Imus show gets canned

[Chernabog]

Yeah I think he was stupid and crossed the line, but DEAR LORD the reaction has been way out of proportion.

The usual suspects showed up -- Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson -- and franky I think these people are detriments to the african-american community. They don't just want an apology, they want the person who made the comment painfully eviscerated. Does anyone take these people seriously? The fact that they troll around looking for any old comment to jump on annoys the living crap out of me. Didn't they ever read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"? When the wolf actually came nobody took him seriously or believed him.

And calling people out on stuff is big business. I worked for a gay organization that did a similar thing for homophobic remarks -- and apologies were only accepted with a large cash donation. Otherwise, it's homophobic branding-time for EVERYONE, even those who made a misguided comment that they didn't realize was or meant to be offensive, as well as those in the truly intolerant category who deserved it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Anyone see the "nagger" episode of South Park. "Now, apologize."

[Snowflake]

CBS has now fired Imus.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

CBS has now fired Imus.

Now I'm waiting for Jesse Jackson's surprise reaction: "It's just not enough! He must have his testicles dissected by hungry rodents before the African American community is appeased! We will have our vengeance!"

[blueerica]

Not to say what Imus said was all that great, but I've been getting tired of everyone dodging their own mistakes, from Jesse Jackson to Al Sharpton as well as other without such public showings of their judgmental attitudes. It's not like I need a lengthy explanation or to hear an apology for it, but for others to presume their own innocence when applying stereotypes to race, gender and sexual preferences just doesn't sit well with me.

To add to the whole issue, I've noticed that the biggest portion of the news coverage (and thus, overexposure) seemed to come from NBC. Over the last few days, it's been a part of every other segment of the Today Show - and throughout the network was probably talked about more then the Anna Nicole debacle. It felt insincere to me - as though NBC was just doing so to cover their own asses.

I, too, wonder what the anti-Imus camp has to say about the firings.

[Alex]

"Yay"?

[thecorndogwalker]

Can you believe that they interviewed Kobe Bryant this morning on tv and asked him what he thought about Imus and he said "He was disgusted and outraged?"

Kobe!!!

LOL OMG....

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Somehow I think ALL those involved need to revist this again. It seems to have gotten lost as of late... on both sides.

[innerSpaceman]

Roseanne's anti-gay comments and apology this week seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle.

And now that Anna Nicole Smith's baby's dad has been determined, I suppose there's a vacuum in trash news that Imus seems to have filled entirely.



Christ, I hate trash culture!

[Not Afraid]

Blisfully ignorant am I.