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Rudey 04-09-2007 07:23 PM

Was it the nappy or the ho's part that was racist?

-Rudey

lilbay77 04-09-2007 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock (Post 1426884)
I'm not black so I have no idea what sparks true emotion and what doesn't.

True.

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Originally Posted by shinerbock (Post 1426888)
I said it was petty. Others said it was outrageous. Now you're telling me I can't say its petty.
I'm outraged at your outrage over my thinking its petty. Now, I've satisfied the "be outraged" requirement.

Again,I have major issues when someone who was not the target of the sexist or racist remark tells the targets how they should feel, or to get over it because it's petty.

macallan25 04-09-2007 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbay77 (Post 1426899)
Again,I have major issues when someone who was not the target of the sexist or racist remark tells the targets how they should feel, or to get over it because it's petty.


So you play basketball for Rutgers?

unspokenone25 04-09-2007 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock (Post 1426869)

Where can I get some of this protected status? Its good stuff.

It's called the "good ole boy" system. You're automatically protected.

shinerbock 04-09-2007 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by unspokenone25 (Post 1426907)
It's called the "good ole boy" system. You're automatically protected.

Haha, I wish. I don't think many people would picket for me if I was made fun of on the radio. Then again, I wouldn't demand anything, either.

lilbay77 04-09-2007 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25 (Post 1426906)
So you play basketball for Rutgers?

Yes, with your mama:).

shinerbock 04-09-2007 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbay77 (Post 1426899)
True.



Again,I have major issues when someone who was not the target of the sexist or racist remark tells the targets how they should feel, or to get over it because it's petty.

Were you the target? I'm pretty sure those Rutgers ladies were the target. I'm certainly not telling them how to feel. I'm actually not telling anyone how to feel, I'm expressing my opinion that getting worked up over this is stupid.

shinerbock 04-09-2007 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbay77 (Post 1426915)
Yes, with your mama:).

In which case, Mac, I'd be pissed that Imus called your mom a ho.

unspokenone25 04-09-2007 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudey (Post 1426896)
Was it the nappy or the ho's part that was racist?

-Rudey

You know what. That's a really good question.

DSTCHAOS 04-09-2007 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock (Post 1426884)
My personal belief is that there isn't much reason for black people to be outraged. Of course, this is my personal belief and I'm not black so I have no idea what sparks true emotion and what doesn't.

You don't have to be black to know what sparks true emotion or to be compassionate over racial issues. Blacks are people (:)) so we have individual opinions on what's offensive. The only time I dismiss my individual opinion for a racial group-centered one is when I see the incident as indicative of a larger climate. I don't see that here at all.

No one call tell people what to be outraged about. So I won't tell black people, women, or whomever that they shouldn't offended as long as they don't tell me I SHOULD be offended.

I find Imus' comment unnecessarily stupid but I don't believe he or his comment are racist. He feels humiliated and has apologized. A lesson has been learned. People need a metric of offense so that everything that raises an eyebrow doesn't get the treatment of more serious things. Voicing a complaint about something like this should result in an on aire apology for the first offense (since folks aren't counting all the controversial comments he's made for years).

DSTCHAOS 04-09-2007 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahara (Post 1426857)
Anyway,
I honestly think the whole thing is a publicity stunt. I never heard of this guy before this. He knew exactly what he was saying and that it would offend black people. He just figured it was worth the risk. Even if he gets fired, someone else will snap him up and give him a bigger audience with more money.

Conspiracy theories suck. :p

Imus is the man and most of the people who would listen to his show are already listening to it. Most of the people boycotting his show weren't really listeners. :)

shinerbock 04-09-2007 08:05 PM

I'm amazed at how big a story this is. "Breaking News" are you kidding me?

unspokenone25 04-09-2007 08:06 PM

^^
I agree with you. But at least it breaks up the monotony of the Anna Nicole Who's-Her-Baby-Daddy-Next-on-Maury coverage.

shinerbock 04-09-2007 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by unspokenone25 (Post 1426935)
^^
I agree with you. But at least it breaks up the monotony of the Anna Nicole Who's-Her-Baby-Daddy-Next-on-Maury coverage.

Haha, yeah it does. I get my news from CNBC, cuts out most of the nonsense.

I just heard somebody on CNN say we should blame the corporations for this mindset in America. The countdown is now on to see when a mysterious Bush-Imus connection will surface.

DSTRen13 04-09-2007 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock (Post 1426939)
I just heard somebody on CNN say we should blame the corporations for this mindset in America. The countdown is now on to see when a mysterious Bush-Imus connection will surface.

I'm sorry, but "Bushimus" is just a really funny word ... :p


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