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8 Responses to “White Male Broadcasters Support Racist White Male Broadcaster”

1. Bruce says:

   November 28, 2007 at 5:30 pm

   Define racist for me? Don Imus is not racist. He is not a bigot. You have your facts all wrong.

   And those that you accuse of suckling up to him are the ones he doesn’t want. He want true supporters. Not cut and run former guests.

   Please present your facts straight and review the big picture of Don Imus. You may be surprised.

   And equal opportunity offender of making controversial statements. What he was hired to do.
2. C.S.Strowbridge says:

   November 28, 2007 at 8:02 pm

   “Define racist for me? Don Imus is not racist. He is not a bigot. You have your facts all wrong.”

   He said something racist. He didn’t even realize it was racist at the time. This is damn hard evidence that he is racist.

   “And equal opportunity offender of making controversial statements. What he was hired to do.”

   He also interviewed Dick Cheney and other high-ranking politicians. If he wants to be like Howard Stern, that’s his right. But if he wants to be a political interviewer, then he should be held to a higher standard.
3. SpiderJ says:

   November 28, 2007 at 9:24 pm

   He said something racist. He didn’t even realize it was racist at the time. This is damn hard evidence that he is racist.

   This isn’t quite true. Let me note that I find Imus unfunny and obnoxious, but this isn’t quite true.

   “Nappy-headed hos” is not empirically a racist turn-of-phrase. It is crude and offensive and slanderous, but it is not in and of itself “racist.” It is a combination of terms used over and over again in rap culture.

   Imus’ mistake was not realizing that he, as a white man, is not allowed to use these words in the same way that a black man is tolerated for using these words.

   This does not inherently make him a racist. It makes him stupid as hell, but does not mean he is necessarily a racist. It barely compares, for example, to O’Reilly’s Adventures in Harlem.
4. C.S.Strowbridge says:

   November 28, 2007 at 10:06 pm

   “‘Nappy-headed hos’ is not empirically a racist turn-of-phrase.”

   I disagree, especially in light of the context. (He was calling the black women scary for the way they looked, emphasizing their hair.)
5. SaveFarris says:

   November 28, 2007 at 10:19 pm

   And these same Rutgers women, who were so hurt and anguished over Don Imus’s words, allow “Soulja Boy” to be played on campus ad nauseum. I find their protestations hollow…
6. C.S.Strowbridge says:

   November 29, 2007 at 1:29 am

   “And these same Rutgers women, who were so hurt and anguished over Don Imus’s words, allow “Soulja Boy” to be played on campus ad nauseum. I find their protestations hollow…”

   Yes, cause we should hold musicians to the same standard as people who have interviewed the vice president.

   Are you really this fucking stupid?
7. SaveFarris says:

   November 29, 2007 at 12:35 pm

   So you’re all for holding different people to different standards, eh? Believe it or not, I actually agree!

   So why are you holding Imus to the same standard as Russert, Mike Wallace, and Bob Sheiffer?!? He’s a f__in’ shock jock, for crying out loud! You should be holding him to the same standard as Opie & Anthony, Mike & the Mad Dog, or Sean Hannity.

   To say nothing of the rampant hypocracy of the Rutger’s women. If those words by their very nature offend, then it doesn’t matter WHO says them.
8. C.S.Strowbridge says:

   November 29, 2007 at 6:34 pm

   “So why are you holding Imus to the same standard as Russert, Mike Wallace, and Bob Sheiffer?!? He’s a f__in’ shock jock, for crying out loud!”

   How fucking stupid are you? This is a serious question.

   Imus has interviewed Dick Cheney. When was the last time Howard Stern did that?

   I’ve already pointed out this fact, so you must be either completely retarded, or completely dishonest.

   Either way, fuck off, SaveFarris.