i must admit, i am a bit perplexed at the outcome regarding the Imus (shockjock) radio guy. My mom (who lives in NYC) has said for years that the guy was pretty darn strange and pretty annoying. That he (Imus) has for years said denigrating things about just about everyone. i guess what i am most caught off guard by is the fact that his comment regarding hair styles and sexual proclivities is really not all too different from what we might hear from other outlets of pop culture or in mass media.
- Should he have to apologize in person to those he made the comments about? Yep!
- Should advertisers seriously consider whether his program is something they want to be identified or associated with? Absolutely!
- Should he have lost his job over all of this? Now that makes me pause...
At the same time, the whole Duke University lacrosse team thing has just completely unraveled! It's been interesting noting the difference in the "decibel" level in the media in breaking down the Imus thing and discussing the seeming exoneration of the 3 dudes from Duke. Hindsight is of course 20/20 but i seem to remember more than quite a few people (like everyone in the world!) taking those Duke guys to the shed for a good spanking for "acting out on the most disgusting of sexual/ racial taboos" etc, etc, etc.
But now it seems that no one is really all that interested in making that situation right in light of the fact that the whole rape case turns out to have been false.
- As student athletes representing Duke University should they be engaging in behaviors that would ultimately cast a poor light on the University? Nope!
- As men, should they be throwing "parties" where women are encouraged/paid (or whatever) to become absolutely nothing more than objects of sexual desire? No way!
- Does someone owe these guys and apology too? i think so...
2 comments:
Can't lose any sleep over Imus being fired - you put yourself in that position - you deserve what you get.
With respect to those boys from Duke - something went terribly wrong that night that much is for sure. The who, what, when and/or where - I think none of know that story.
I'm curiuos why nobody complains about the language and message that is present in more than a few rap "songs". Why doesn't Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton go after these "speakers" and address their incredibly offensive words as agressively as they do Imus' words. (NOT to suggest that Imus was right!) Imus' words were absolutely inappropriate. And yet, I think it is far more appropriate that the young lady about which Imus spoke should be the one doing the talking and complaining! IMHO,to have a couple influential "leaders" speak for her, has the appearance of being racist itself.
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