
yall some crazy ass crackers up in here.......
Chill, before I go Bruce Lee on you foo'ewz.
bruce wee?
Personally I just think Imus comment was of ill taste and even though he thought it was comedy, it wasnt to the Rutgers team. It must have really hurt those girls to be thought of as ugly, ghetto, frizzy haired darkies. It was just a hurtful comment.....and to say it publicly on air just made it awful.
Think about this......what if there was a special olympics event on TV and Imus said......"look at those freakin s running like lil monkeys"!!..................? Well? He would have gotten hammered the same......somethings are of ill taste and you just cant say it out loud or on air period. If you feel a certain way about someone.....keep that to yourself.
.................*jumps down off of soapbox*
That yet another entertainer makes public his view that all women are " s" is somewhat more disconcerting than his pseudo-racial criticism of their hairstyle.
If you have kept up with this story...the new angle is Imus defending himself on Sharpton show, calling them "you people"
Al Sharpton replied "what do you mean by 'you people'?"
Imus basically replied with "you and her sitting in front of me". Instead it's turned into "you people" as in "you black people"
ludicris.
but then Imus did say something around the lines of "this is jive."
to which sharpton said "what is jive"
OH Stewardess...I speak Jive.....
this is beginning to get dragged out more than it should...they are realizing they are getting a lot of attention and it will hopefully translate into bigger audiences and ratings...screw that
Howard Stern said..."He's apologizing like a guy who got his first broadcasting job," Stern said. "He should have said, '(expletive) you, it's a joke.'"
Haha, I also might have thought much worse things. The point is that I don't have access to such publicity nor do I have a huge following listening and clinging to my every word. If I did (and If I was an old honky tonk), I'd have a better selection of words, especially when 'attacking' two of the more sensitive issues in this country (racism, sexism).Bet you have called the Spurs worst than that when they
lost a close one.......
exactly.
Just because he is a "shock jock" doesn't him give a right to say whatever the heck he wants. Calling a team of female athletes hoes is wrong. I don't care what anyone says. If he were to single out your mom, wife, sister, or daughter and call her a ho, you all would be very upset. I don't think comedians have a free pass by the way just because they're comedians.
the silver stars are a bunch of nappy headed hoes.
it's not too shocking when coming from a knuckle dragger who doesn't have tv time.
Don Imus is getting a lot of heat from this. He was just stating the facts.
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