This some nappy headed hoes

[SequSpur]

I don't see a problem with this at all.

[AlamoSpursFan]

First of all, Imus is not a liberal. He said he was supporting McCain in '08.

There's all the proof I need...

[midgetonadonkey]

I don't see a problem with this at all.

You are short. Your opinion doesn't matter.

[sabar]

So is there a real systematic racial problem in our society after Imus is dropped by NBC and a variety of Fortune 50 sponsors? Maybe characterizing minority women as es and hos in hip hop will be taken on next. Oh wait, there's a black face on that so it's ok....

You know the demographics of the majority of hip-hop listeners?
15-22 year old white males.

I've never befriended a black that called women hos or even listened to that kind of music. That assumption in itself is stereotypical. The whole hip-hop lyric "controversy" is just some blacks selling out their self-image and dignity to semi-racist white consumer listeners. The thug culture is embraced by white youth more than black youth.

Pretty sad really, the whole system is self-defeating.
Anyways, laters Imus, no one will miss you. And I think Imus supporting McCain pretty much confirms his liberalism.

[Buddy Holly]

If you shoot yourself in the foot, you have to bleed.

[mikejones99]

mccain says he will still go on the imus show, obama says he will not il>az

[Holt's Cat]

You know the demographics of the majority of hip-hop listeners?
15-22 year old white males.

I've never befriended a black that called women hos or even listened to that kind of music. That assumption in itself is stereotypical. The whole hip-hop lyric "controversy" is just some blacks selling out their self-image and dignity to semi-racist white consumer listeners. The thug culture is embraced by white youth more than black youth.

Pretty sad really, the whole system is self-defeating.
Anyways, laters Imus, no one will miss you. And I think Imus supporting McCain pretty much confirms his liberalism.

Of course the racist and sexist undertones of hip hop are the white man's fault.

[01Snake]

Of course the racist and sexist undertones of hip hop are the white man's fault.

Kill Da White Man!

[desflood]

Maybe characterizing minority women as es and hos in hip hop will be taken on next. Oh wait, there's a black face on that so it's ok....

I don't know if anybody else caught this or not: Snoop Dogg's reaction to Imus's comments and why it's okay for black rappers to say such things, but not "old white men" (his words):

"It's a completely different scenario," said Snoop, barking over the phone from a hotel room in L.A. "[Rappers] are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about ho's that's in the 'hood that ain't doing sh--, that's trying to get a n---a for his money. These are two separate things.

[phyzik]

in other news those Lacrosse players where exonerated.... where are the reverand jackson and al Sharpton, 2 supposed men of justice, praising the judicial system about that?

Oh, wait, the ones affected where white.... nevermind.

[nsrammstein]

Don Imus has just been fired from CBS Radio. I am outraged over this, I demand equal treatment to everyone if I hear the word ''hoe'' or '' '' one more time on the radio or from a black rapper on BET I am contacting the FCC.

[Spam]

Imus sucks ass!

[Spurminator]

Don Imus has just been fired from CBS Radio. I am outraged over this, I demand equal treatment to everyone if I hear the word ''hoe'' or '' '' one more time on the radio or from a black rapper on BET I am contacting the FCC.

At what point did the federal government have any involvement in this?

[nsrammstein]

If someone has been fired over saying ''nappy headed hoes'' it should be illegal and banned from every kind of communications TV,RADIO etc..

[Bandwagon Bill]

BOYCOTT CBS!!! At least until the next big sporting event.

[Spurminator]

If someone has been fired over saying ''nappy headed hoes'' it should be illegal and banned from every kind of communications TV,RADIO etc..

Why?

[AFBlue]

Queue the timer for how long it takes South Park to air an episode that uses the word "ho" as many times as humanly possible. Look for the ticker, and look for a Don Imus character to be featured.....

[AFBlue]

Sadly, this guy would still have his job if he had made fun of handicapped old people....their activist group isn't nearly as powerful.

[johngateswhiteley]

If someone has been fired over saying ''nappy headed hoes'' it should be illegal and banned from every kind of communications TV,RADIO etc..

ha ha.

[leemajors]

Sadly, this guy would still have his job if he had made fun of handicapped old people....their activist group isn't nearly as powerful.

i'll go ahead and quote wilbon here:

If this was the first time, or second, or 10th, probably Imus wouldn't have been suspended for two weeks from his syndicated radio show, which is simulcast on MSNBC.

the article is good:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041001891.html

this one is good, but a much different perspective:

http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html

both were in the sports guy's blog today.

[monosylab1k]

him getting fired is absolutely ridiculous, that's for sure.

but it doesn't change the fact that he was still wrong.

[monosylab1k]

in a country run almost exclusively by old white men, it's hilarious to see people thinking that somehow black people are the ones in control of everything.

[AFBlue]

i'll go ahead and quote wilbon here:



the article is good:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041001891.html

this one is good, but a much different perspective:

http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html

both were in the sports guy's blog today.

I guarantee that no one knew about those comments or placed emphasis on those comments until this got put in front of every American's face on mainstream media outlets and ESPN.

Imus is getting the ouster because the NAACP, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and many other outspoken organizations/individuals made it their top priority, and unfortunately Don Imus doesn't have a huge following of blindly loyal supporters (a la Rush Limbaugh) to sustain the impact.

I guarantee that the lobbying for his ouster wouldn't have been NEARLY as loud if it hadn't come from such a powerful group of organizations/individuals on such a hypercharged issue.

[leemajors]

I guarantee that no one knew about those comments or placed emphasis on those comments until this got put in front of every American's face on mainstream media outlets and ESPN.

Imus is getting the ouster because the NAACP, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and many other outspoken organizations/individuals made it their top priority, and unfortunately Don Imus doesn't have a huge following of blindly loyal supporters (a la Rush Limbaugh) to sustain the impact.

I guarantee that the lobbying for his ouster wouldn't have been NEARLY as loud if it hadn't come from such a powerful group of organizations/individuals on such a hypercharged issue.

well, one of the CBS execs is a former NAACP chair as well. i think he was pushing to oust dude immediately. imus will probably end up running to sirius i guess. what's funny is stern called into his show in 05 demanding an apology for a skit he aired mocking or criticizing stern and imus hung up on him.

[mFFL03]

it's pretty much official....no advertisers, no tv show, no radio show for Don Imus