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Posted by on April 15, 2007, 10:50 am
> On 13 Apr 2007 13:56:12 -0700, trad...@optonline.net wrote:
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> >> > IMO Inus deserved
> >> > what he got and CBS/NBC got what they deserved when the advertisers
> >> > pulled out.
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> >> Imus was paid to do a job and he did it well. The networks and advertisers
> >> were hauling in the money while he did his shtick. They paid him to be on
> >> the edge. When you are on the edge, four hours a day, five days a week, you
> >> can teeter and you can slide over. Truth is, he was not fired, he was
> >> "de-sponsored". If the weasel advertisers did not pull out under pressure
> >> from Sharpton, he'd still be there.
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> >> I listened to Imus from 7:30 to 7:45 most mornings because he had some very
> >> good guests. Then I changed stations because he'd be annoying at times. My
> >> cars have radios that change channels when I want. Everyone should get one
> >> and push the button as needed. Choice, it is a wonderful thing.
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> >This thing was so blown way out of proportion. But nothing amazes me
> >anymore. The local
> >paper here had a front page picture of the Rutgers basketball coach,
> >crying at a news conference
> >over what Imus said. This is worth crying over? Give me a
> >break!
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> >Imus is a shock jock, who routinely made off color remarks, trying to
> >be funny. He should have known better than to say what he did. But
> >the
> >characterisation he used was one that originated in the black
> >community, that is now denouncing him. Listen to the rapp and hip
> >hop artists, who are celebrated in the black community, and they are
> >using those
> >words and worse to denigrate their own community. Funny, though, I
> >don't see Al Sharpton or
> >Jesse Jackson, or the Rutgers team speaking out against that. They
> >seem to be very selective in their outrage.
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> >Imus quickly apologized over and over for what he said. Speaking of
> >Sharpton, where's the apology from him
> >for his whole bogus campaign against white police officers and the DA
> >in Dutchess Cty NY in the 80's
> >when he accused them of being rapists and covering up the rape of
> >Tawana Brawly, a rape that never occurred?
> >He was found liable in civil court for slander, but he never issued an
> >apology to anyone. Or how about the time
> >Sharpton called a white businessman in Harlem a white interloper,
> >trying to foment trouble? The business was burned to the ground
> >days later. Anyone hear an apology for that? Hmm, and that wasn't
> >even an attempt at humor, now, was it?
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> >Or how about Jesse Jackson calling NYC, hymietown? Seems that
> >wasn't so bad, as he's still around, ain't he? Yet, those race
> >baiting skunks refused to accept what appeared to be a genuine apology
> >from Imus.
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> Excusing someone's behavior by pointing to the behavior of others is about as
> weak a defense as exists. Imus should have been toast a LONG time ago. This was
> merely the "straw that broke the camel's back".
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> Good riddance!
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Excuse me, but what is acceptable behavior is determined by society as
a whole. There is no absolute standard. So the behavior of others
is most certainly relevant, as it establishes what is tolerated and
acceptable. And I would say when you selectively apply judgement, as
Sharpton, Jackson, and others have done, turning
this into a witch hunt or Aztec sacrifice, that is more of a problem
than what started all this.
For example, if what Imus said had instead been said by the NBC news
anchor or JAy Leno on the tonight show, then clearly it would have
been way over the top, unexpected and offensive. However, Imus's job
was to be controversial with his topics and humor. I personally only
listened to him a few times, as the show did not appeal to me. But
in the context of the show, I don't think what he said was so way over
the top to justify the uproar, lead by a bunch of hypocrits who have
said worse and never appologized.
If you think otherwise, then explain how other shows go untouched and
how anyone can determine what is acceptable humor. How about South
Park which is on cable everyday. On that cartoon show, they
routinely call women bitches, Jews kikes, use 4 letter words and make
fun of blacks. They had Cartman dressed as Hitler, leading a Nazi
parade going after Jews. Why is it that is OK, but Imus's poor
attempt at humor requires his termination, despite his immediate
appology? How is anyone to know what is OK and what is not?
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