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| Thu, 04-12-2007 - 6:22pm |
I've been thinking about the recent discussion about "opinions" and the Imus case comes to mind as an example, an extreme example for sure...but an example none the less.
Here's a link to one of the many stories about this issue
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/imus.ap/index.html?eref=ew?cid=CNN+Showbiz+Feed
So is it true, if someone

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Again, this is a tactic to deflect the core debate. There is no double standard in the central debate. Did Imus make racist comments against the Rutgers basketball team? I believe I have amply demonstrated that he did.
Is Imus a black rapper? Do black rappers host radio shows that braodcast over CBS and MSNBC public airwaves. Get back to me when they do, and we can debate this issue when the rapper makes a racist comment in that context.
It is a valid argument, if not an important one - It was happening right in front of me as I was typing. People apologize all the time for things they're not truly sorry for, especially when they get caught. What's the saying, "you never meet an atheist on death row."
Strom apologized.
Edited 4/19/2007 11:11 am ET by currieri
Edited 4/19/2007 11:13 am ET by currieri
There are more definitions of racism than you've heretofore acknowledged. Imus was guilty of institutional racism. He admitted it, and apologized.
To learn more about institutional racism, you could start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism
And yes, "Nappyheaded ho" would fall under that definition.
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That is correct. Since that was the term we were speaking of I questioned why she posted that list that didnt have nappy headed or ho on it.
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I did answer. I said: I dont know. Did you miss that?
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It wasnt a deflection. It was showing you yet again this is another I can you cant.
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No but these black rappers have the same power and influence that Imus does...probably more. What I am saying is that I dont understand the media frenzy and the uproar yet black rappers get a pass. Double standard.
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Get caught? DO you think Imus didnt know he was talking to his millions of fans on the radio? He didnt get caught. He said it right out in the open. If he were a racist he would not have apologized. If you want to compare a child apologizing to a man you called a racist then so be it. However it isnt a valid debate with any stretch.
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Then he isnt a racist.
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