Don Imus Rutgers Comments

[the_pestilence]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>This is the only type of black man that white people will buy within hip hop.</div>I know you mean en masse but clearly your large scale stereotype is incorrect as there are a lot of people who like The Coup and Immortal Tech's political stuff.

 

[gentile]

^The Coup is dope, but they'll never go 4xplatinum for a couple of good reasons.I get your point about the blanket statement though.

 

[playaofthegame]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SerbBojo @ Apr 10 2007, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>eh it was stupid to say, but I dont see what the big deal is. There are more serious sh*t going on in this world than some idiot making a racial comment. I dont understand why everyone has to act so damn sensitive about this kind of crap</div>because if you hear "some idiot make a racial comment" and let it slide...then you'll have more "idiots making racial comments" and it will become an accepted part of socityI think the guy is a nice guy but these comments he made were just ignorant...these girls worked hard to be where they're at..imagine being the parents of one of these girls and then hearing somebody talk about your daughter as a nappy headed ho?people talk about "it isn't a big deal" but those people have never experienced racism or sexism in their entire life I guaranteeit is a big deal and like I said..if people let things like this slide then it will become an accepted part of society..not like it isn't already an accepted part of society to refer to women as "bitches" and "hos" :no1:

 

[the_pestilence]

Here's another thing to look at, is that Imus has said a lot of worse things. I forget who, but he accused some other radio host on MSNBC of "being the instrument in the killing of dozens of jewish babies" as well as many other slurs. He made a shot at venus Williams that got no coverage. Why does this get so much press?

 

[gentile]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 14 2007, 12:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why does this get so much press?</div>CNN said it was Good Friday and a slow news weekend that created this media feeding frenzy.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 13 2007, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>because if you hear "some idiot make a racial comment" and let it slide...then you'll have more "idiots making racial comments" and it will become an accepted part of socity</div> Yeah...almost like rap music...it's okay for rappers to say it....sell it...to white people...but if they repeat it....they are the bad ones. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 13 2007, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>it is a big deal and like I said..if people let things like this slide then it will become an accepted part of society..not like it isn't already an accepted part of society to refer to women as "bitches" and "hos" :no1:</div> I agree, let's start a communist movement where people can only say things that don't offend people. Because like you said...this is serious...a women could possibly be called a 'hoe' over the radio again....

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 13 2007, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>it is a big deal and like I said..if people let things like this slide then it will become an accepted part of society..not like it isn't already an accepted part of society to refer to women as "bitches" and "hos" :no1:</div>Yeah, exactly, it already IS accepted. Don't you listen to rap? Jesus christ. And people attacked me for saying rap was hurting society awhile back.

 

[playaofthegame]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 15 2007, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah...almost like rap music...it's okay for rappers to say it....sell it...to white people...but if they repeat it....they are the bad ones. I agree, let's start a communist movement where people can only say things that don't offend people. Because like you said...this is serious...a women could possibly be called a 'hoe' over the radio again....</div>I disagree with it being okay for rappers to say it..but it isn't being used in a negative way..it is kind of unneccesary but still...IMO the word should just be completely removed from society but it never will be just like F*ck.And how would be that be starting a communist movement? just because it isn't effecting you it isn't wrong? You're a jackass.How would you feel if you were black and a white person went and called you a "nigger"?You don't even know what it's like ***hole..you've never struggled in your life and never were faced with serious racial hatred or sexist hatred. Just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Your attitude is the kind of attitude that sickens me. It's suddenly communist and immoral to make an example of somebody putting mental stress on these girls and people in general. This guy's been doing sh*t like this for a long time and I'm glad he's finally getting well-deserved attention for it.

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 15 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I disagree with it being okay for rappers to say it..but it isn't being used in a negative way..it is kind of unneccesary but still...IMO the word should just be completely removed from society but it never will be just like F*ck.How would you feel if you were black and a white person went and called you a "nigger"?</div>It's not being used in a negative way? What the hell? The words 'hoe, bi*ch(unless talking about a dog), nigga, and nigger' have no other meaning than something offensive, and that's only like half of what rappers use.How would you feel if you were white and black people called you a cracker, or when everytime you started to protest something a black man does, you have Al Sharpton or some other black man jumping on your throat calling(wrongly) you racist? Not to mention black people call white women as well as men 'nigger, bi*ch, etc.' anyway.Yes, he has done things for a long time, but he should be fired for THAT, not this minor incident.And let me ask, what the F*ck does Al Sharpton have to do with this anyway? You have an incident between Imus and the Rutgers women, and who comes out of left f*cking field? Al Sharpton ready to give his twosense. The guy has nothing to do with this.Plus what the hell is with the Rutgers women? They didn't come out or do anything until like a week after the fact and suddenly they're crying? I guarantee that they've been called 'hoes' before, likely by black people. Which says what? They're OK with black people calling them hoes, but when a white guy does it, they're suddenly in tears? That right there is racism.Finally, the Rutgers women basketball team should THANK Imus, not demand an apology. I for one didn't know they were even in the championship game until Imus did this. I doubt more than like 40% of America knew anything about the program until this. Women's basketball couldn't make page 3, and then this comes and women's basketball is all over the news for 2 weeks.

