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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX
ok, i didnt hear it personally, so didnt know exactly how it sounded. do you think he said something about that particular incident just to prove a point? i guess to show people that it was ignorant for Imus and that since he/DL was black, he could "get away with it"?
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But see....that's just it...it wasn't to 'prove a point' ...again...it's the context that was used. and the question we have to ask these people protesting was diod they hear it? Or did they read what happened?
Now...was it bad taste? sure....
Was he being demeaning? NO.
Should he have to apologize?
Let's look at that for a minute......
What really gets my goat now is, if anyone says anything in the media that is considered "in bad taste" ...someone immediately wants an apology.
If that is how that person feels, why should they go back and say "I am sorry...or I apologize for hurting your feelings" when most of us are smart enough to know in most cases, that is how that person really feels and in other cases, it's a career move done to possibly keep from losing whatever money they made.
Let's look at some notables:
Imus - did a face to face with the Rutgers women, still lost job due to money that CBS lost from advertisers pulling out
Limbaugh - apologized to ESPN and the NFL for comments about McNabb...went back to radio
Isiah Washington - went to rehab for using homosexual slur...also apologized...lost his job not too long after
Tim Hardaway - also made homophobic remarks...apologized, was not allowed to attend All Star weekend
John rocker - apologized for making racist remarks about NYC....still didn't stop his MLB career from ending...
So really...what's the use?
Man up...if that is how you feel, then fine, you just have to deal with the repercussions that come along with it.
When you open your mouth it's the chance you take when something inappropiate comes out.
Imus apologizing was simply a financial thing to him
Me personally, I applaud D.L. simply based on the fact that he is sticking by how he feels and he is willing to deal with the consequences of his actions.
Furthermore, he wasn't saying it (and I will see if I can find the clip) to be hurtful...if he didn't think the women were attractive, then isn't that his right to say so?
this link has an interview done after the leno show aired.
http://cbs11tv.com/entertainment/loc...165205832.html