IMUS: A Topic of Discussion
By Lady J on April 23, 2007 @ 10:05 am
We were discussing the Don Imus debacle, wondering if his problem is racism or social retardation.
I am inclined to go with the second opinion, because racism is one of those dread realities common among all people. Socialization trains one not to overtly demonstrate same, in any manner.
Imus entered a language community to which he wasn’t invited and will never be welcome. Doesn’t matter how many rappers he interviews or supports, he is not visibly a person of color so, his communication should be guarded as a matter of caution and courtesy.
This learning experience was long overdue for Imus and his counterparts. He in his long career has obviously
been stifled by that seldom acknowledged but silently circulated entitlement concept. I was amused to hear
that he was shocked to learn his comments were regarded as offensive.
Ironically, the victims of his “malfeasance” may easily ignore comparable negative gender references from gents of their own persuasion, however, bold and white Don Imus neglected to recognize! He’s obviously become too comfortable and overlooks the reality of his space!
Observations
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Where was I durring the whole Imus debacle. I would have weighed in sooo much sooner. Yes he and his crew used to go a bit too far with jokes about blacks, hispanics, Asians and so on. I used to listened to Imus and slowly stopped as the level of these jokes seemed to increase. I don’t need to be blasted with racisim so early in the morning whether it was intentional or not. No your place, pick your spots. these guys know knothing of the etnic groups they poked fun at and if they did they wouldn’t be making the jokes. One time WFAN had a Imus promo where he and the crew talked about a latin ball player wich lead to them accusing all Latin people of not being clean. That’s a highlight to make me tune in? I shower Mr.Imus and so do a lot of other Latinos.