Comments on: Imus Shitcanned

By: Bitter Scribe

Bitter Scribe — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:45:59 +0000

Yeah, and I’m sure he didn’t kick his dog either. Big fucking deal. I for one won’t miss him (although I think of disk jockeys in general as one step above static in terms of what I want to hear on the radio).

By: Mitch Crawford

Mitch Crawford — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:33:15 +0000

Imus should not have said what he said. It was weird and uncalled for and I don’t think he fully grasped the significance of it when he said it, especially since references to “nappy hair” generally characterize discrimination of darker-skinned blacks by lighter-skinned blacks. The purpose applying a derisive context to “nappy-headed” seems to stratification among blacks, rather than reinforcing the subjugation of blacks to whites, as is the purpose of most traditional epithets. It seems more bizarre than malicious.

I am sure there is some outrage over the “Hos” part, but calling someone a “ho” does not get you fired from talk radio.

In any case, firing Imus is no great coup for anybody. The guy has raised millions to help sick kids, he did a lot for authors of books he liked, and his show was one of very few large-audience talk radio shows that was not a hostile forum for Democratic politicians.

By: ellenbrenna

ellenbrenna — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:02:06 +0000

Somebody needs to clue Neil and the authors of his various columns that the people who are responsible for purchasing the most hip hop are young affluent white males. Women do not buy as much rap: as shocking as this might sound there are black women who listen to r+b, soul, rock music, folk, and gospel.

It is not automatic that all black women like hip-hop or listen only to gangsta or listen to it with the fervor that men do. Hmmm, I wonder why that could be?

By: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:51:58 +0000

I was 22-23 in 1988, but wasn’t following politics then as much, I was looking for a job, being fresh out of college. I surrender to your logic Zuzu and Mnemosyne, you are both much smarter than I am in this subject.

Well, I wouldn’t call it “logic” so much as “facts,” but you’re welcome.

By: NeilC

NeilC — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:43:01 +0000

Oh, don’t pull that. You got disagreed with and shown you were wrong, big fucking deal. Flounce on out of here entirely if you’re going to stamp your little feetsies and whine that you’re not being catered to properly. >>>

When I’m shown I’m wrong, I’ll admit it. But all I see if a difference of opinion and it’s just not worth keeping an argument going.

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:41:10 +0000

belledame22 — But I send MONEY to the starving penguins. Just because they don’t use currency for food doesn’t make me a bad person!

By: belledame222

belledame222 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:30:52 +0000

If I had posted a column that echoed the group here, or my grammatical mistakes and typos last night had supported Imus’ firing, would I have been jumped on for them?

‘”So, IF you had a brother, would HE like herring?” That was philosophy.’

By: belledame222

belledame222 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:29:31 +0000

It’s classic smoke and mirrors. By discrediting two of the more vocal critics, the ignorant idiots who can’t understand all the fuss over what Imus said hope to discredit the complaint.

oooh! you’re trying to oppress Me by saying that! help,help, I’m being oppressed!–ooh, shiny thing. What about the penguins starving in Antartica, huh? How come you never talk about THAT. Hypocrite.

By: norbizness

norbizness — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:09:04 +0000

It’s a little known fact that Dana Owens was crowned Queen Latifah, ruler of New Jersey (and Delaware), in an underground ceremony by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.

By: zuzu

zuzu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:04:53 +0000