Don Imus, the shock jock who got thrown off the radio for his racist comments about some women basketball players six months ago, has made another round of shocking comments based on race. No surprise really. Its his bread and butter to ride the wave of indignation and outrage to more moneyland.
The thing of it is that Imus isn't very interesting to listen to on the radio and he looks like a cowboy's worn out saddlebag.
He stirs up these controversies because it helps build interest in his show and more listeners equals more money for Donny boy. Its blatant, its lame and its greed-based, not racist-based.
He's doing his schtick, his thing, his angle to insult and anger listeners so that they call up their pals and tell them to listen in and get outraged too. Howard Stern does this, or did before he went off onto satellite radio (which I doubt I'll ever subscribe to). Controversy = money. Too much controversy = no money since you can get thrown off the air.
I don't really care what Imus says, not when there are real hate mongers like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly and the other GOP drool patrol prodders out there doing nothing but lowering the level of discourse into gutter sniping. If you listen to these idiots then don't be surprised when you're treated like an idiot for doing so. Hate isn't entertainment, at least it shouldn't be.
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
4.11.2007
IP on Imus and Rutgers
Don Imus has gotten into big trouble for stupid off-the-cuff remarks he made about a women's basketball team. I'm wondering if Howard Stern has said these sorts of things and worse? Maybe he hasn't, maybe that's just what they want me to think.
Anyway, I didn't listen to Imus before, this stupidity won't make me listen to him now. I understand the ramifications of overt racism in the media today but really, I couldn't care much less about this. But please, big media and outraged minorities, can we limit the screen time of Imus? He looks like an old leather handbag that gets lemons shoved up his backside all day long. Pretty, he ain't. Not that Stern's any prize either, there's a reason they do radio.
Anyway, "Nappy-haired ho's" is kind of tame. Remember Howard Cosell's "Look at that monkey run"? Now that's an over the top comment. Anyway, to sum up, Imus = Meh. But then, I'm not a nappy-haired ho. Nor did any of the basketball players I saw look like nappy-haired ho's. But my standards might be different.
Anyway, I didn't listen to Imus before, this stupidity won't make me listen to him now. I understand the ramifications of overt racism in the media today but really, I couldn't care much less about this. But please, big media and outraged minorities, can we limit the screen time of Imus? He looks like an old leather handbag that gets lemons shoved up his backside all day long. Pretty, he ain't. Not that Stern's any prize either, there's a reason they do radio.
Anyway, "Nappy-haired ho's" is kind of tame. Remember Howard Cosell's "Look at that monkey run"? Now that's an over the top comment. Anyway, to sum up, Imus = Meh. But then, I'm not a nappy-haired ho. Nor did any of the basketball players I saw look like nappy-haired ho's. But my standards might be different.
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