Perhaps the best article that I have read on this whole fiasco.

 

Imus isn't the real bad guy

I already posted that article in the Imus thread, but it needs as many views as possible. :thumb:

I already posted that article in the Imus thread, but it needs as many views as possible. :thumb:

 

Sorry, didn't see that yet, but since that one got closed already I'm glad I put it here.

Great read. Every word of that article was the truth.

 

"I don’t listen or watch Imus’ show regularly. Has he at any point glorified selling crack cocaine to black women? Has he celebrated black men shooting each other randomly? Has he suggested in any way that it’s cool to be a baby-daddy rather than a husband and a parent? Does he tell his listeners that they’re suckers for pursuing education and that they’re selling out their race if they do?

 

When Imus does any of that, call me and I’ll get upset. Until then, he is what he is — a washed-up shock jock who is very easy to ignore when you’re not looking to be made a victim."

 

To me all of the above, especially the bolded print sums up this whole blown out of proportion ordeal.

Sorry, didn't see that yet, but since that one got closed already I'm glad I put it here.

So am I, like I said, it's an article that really needs to be viewed.

This pretty much sums up Jesse and Al

 

It’s an opportunity for Stringer, Jackson and Sharpton to step on victim platforms and elevate themselves and their agenda$.

 

 

No. We all know where the real battleground is. We know that the gangsta rappers and their followers in the athletic world have far bigger platforms to negatively define us than some old white man with a bad radio show. There’s no money and lots of danger in that battle, so Jesse and Al are going to sit it out.

 

Had a white columnist written such a fine article they would likely be the next one looking for a job.

Bravo! Whitlock has long been a favorite of mine.

I hate Jason Whitlock. But at least he makes sense here.

Thanks for posting the link to this article. I will say that it changed my view on some of the situation.

I hate Jason Whitlock. But at least he makes sense here.

:thumb:

Great article. Imus made a stupid comment, he apologized, get over it. Go fight a real fight.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Ditto. :thumb: :thumb:

:thumb:

 

 

I don't hate him, but I don't like him either. He did write a great article here though.

I think Imus deserved what he got but at the same time the music industry, television, movies are part of the problem.

 

Why is it when Whitlock says this....

 

It is us. At this time, we are our own worst enemies. We have allowed our youths to buy into a culture (hip hop) that has been perverted, corrupted and overtaken by prison culture. The music, attitude and behavior expressed in this culture is anti-black, anti-education, demeaning, self-destructive, pro-drug dealing and violent.

 

 

he gets a lot of agreement. But when I brought up similar things that were not, let's say a racial issue, in South Park, I was panned for those ideas.

 

Is it easier to say that is the problem when you are not that race and looking to tell another race what their problem is but when you look in the mirror, it is not South Park's fault but the parents.

 

Not trying to stir the pot but a cultural observation and honest question.

 

If you are planning some emotional racists reply, don't. Looking for a serious discussion of "do we hold other races to higher standards and like to point out problems in their world rather than to see the problems growing in ours."