ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS after being removed from the airwaves, Don Imus returned.“I will never say anything in my lifetime that will make any of these young women at Rutgers regret or feel foolish that they accepted my apology and forgave me,” he said on his new show on WABC yesterday. “And no one else will say anything on my program that will make anyone think I did not deserve a second chance.”
He had been fired from CBS in April after referring to the Rutgers University women's basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.”
Should this guy be back on the air? Does he deserve to have a voice, and therefore influence?
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Yes, the entire thing was blown out of proportion by people looking to cry about things.
Though Imus' comment was terribly inappropriate, comments like this are made all the time. Unfortunately these remarks are so commonplace that when someone, such as a music artist, makes a similar remark it is overlooked. I don't know if Imus should be back on the radio, but what about those who make similar comments? Where do we as a society draw the line? As a female I am offended by comments such as Imus' and those made by 'artists' as well. I wish that there were some way to more properly regulate remarks such as this.
-M. Murtaugh
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- George (the joking teacher)
I'm not sure it even matters anymore. His audience was squandered, as was his name. It won't ever really return to the show that it was before.
I'm glad of that, too.
I understand Chris's reasoning, but I think the main issue was that Imus is white. (and old) How can young black men get away with calling black women hoes while Imus takes such a hit for this insignificant comment? And I mean insignificant because he was already established as a "shock jock," and had already made countless racially insensitive jokes prior to his firing. I've never listened to Imus and never even heard of him before this. Funny thing is that most black people probably hadn't heard of him either before the incident. I think he has the right to be on the air because some people enjoy listening to him.
what happens to the blog now that the class is over =(
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Seriously, it continues. I have another class in the spring and they'll contribute. But you guys are family now. Check in anytime, and always feel free to comment.
- George (your soon to be former teacher, but always a friend)
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