Imus Haters...brace yourselves

It just won't go away. I posted months ago about Don Imus and his infamous "nappy-headed hos" comment used against the Rutgers Women's basketball team during their championship game against the Tennessee Vols. Just to reiterate, I dislike Don Imus and his nasty comment. Did I think he should have lost his job over it? Absolutely not.

Soooo...let's see if the "brother" in the clip below(well known comedian DL Hughley) loses his job or any endorsements (if he has any) over HIS comment about the same young ladies. Wow...talk about an outrageous double standard coming to bite the world in the butt. We will find out soon enough how (if at all) this one will be addressed.

Note: PROPS to Pastor Kyev Tatum and a few other members of Servant House Baptist Church for taking to the streets about this. At least some people are consistent and not selectively outraged about things.

Don Imus: First and (hopefully) Final word

Update - 4/20/07

I found an interesting article about John Kerry a few days ago. First off, he is a liberal, which is synonymous with a general, unwavering support from blacks. Yet, he agrees with me regarding the Don Imus situation. He doesn't think that Imus, who is also a known liberal, should have been fired. If I were a liberal, I would probably be offended. Thankfully I'm not. :-)
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I've read so many opinions about the Don Imus "controversy". The assortment of views regarding this situation has been somewhat comical to me. A few such ramblings:

"Don Imus only used that phrase because black rappers use it, or variations of it all of the time."

"Only certain people are allowed to use the certain phrases."

"Don Imus was only fired because of the way that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson overreacted."

And the list could go on based on everything I've read/heard over the past week. Here's my feeling about the matter in a nutshell, albeit a rather sizable nutshell. Don Imus is not the leader of the free world. He is not my father. In other words, his existence doesn't have a huge bearing or direct effect on the outcome of my life. The words he said were very ugly and uncalled for. I felt a horrible disgust at the thought of what these young women must have felt when they first heard that this statement was made about them. But I stand by my feeling that Don Imus should NOT have been fired from CBS.

He's a shock-jock for crying out loud. That's what shock-jocks do! They keep pushing the envelope to get a reaction out of people. Don Imus was essentially fired for doing what he gets paid to do: offend and insult. Here's my caveat though. If Imus ended up losing his job due to the fact that the sponsors that pay for advertising on his show all decided to disassociate themselves with him, oh well. That would have sent a better message. The sponsors have as much of a right to associate with whomever they wish, as Imus has to say whatever he wishes. But to have notorious race baiters incite a lot of the misplaced anger onto Imus was ridiculous and unfair, in my opinion.

Basically, a huge can of worms has been opened. La Shawn Barber makes a very good point: When did blacks become so fragile and easily wounded by words? Michelle Malkin lists lyrics from current music that spews phrasing similar to what Imus used. But I think that my husband, Chris, put it best of all. He reminds us that no person should ever place an expectation on another to treat him/her better than he/she treats him or herself. Excellent advice for all situations!

Trainwrecks A' Plenty

This has been a busy week. Let's start at the beginning shall we?


Crystal Gayle Mangum - Infamously known for accusing three members of the Duke University Lacrosse team of raping her. This is one of those cases that everyone knows is a farce almost immediately, but no one wants to say it and risk sounding harsh or uncaring. The charges against the three men were finally dropped yesterday. Immediately afterward, the stripper's name and picture were plastered across mainstream media television. That wikipedia picture of her is horrible; surely there's a better picture of her somewhere. But if I had gotten to see that photo from the moment these allegations were first brought to life, I could have told you immediately how the rape situation actually went down.

Mike Nifong - After months of race-baiting, and going after the three young men mentioned above with no evidence to support his case, not to mention hiding actual evidence that was damning to the prosecution, the North Carolina District Attorney finally gave up and removed himself from the case. After the NC Attorney General announced that the charges were dropped yesterday, Mike Nifong stepped forward this afternoon with an apology to the Lacrosse players.

Don Imus - Don, Don, Don...come on now. What on EARTH were you thinking? No, you don't have to be a politician to get raked over the coals for misogynistic, racially charged insults. I have a separate post coming tomorrow about Don Imus. CBS fired him today as a result of the outcry that captured headlines.

Howard K. Stern - Well, he had hoped that he could intimidate everyone into just giving up and going away while he gained sole custody of Baby Dannielynn Money Bags Nicole Smith, as I call her. He was all "lawyery" ( a word I made up) and was pretty convincing until everyone saw a picture of Dannielynn for the first time. She is Larry Birkhead with a smaller body. The announcement on Tuesday that he is the father came as no surprise. I hate to be crude, but does anyone want to start countdown clock ticking down until the moment someone finds Larry Birkhead keeled over on a sofa at Starbucks, or something, from an accidental overdose? Just sayin'.