CBS FIRES DON IMUS

[International Machine Consortium]

Originally posted by: rchiu
Geez people, Imus made a stupid racial slur and that got him fired. Plain and simple. What the heck is all these people talking crap about black community and how they must be proud. WTF. Imus is the one who made the mistake here. He didn't just made the racial slurs, he targeted the slur specifically at a bunch of college kids who did nothing to deserve that. And I am sure CBS made a business decision based on how his comment impacted their revenue and not what Al Sharpton says for feels.

I am not even black, and I can only image how most black feel when Imus made racial slur against those girls and bunch of people not only defended Imus, but talk crap about the black community. Yeah there are black entertainers who use racial slurs everyday and made millions out of it. But that's a separate issue here. Not all black think that's okay and that doesn't make it open season for everyone to use racial slur against black or any other minority, not to mention do it on air publicly.

Man, I thought America is doing better in terms of getting along between different race, culture and religion. These Imus thread really opened my eye and show how much work we still have in front of us.

You use the term "racial slur" enough, even I start to believe it. I think it his intent was to be racist, you'd probably be right. But that isn;t the case. He should not have been fired. He made it right with the target of his "humor", they accept his apology, done deal. That should be it. If what you're saying is true, Jackson and Sharpton shouldn't have livelihoods either.

 

[spittledip]

I don't see why this post is continuing. As someone just posted above, imus got fired b/c advertisers backed out. The station was not going to fire him. This is all about MONEY, nothing else. So everybody relax. This has turned from an ethical issue to a financial issue. I don't think any of us whites have to worry about losing our jobs due to saying something stupid like Imus did. I think we all here must be more professional than Imus, or I would hope

 

[k1pp3r]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
I`m just thankful we didn`t have to listen to Hillary stepping into this quagnire...

She did you just missed it. Hillary on Imus

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Wow, based on much of the opinion I'm seeing on P&N, and all of the pent-up frustration at this country's black leaders, it must be tough to be male, middle class and white.

I had no idea the white man has gone through such trying times. I mean, 400 years of slavery, inequality, separate but equal, in other words, four centuries of the black experience in this country ain't got nothin' on Chad from the suburbs and his multitude of problems.

:laugh:

Gee, I had no idea that 400 year olds could play basketball so well.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: fallenangel99
I'm glad that the RU team is not taking the side of Sharpton. The Coach says she's is saddened he lost his job and it looks like the team met with Imus and forgave him.

Why can't Sharpton be like that?

It's just a guess but maybe becuase some black people are every bit as racist as some white people?

 

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