<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Apr 12 2007, 12:41 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Suprised nobody started the topic on here by now, but just wanted to see what everyone thought about it.My thoughts are..Of course the comments were in poor taste, but lets not forget that Imus is a radio host with a reputation of pushing the envelope, which is exactly why he has grown to be so popular, and this one time it happened to go too far. Imus reguarly takes shots at everyone, as it is part of his appeal. While I was listening to his rant, I don't think the comments were intended to be racist, or descriminatory. If you listened to his entire rant, he was trying to make the point that the Rutgers team had a certain tough look to them as shown by their Tattoos and although it wasn't stated, their reputation of being agressive and tough, especially on Defense, I'm sure had alot to do with it. Whereas Tennessee looked 'cute' (The heavy majority of the Tennessee's team is also African-American btw). Sid Rosenberg was actually the person who turned the discussion negatively when he called them 'Hardcore Hos' first to which Don Imus fired the now-famous 'Nappy Headed Hos' line. He used a very poor choice of words in an attempt to stress his point that the Rutgers team looked 'tough'. That is all it was. I'm not condoning what he said as it is clearly wrong to call someone a ho, or a nappy-headed ho, especially someone who you have never even met, but at the same time I don't think this is a Michael Richards type situation where he intended to be harmful with his comments. Just listen to exactly what was said -
</div>I basically agree with everything you said. He didn't say it in a hateful way at all. And it's getting to the point where it's pissing me off. What the hell happened to equality and a fair playing field? It seems that we have huge double standards when it comes to treating each race. It's gotten to the point where minorities are equal but want the full upper hand in society through spoon-fed benefits.I am sick and tired of hearing people say how it's wrong for white people to say racist things when minorities (African-Americans, gays, Jewish people, Asians, Mexicans) go around using 'cracker' 'honky' 'wetback' 'chink' 'makaka' etc. like it's any other word! Notice how I didn't feel the need to put asterisks in any of those words. Quite simply, those racist words have become a part of society that has basically been accepted as long as they come from the mouth of another minority. You might get a shocked reaction for a few seconds but you're not going to get a media firestorm that lasts days about it. Yet, use a derogatory comment AGAINST a minority, you're suddenly deemed as this hateful man. If you don't want derogatory terms used, don't use them yourself.If Imus were black, the Rutgers team all white, and Imus called the team a bunch of "blonde pony-tailed hos" would we care? Of course not. It's cause the media and dicks like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton with nothing better to do since the Civil Rights movement, overblowing everything and making it a big fucking deal.Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sharpton, we thank you for your efforts during the Civil Rights movement when you actually had a cause that was worth fighting for. You both were valiant in standing up for the African-American race (and all minorities as a whole) when segregation and true racism actually still existed at a national scale. But now you're both trying to pick fights where there is no necessity to start one. The country isn't anywhere as close to as being racist as it once was. Sure, stereotyping and insensitive comments still exist but grow up and stop acting like you still need your mother to breast feed you. Just sit down and shut up.And seriously, there are already enough double-standards in favor of African-Americans/minorities (affirmative action, race based scholarships/government programs including scholarships for ILLEGAL immigrants). It's almost as if minorities believe that they should be put on a higher pedestal in every regard in American society. That is absolute bullshit. As a minority myself, it is embarrassing to be a minority since it has come to the point where we all claim we want equality and fairness but when those benefits are spoon-fed to us, we fail to capitalize on those benefits and complain that there simply aren't enough.End of rant.P.S. T-Pain uses "nappy boy" in Buy U A Drank. Media firestorm? Naaaaaaaah.
