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Originally Posted by B-Line
As blown out of porportion as this whole thing may be, bottom line is,
Imus did the wrong thing. His comments were not just racist, they were mean.
CBS, despite their contract, did the right thing. Imus needed to be taken off the air. Not just to save face for the corporation but also because of the nature of the comments. It's one thing to be irrevrent, it's another to have malicious intent.
-- Yes, you do hear other radio broadcasters like Howard Stern making racial remarks but those are in good nature. Everyone unders the "spirit" of his comments. It's not always what you say, IT'S HOW YOU SAY IT. What is the SUBTEXT of the remarks?
I do not hope that Imus wins a thing and if he wanted to show that he's a real human being, he'd keep his mouth shout for a couple years and maybe try to re-enter entertainment when the bad taste has left everybody's mouth.
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That is frightening, I did not like what Imus said but he has a right to say it especially taking into account everything else said on the airwaves on a whole. Al Sharpton says things I find offensive and mean all the time...Rosie, Howard Stern, 9 out of 10 shock jocks say mean things daily. You can't blame Imus when he was specifically hired for his controversial show and void a contract which specifically permits such controversy if not encourages such controversy.
Your PC police scares me more than what Imus said. While you are at it why don't we ban ALL rap music that is controversial or as you say mean. We can appoint a group of individuals to monitor every sector of speech on every airway and store shelf for mean things said and indecent material.
That is insane...Just think of what you are saying and the consequences if left unchecked.