MSNBC Fires Imus
Shortly after Barack Obama’s call on NBC to fire Don Imus, news broke NBC did just that.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who had been among the leaders of the movement to force Mr. Imus off the air, said in a telephone interview that “we have been halfway successful so far,” and that he and others would continue to press CBS to join NBC in firing Mr. Imus.
Mr. Sharpton said he was organizing a rally to take place today outside CBS’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan.
“This has never been about Don Imus,” Mr. Sharpton said. “I have no idea whether his is a good man or not. This is about the use of public airwaves for bigoted, racist speech.”
If you don’t have an idea whether Imus “is a good man or not”, you should not try to get him fired and accuse him of being a racist either. First do you homework Mr. Sharpton: with racism cases always keep an eye on intent.
I have no sympathy for the talk show hosts like Limbaugh and Imus who try to create as much controversies as possible, who constantly disrespect political opponents, etc. But I have no sympathy for people like Al Sharpton either: I can smell the hypocrisy over here, in the Netherlands.
What about rap songs? What about the way blacks refer to each other in songs, movies, interviews, etc.?
What about freedom of speech, so celebrated by the left these days. Seemingly, except for someone says something they don’t like. If you believe that Imus crossed the line, stop watching his show. Don’t try to destroy his career completely.
Meanwhile, John Amato wonders when all the other “racist talk show hosts on Conservative radio be fired? They spew garbage all day long like Limbaugh (Halfrican American) and Beck with never any consequences.”
Once it starts… it does not stop for a long time.
Al Sharpton crying racism- after the TYawana Brawley hoax, is a joke.
One problem is racism is a person-defined thing. It’s generally accepted that to call a black person - the n word, than it’s a racial slur. However Blacks calling Blacks the same - well then it isn’t racial. or if your in an interracial friendship and you call each other that - than it’s context is pre-known.
The problem with all of this is, you cannot force someone to have morals. But you can stop supporting someone you feel is racist.