 

[playaofthegame]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Apr 16 2007, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How would you feel if you were white and black people called you a cracker, or when everytime you started to protest something a black man does, you have Al Sharpton or some other black man jumping on your throat calling(wrongly) you racist? Not to mention black people call white women as well as men 'nigger, bi*ch, etc.' anyway.</div>Umm..cracker is in no way as offensive as the N-word..I haven't been called it much as I am friends with all different people and don't isolate myself from people because of their race...even when I have been called it (usually in a friendly, joking way) I wasn't offended period because it isn't as serious to me...the n-word was used as a derogetory term during the days of slavery when they lynched people, starved them, slaved them and even killed them and it was used throughout the civil rights movement and even through today to offend people.I don't think you know anything about history if you act like being called a cracker is suffering and hurtful and I don't think you've ever suffered or struggled in your lifetime<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Apr 16 2007, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Plus what the hell is with the Rutgers women? They didn't come out or do anything until like a week after the fact and suddenly they're crying? I guarantee that they've been called 'hoes' before, likely by black people. Which says what? They're OK with black people calling them hoes, but when a white guy does it, they're suddenly in tears? That right there is racism.</div>You're a f*cking idiot..that isn't racism and how do you know they've been called hoes by black people?Because you're a f*cking stereotype bi*ch and think all black people are "gangstas" and talk like that

You're a prick and you're a racistI hate people like you..you act like you know everything in the world when you haven't struggled for one bit of your life

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 15 2007, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And how would be that be starting a communist movement? just because it isn't effecting you it isn't wrong? You're a jackass.How would you feel if you were black and a white person went and called you a "nigger"?You don't even know what it's like ***hole..you've never struggled in your life and never were faced with serious racial hatred or sexist hatred. Just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Your attitude is the kind of attitude that sickens me. It's suddenly communist and immoral to make an example of somebody putting mental stress on these girls and people in general.</div> What your saying is, fire anyone in the media that says something sexist or something that could possibly be racist. Where do you stop? Do you ban Family Guy, rap music, and all entertainment radio? Because you can't have it both ways. Oh, because your black and have had to deal with racism... you've struggled....but because I'm a middle class white man I have not struggled....Everyone has struggled buddy, I had plenty of problems growing up. You got called a nigger, I was called a retard because I had learning problems. I think it's communistic view to suddenly fire anyone who makes a possibly offensive comment...I'm not talking just about race because when you put race into the picture, like I said, where does it stop? Where do the 'I'm offended' police go next? Suddenly the FCC doesn't allow anything....thats where it will end up. I thought Imus should have been suspended, but firing people and being hypocritical is not the answer.

 

[playaofthegame]

nah don't fire anybody because sometimes people just don't think before they talk and deserve a second chance because that's what this country is all about...a suspension is right..I agree with you on that

 

[the_pestilence]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I think it's communistic view to suddenly fire anyone who makes a possibly offensive comment...I'm not talking just about race because when you put race into the picture, like I said, where does it stop? Where do the 'I'm offended' police go next? Suddenly the FCC doesn't allow anything....thats where it will end up. I thought Imus should have been suspended, but firing people and being hypocritical is not the answer.</div>You couldn't be more wrong about it being communist. MSNBC is a corporation, not the government, and as a corporation they have the right to fire somebody who makes a move that is not popular to them. This reminds me of **SPOILER IF YOU HAVENT SEEN LAST SEASON'S SOPRANOS** Tony Soprano pondering whether or not to kill veto for being gay because it will lose him profits. Tony doesn't have a problem with one of his most loyal men being gay, but knows it will lose him profits and he'll lose face. This is the same situation MSNBC was in and they really had no other choice.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>nah don't fire anybody because sometimes people just don't think before they talk and deserve a second chance because that's what this country is all about...a suspension is right..I agree with you on that</div>He's had a second chance, and a third chance, and a fourth chance, and a...........I don't think he should be fired, but to say he hasn't had a second chance is ludicrous.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 16 2007, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You couldn't be more wrong about it being communist. MSNBC is a corporation, not the government, and as a corporation they have the right to fire somebody who makes a move that is not popular to them. This reminds me of **SPOILER IF YOU HAVENT SEEN LAST SEASON'S SOPRANOS** Tony Soprano pondering whether or not to kill veto for being gay because it will lose him profits. Tony doesn't have a problem with one of his most loyal men being gay, but knows it will lose him profits and he'll lose face. This is the same situation MSNBC was in and they really had no other choice.</div> I should have explained it more....MSNBC fired Imus because his comments enraged enough people to complain, causing advertisers to back out....I'm more talking about the people calling for his firing which eventually causes the company to do it. I completely understand your point.

