Don Imus, the radio host who caught a lot of heat last year for calling the Rutgers University women’s basketball some “nappy headed hoes,” is back at his racist rants again.
Months after returning to the radio with a pledge to mend the wounds caused by his past comments, he is once again defending on-air remarks regarding race.
During an on-air conversation Monday (June 23) about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones, Imus asked a co-host, “What color is he?” The... Read Full Story
By now a conservative radio host making disparaging remarks about minorities should not be a shock. However, the reports from the Associated Press stating that Imus, from the nationally syndicated Imus in the Morning radio program called the women of Rutgers basketball team “nappy headed hoes” should shock all of us. I’m sure many have not read this article (I only stumbled upon it during my daily reading of Race in America now called Race and Ethnicity tab on MSNBC) and my fear is that this... Read Full Story
So, by now the other news outlets and blogs have picked up on the "Nappy Headed Hoes" Imus comment that I posted on Saturday. Now everyone is so "outraged" including the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton, even the NAACP has called for his dismissal. Interesting that there is no talks of rehabilitation or education only termination. When did we stop educating? And why is the answer now "to get rid of the problem"? I always thought problems were solved not thrown away because they will come back... Read Full Story
Tags: Al Sharpton,Rap Music, Rap Culture, black mass culture, corporations, hip hop From the Washington Post: When Al Sharpton publicly harpooned Don Imus for his "nappy headed hoes" remark, a lot of American's wondered: "is the pot calling the kettle black?" Confirmation of that question may have come during a debate, Monday, when the Reverend said the following about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney: "As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God... Read Full Story
PERHAPS THE LOWEST OF IDEAS TO COME DOWN THE PIKE AS AN "ELECTION ISSUE" IN INDECISION 2008 is that which certain weird and unwholesome types are pushing about "racial identity" being in the same league as "national identity."
Which, it just so happens, is the pet argument of racists and white supremacists Who Should Know Better, and who better to advance such illogic than Ku Kluxer apologist David Duke, who has been quoted in the Southern Poverty Law Centre's Hatewatch blog as suggesting... Read Full Story
