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I go to school a few blocks away from the NBC building where he works at.
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are you black?

if so, are you offended?

I'm not black. But I do see all the protesters outside on my way to class.

Black or not, you guys pretty much summed up how anyone should feel about the situation. He made a mistake, he apologized, he was on suspension for a day, and Al Sharpton got a chance to grill him on the air during Imus' apology... what more do people want?

..so you're racist?

Heck nooooo.

But I do chuckle when I see the protestors.
A) They're wasting their time over something so little
B) Pa-leaze, none of them have ever called someone a honky, cracker, chink, etc...
C) It's butt cold in Chicago right now for being Spring

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[quote="TGB!":d0399]All these chicks are on steroids. . .

And IMUS isnt a racist. NYCK is. But not IMUS.[/quote:d0399]

I lol'd

i'm not racist unless arrogant dickhead know it all is a race.

he didnt have to call em ho's though man. wtf, really? have he witnessed these chicks giving head on the street or some shit or maybe even seen some vids of them in porn? dont think so so the ho's and the nappy headed combo ended that fuckers career.

I'm going to bet you've called someone a ho or b*tch, not necessarily to their face, but when other people are around. Do you think your future career should end when an employer calls one of your past references and they noted you mistakenly swore?

I bet only 1/3 of those protesters actually listened to Imus before the incident. I say let the first person cast the stone at Imus who's never called someone a ho, b*tch, whore, or any other mischievous word in front of someone or behind someone's back.

Another view we can get into is the "N" word. God forbid someone calls a black person it, but we hear them say it to each other all the time. If you're going to get into "It's ok for black people to say it to each other because of the context they use it in..." gestapo crap, then Imus was using "ho" in the context of something other than a prostitute -- crazy looking girl.

People are making too big of a mess out of something so small, though the black communities are known for feeding on/building up drama... *just pulled an Imus*. calmdown:

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You're not seriously comparing the use of the word HO with the use of the word NIGGER are you? Jesus.

Ho isnt the part that the black community finds offensive, its more the "NAPPY-HEADED" side, and the HO following it just made it worse.

When black people use the N-word with each other it is a VARIATION on the word 'NIGGER,' its a term of endearment based on the fact that they are both BLACK and it isnt racially charged.
If a white person were to use it towards a black person, it loses that status automatically.
Granted some people are maybe a bit too sensitive about the use of the word (for instance a black guy getting offended at his white friend who is clearly using it in its term-of-endearment form - or is quoting a rap lyric), but even then its no place for us to judge, as white people, because the word would never be used offensively towards us. Its easier just to not say it at all. I dont see how not using it puts anybody out. You wouldnt call someone a CUNT for the same reason.

HOWEVER - Having said that, I do agree with you that Imus has been taken out of context here, and it does seem like it was a failed attempt at comedy and not intended to be offensive. That doesn't change the fact that it was a mistake and he shouldn't have said it simply because of the position he is in as a radio talk-show host, with the publics ears listening to him.

[quote:ec10e]Ho isnt the part that the black community finds offensive, its more the "NAPPY-HEADED" side, and the HO following it just made it worse. [/quote:ec10e]

But why? I still don't get it. Are blacks saying only black women are nappy-headed?

Of course it was supposed to be a stupid comment. Imus does it all the time. Men don't say "nappy-headed" and be serious about it.

I was comparing the "N" word to the whole phrase "nappy headed ho".

Where are Al Sharpton and the protesters when rap albums are coming out? I don't remember seeing them take a stand against Eminem's songs:
"Slut, you think I won't choke no w---- 'til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more? B---- I'ma gonna kill you! Like a murder weapon, I'ma gonna conceal you in a closet with mildew, sheets, pillows and film you."

And the music videos that represent the lyrics, oh boy.

It's raining right now with snow... so the sky is pouring slush, and it's 25 degrees F. I wonder if the protesters are out, I only have a night class today so they'll probably be gone by then.

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007286.htm

great article

she basically says everyone shits a brick and screams because some Jurassic old white shock jock calls women derogatory names, yet half the songs on the hip hop chart refer to them as bitches, niggas. ho's, tricks etc.

I no way condone his actions. it was retarded and a shitty joke. but dropping race cards and stuff into is ridiculous especially when you have half the popular MC's of todays mainstream hip hop referring to women the same way.