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 16 2007, 08:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Umm..cracker is in no way as offensive as the N-word..I haven't been called it much as I am friends with all different people and don't isolate myself from people because of their race...even when I have been called it (usually in a friendly, joking way) I wasn't offended period because it isn't as serious to me...the n-word was used as a derogetory term during the days of slavery when they lynched people, starved them, slaved them and even killed them and it was used throughout the civil rights movement and even through today to offend people.I don't think you know anything about history if you act like being called a cracker is suffering and hurtful and I don't think you've ever suffered or struggled in your lifetimeYou're a f*cking idiot..that isn't racism and how do you know they've been called hoes by black people?Because you're a f*cking stereotype bi*ch and think all black people are "gangstas" and talk like that

You're a prick and you're a racistI hate people like you..you act like you know everything in the world when you haven't struggled for one bit of your life</div>So it's OK to say 'shut the F*ck up you bi*ch ass white boy' or something like that but totally awful to say 'shut up nigger'?Have you ever seen a woman NOT called a hoe at some point? It's no big deal.It's not smart to call me racist when I have black friends, but I'd say a good 80% of young black men have a bad attitude and call just about anyone a 'hoe' or something worse.And don't be stupid, be logical. There's like a 95% probability that if a black man called a girl a hoe, then a white guy did the same, the girl would ignore what the black guy said and attack the white guy. So it's not really racist with ONLY the rutgers women, it's pretty much everyone.

 

[playaofthegame]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Apr 16 2007, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So it's OK to say 'shut the F*ck up you bi*ch ass white boy' or something like that but totally awful to say 'shut up nigger'?Have you ever seen a woman NOT called a hoe at some point? It's no big deal.It's not smart to call me racist when I have black friends, but I'd say a good 80% of young black men have a bad attitude and call just about anyone a 'hoe' or something worse.And don't be stupid, be logical. There's like a 95% probability that if a black man called a girl a hoe, then a white guy did the same, the girl would ignore what the black guy said and attack the white guy. So it's not really racist with ONLY the rutgers women, it's pretty much everyone.</div>That's racist...and seeing 1 or 2 black people at school doesn't make them your friends You're an idiot.

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 16 2007, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's racist...and seeing 1 or 2 black people at school doesn't make them your friends You're an idiot.</div>And you just proved you are.

 

[playaofthegame]

Proved I am what?A smarter person than you?

 

[BFR]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 16 2007, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's racist...and seeing 1 or 2 black people at school doesn't make them your friends You're an idiot.</div>Really is.........

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 17 2007, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Proved I am what?A smarter person than you?</div>Obviously not if you're a celtics fan...

 

[playaofthegame]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Apr 18 2007, 03:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Obviously not if you're a celtics fan...</div>How many championships have the suns won?Oh wait...........................noneim a true fan and don't jump on the bandwagon once the team is good

 

[BrewCityBuck]

I'd say both of you are of average intelligence....to end that debate.

 

[WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE]

of course no1 holds a candle to bcb....

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE @ Apr 18 2007, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>of course no1 holds a candle to bcb....

</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 8 2007, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Which one are you?Very SmartSmartAverageBelow Average---------------------I'm average.</div> That in my 'How smart do you think you are?' topic that I made last week.

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 18 2007, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That in my 'How smart do you think you are?' topic that I made last week.</div>How bout we make a 'how arrogant do you think you are?' then you can put 'extremely' unless you lie.

 

[BFR]

How bout' we put a how much of a jackass you are thread im sure S2S would be the top dog in that thread.

 

[BALLAHOLLIC]

Don Imus Visits Al Sharptonhttp://www.break.com/index/don_imus_visits_al_sharpton.html

 

[Rok]

I didn't know this was pretend to be Don Imus topic.

at some of the comments.

 

[Something-To-Say]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (T-time @ Apr 19 2007, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How bout' we put a how much of a jackass you are thread im sure S2S would be the top dog in that thread.</div>That makes no sense, try again. If you're asking us to rate ourselves on how much of a jackass we are, I'd probably not say I was the top dog so you'd be proven to be a foolio.