Imus Still in Hot Water

[RU OX Alum]

they should be fired.....at least

[Still BLUTANG]

i just can't believe some of the things people are ALLOWED to say on the radio anymore. not just this incident, but people can basically cuss or use off-color language (in conversation, advertising, and of course the music) and it's o.k.

[shinerbock]

I hope he keeps his show, I enjoy it.

[Tom Earp]

Amazing Imus speaks his mind and is chastised.

Being PC is getting so over board that one cannot say any thing with out getting in TROUBLE?

It may have been His beliefs as He saw it, but how many others say things that are accepted without a word?

Oh, I am not a big Imus Fan or anyother talk radio nut!

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

It may have been His beliefs as He saw it, but how many others say things that are accepted without a word?

Is he a deity or something?

[delph998]

I'm shocked to hear some of the comments made on this thread. He spoke his mind to millions of listeners and it was not okay in no way, shape, or form. Nuff said.

[shinerbock]

Fine, if he should be kicked off for this, Imus should be fired retroactively for making comments about executing President Bush. Or, we could let the apology stand, stop wasting time being so outraged about petty things, and be productive members of society. Hell, maybe with all that productivity we gain, somebody will invent a magic switch which allows us to turn off something we don't want to listen to or view.

[unspokenone25]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Fine, if he should be kicked off for this, Imus should be fired retroactively for making comments about executing President Bush. Or, we could let the apology stand, stop wasting time being so outraged about petty things, and be productive members of society. Hell, maybe with all that productivity we gain, somebody will invent a magic switch which allows us to turn off something we don't want to listen to or view.

Do you even think racism exists in this country? Or is something that us colored folks have been dreaming up in our heads all these years?

[delph998]

Firstly, I never said he should get kicked off; I simply conveyed my position on him using these blatant derogatory statements. Honestly, I knew nothing about Imus prior to hearing about this controversy so I am not aware of what he's said before. I am, however incensed by the fact that you call it "petty." What is "petty" about those comments? Please help me see what you're seeing. And if I see the light, I promise to apologize for not reading the memo.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I hope he keeps his show, I enjoy it.

I hope he keeps his show, too.

This comment wasn't as extreme as some people are trying to make it. I see more sexist overtones than racial undertones. I find it interesting that most of the "boycotters" are only picking up on the assumed racial thing. Imus and his colleagues make a ton of controversial statements that have nothing to do with race. Offended people should voice their opinions but understand that there are different levels of offense.

[shinerbock]

I was about to comment on the sexist theme too. What seemed like praise for the UT team (which I assume has several black players) indicated more of an assumption for how women should look than a statement about race, at least to me.

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. My problem is not with people being upset, its with these demands that he be fired. I don't like that the media has to cater to such strong lobbies, either meeting their demands or facing their wrath. I know this happens in other contexts too (Disney boycott, for example), but race is such a volatile issue that there is leverage in situations like this that extends beyond simple financial motivations. People can speak with their wallets or their patronage, and that doesn't bother me. I get concerned more so when people threaten to blanketly ruin an entity's reputation and goodwill if demands aren't met, whether they're reasonable or not.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

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).

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

they should be fired.....at least

If firing is the least, what else should happen?

[delph998]

I don't know what the consequence should be, but something should be done. This is happening too regularly now.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

If firing is the least, what else should happen?

If the station lost ad revenue...enough ad revenue.. and not just that , but I think that he would be in a pretty actionable situation, especially if any moentary hardship is experieced because of the sue happy nation in which we live.

I don't think he should get sued, but he could.

And from a liablity stand point...I mean, you have to draw a line if you're the guy in charge of the station. Because the station could sued/fined by FCC maybe both on top of poetentonlly loosing ad money. Not that I think there would be that much ad money in am radio, but from what I can gather, his was [is?] pretty popular. But I guess if show goes, then all the ad money for it would go, but they would just find another show.