i agree.
and what about derogatory terms for homosexuals.
everyone seems to get a free pass on this one.
i noramlly stay out of the political discussions - i think this topic might apply - but i feel the need to weigh in on this topic.
while i understand that it is acceptable for a member of any minority group to poke fun at him or herself and others within the group, i feel that imus's problem is more of an age/cultural problem than a race problem.
i believe that rap music and gangster rap in particular has been allowed to proliferate and enter the mainstream without much argument from the typical spokespeople (i.e. jesse jackson, al sharpton).
bill cosby has been consistent and relentless in calling for an end to all of this language in all forms.
cosby has taken some heat from the black community for his stance.
i think imus was attempting to be hip, and i don't think he was aware of the invisible border that exists.
what i am trying to say is - if this language and attitude is allowed to exist without resistance, dont' be surprised when it sprouts up in other places.
i will be very interested to see what type of protest jesse jackson and al sharpton make at the headquarters of death row records.
al sharpton was on bill o'reilly last night (not a show that i normally watch), and bill o'reilly asked al sharpton about jesse jackson's "hymie town" remark.
al sharpton had the oddacity to defend it.
unbelievable.
i remember a few years ago when rosa parks sued outkast over the use of her name because she did not like some of the language that they were using.
now that i can support.
sorry for the rambling and the misspelled words.