The Devil's Advocate: Imus/Rap industry

[Conskeeted7]

I think the reality that many people are not willing to recognize publicly is that they are bothered when whites or other people use this 'racial slang' against black people. However, we often allow blacks to get away with it. What I mean by that is a rapper who uses that language might not get us to buy a CD, but we're not protesting. We're not demanding that record labels fire employees based on the overwhleming amount of racist/sexist language used.

[BlessedOne04]

Originally Posted by Conskeeted7

I think the reality that many people are not willing to recognize publicly is that they are bothered when whites or other people use this 'racial slang' against black people. However, we often allow blacks to get away with it. What I mean by that is a rapper who uses that language might not get us to buy a CD, but we're not protesting. We're not demanding that record labels fire employees based on the overwhleming amount of racist/sexist language used.

I fully agree!!!

At some point in everyones life they have made a joke or heard a joke demeaning black women/men and it was dismissed as funny. When are those people going to get repremanded by the black community? Further more Imus has made numerous off color comments, why does this comment get him fired? Yes I think his comments were wrong but I don't see firing being a suitable punishment. I also want to throw the question of whether people in the minority (blacks; hispanics; etc) can be considered racists for the comments they make toward each other and themselves. For example if we say hey my n... then did we just make a racist statement? While we are supporting "artists" that disrespect to the communities they come from.