Weighing in on Imus
Finally had some time to digest the news on radio host Don Imus' racist comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. The latest is his recent attempt at an apology/explanation. All these apologies always sound the same with the "I'm friends with African-Americans, we hang out, etc." - didn't "comedian" Michael Richards say the same thing?
I think what bothers me more is all the regular Imus guests - many who are journalists, who are grasping at straws as they defend him and their decision to still appear on his show. Here is a quote in David Carr's NYTimes piece from a former Boston Globe op-ed columnist who was to be a guest on today's show.
“Whatever problem there was, I think that he took care of with his statement of Friday,” said Mr. Oliphant, one of the guests scheduled for this morning. “It was classic Imus. He said he screwed up and he was sorry. Bang. Bang. It was very much to the point, and did not offer any excuses.”
And this from at Evan Thomas of Newsweek.
“ He should not have said what he said, obviously,” said Mr. Thomas of Newsweek. I am going on the show, though. I think if I didn’t, it would be posturing. I have been going on the show for quite some time and he occasionally goes over the line.”
Maybe he should view it as protesting, not posturing. Have some balls people.
Also, in the NYTimes, but buried behind the Times Select wall (they are now letting university students and faculty have free access) is a great article titled "The Unpleasant Realities for Women in Sports" by William Rhoden.
"Imus’s comments highlighted age-old, deep-rooted stereotypes that seem to surface whenever African-American women excel in sport." (NYTimes, 4/9/07)
And he ends the piece with:
"Whether a foul-mouth radio host stays or goes, the larger issue is that sexism and racism are very much alive."
Over at Women's Hoops Blog there is also a nice wrap-up of all the Imus chatter.
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