The Sheer Hypocrisy of CBS Firing Don Imus

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http://www.savethemales.ca/001987.html

By Henry Makow Ph.D.
When Don Imus referred to a Black women's basketball team as "nappy headed hos" he was using the Black rapper term ("hos") that CBS-owner Viacom has helped make part of the vernacular.

Viacom, also owns MTV and VHS which plays this rap music. Viacom also owns "Famous Music," which publishes and markets the work of hip-hop and rap artists who portray Black women as "bitches" and "hoes." A cursory search yielded this couplet from Rapper "Cadillac Tah":

Bitches come, bitches go
But little do they know we don't love them ho's ("Come and Go")

So Imus is double victimized by CBS's owners. First they popularize a derogatory expression, and then they fire him for using it.

(entire article at link, very interesting)

[PhilosophyGenius]

I was watching like 15 minutes (of the hour long confrence) held by the coach of that team emotionally talking about how she experienced real racism growing up and that the girls of the team are all bright and amazing and how they're the future of this country and were brought down by Iums. Then I was thinking, "WTF!? All Imus did was call them 'nappy haired ho's. So fucking what?" What ever happened to people in this country growing up tough? In the schools that I went to, if someone called me a 'nappy haired ho' that would be considered a compliment (I'm not black btw).

People need to just chill the fuck out. I understand the need for political correctness but this is just rediculous.

And btw, if the coach is really against sexism and Sharpton is really against racism, the 2 of them should team up and go after rap music.

[AuGmENTor]

I was watching like 15 minutes (of the hour long confrence) held by the coach of that team emotionally talking about how she experienced real racism growing up and that the girls of the team are all bright and amazing and how they're the future of this country and were brought down by Iums. Then I was thinking, "WTF!? All Imus did was call them 'nappy haired ho's. So fucking what?" What ever happened to people in this country growing up tough? In the schools that I went to, if someone called me a 'nappy haired ho' that would be considered a compliment (I'm not black btw).

I watched tha bile inducing press confrence as well. BLECH!

What pissed me off about the whole thing was, if MSNBC wanted to can him (as is their right) they could have waited until the fundraiser for the ranch that Imus runs for kids with cancer and blood diseases to get done. I am not really surprised by the end result. People with money are douches. The second they saw they were losing sponsors, it was over Jonny.

[AuGmENTor]

Condoleezza Rice: I'm glad Imus was fired

Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:57pm ET
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22

(AuGmENTor: Why doe this not surprise me one fuckin bit?)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that radio host Don Imus' comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team were "disgusting" and she was pleased he was fired.

Imus called the women players "nappy-headed hos" -- racist, sexist remarks that resulted in a barrage of protests and ultimately in the outspoken host losing his CBS Radio show, which was also televised.

"I'm very glad that there was, in fact, a consequence. I think that this kind of coarse language doesn't belong anywhere in reasonable dialogue between reasonable people," Rice said in an interview with syndicated radio show host Michael Medved.

Rice, the first black female U.S. Secretary of State and a former college professor, said the young women Imus targeted were fine athletes trying their best.
"It gets ruined by this disgusting -- and I'll use the word 'disgusting' -- comment which doesn't belong in any polite company and certainly doesn't belong on any radio station that I would listen to," she added.

Asked how she handled racist, sexist comments directed her way, Rice laughed and replied: "I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself. And I really don't care because, you know, I'm a mature woman."

[beltman713]

Yeah, she's the pot calling the kettle black. (No pun intended)

She should have been MORE than fired a long time ago.

[Chana3812]

College educated women being called "ho's" - isn't that just Snappy.

FUCK IMUS - there is too much hatred in this world, and he is part of the problem. If you're not a white, anglo-saxon protestant, you're a target for hatred.

Hope everyone learns a lesson from this one. What he did was wrong, and it has nothing to do with rap music.

[AuGmENTor]

College educated women being called "ho's" - isn't that just Snappy.

FUCK IMUS - there is too much hatred in this world, and he is part of the problem. If you're not a white, anglo-saxon protestant, you're a target for hatred.

Hope everyone learns a lesson from this one. What he did was wrong, and it has nothing to do with rap music.

Yeah cuz nobody EVER hates on us. Go listen to some of th militant black radio and some of the shit they talk. HAte is a fact. Do I agree with what he said? No. Do I think he had the right to say it under the constitution?? YES. Freedom of speech. Don't like it? CHANGE THE FUCKING CHANNEL!

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College educated women being called "ho's" - isn't that just Snappy.

FUCK IMUS - there is too much hatred in this world, and he is part of the problem. If you're not a white, anglo-saxon protestant, you're a target for hatred.

Hope everyone learns a lesson from this one. What he did was wrong, and it has nothing to do with rap music.

No one - including Makow - ever said that what Imus did was right. The article states that CBS owned by Viacom promotes degradation toward women by promoting and selling rap music. That is HYPOCRISY! Maybe you should read the entire article before commenting. Imus is 66 yrs old and grew up while racism was still pretty rampant throughout the U.S. This is not an excuse for him but more of an explanation as to why he said what he said. There are far worse people in this world than an old radio host.

Here's a video for all those that can't see the black racism.
http://poststuff5.entensity.net/0409...lackhitler.wmv

[Chana3812]

There are far worse people in this world than an old radio host.

Yeah, like that dog shit Bill Oreilly and cat crap Glen Beck!! I wish they would get canned & banned!!

BTW - I read the article - Yes, hypocrisy is everywhere and it sucks.

[AuGmENTor]

No one - including Makow - ever said that what Imus did was right. The article states that CBS owned by Viacom promotes degradation toward women by promoting and selling rap music. That is HYPOCRISY! Maybe you should read the entire article before commenting. Imus is 66 yrs old and grew up while racism was still pretty rampant throughout the U.S. This is not an excuse for him but more of an explanation as to why he said what he said. There are far worse people in this world than an old radio host.

Thank you Greg. I agree. I don't even LIKE fuckin Imus. IMO he's a hack. But blacks want to be able to say what they want, and have free speech, but God forbid WE do. Al Sharpton, the self appointed leader of the negroes (WTF IS his real job anyway?) Was embroiled in the Twana Brawly scandal right here in the town I live in back in the 80's. He lied and it cam out. Yet the brothers still follow this guy. The only people bothered by this were entitled blacks and guilty whites. Bottom line is, when you apologize, you give them the power to come after you. Jesse Jackson went on to say how he wanted to see a vlack anchor on msnbc. The fucking nerve of these ppl. I have no prefrence to black or white ppl. I could care less what you're skin color is. An asshole is an asshole...