Imus gets the Boot ...

**ayla** · 04-17-2007, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by rokid

Jonetta Rose Barras discusses the Imus controversy in today’s Washington Post Outlook section, “We’re Our Own Worst Imuses”. Ms. Barras is a black political commentator on the DC public radio station, WAMU.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041302054.html

Sharpton and others may have condemned rap artists. However, they haven’t gone after them with the vengeance that they showed against Imus. Perhaps, it’s because more than a few black organizations benefit from the money generated by the thug culture.

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Sharpton had numerous examples today on Oprah's town hall show that indicated he has in fact gone after with a vengeance numerous other black personalities but they don't get the media attention when blacks go after blacks.

Somehow that has a ring of truth to it. It does seem that blacks criticizing blacks doesn't have quite the "juice" as blacks criticizing whites. Wonder if this is more manipulation by those who own the media to keep us fighting each other so we don't go after the guys who REALLY make money with all this.

All the black panelists were not happy with snoop. One reported that snoop was actually going to have a cameo appearance on a muffet show but it was canceled before the final production. They felt helpless to combat him because he had become so acceptable to mainstream (blacks AND whites).

It ended with the question "What's next?"... the hip hoppers give their side of the story tomorrow on Oprah...

**SkyPilot** · 04-17-2007, 11:52 AM

When community leaders quit appearing on awards shows with gansta rappers, and congratulating them in public, their fight against degrading speech will gain a new level of legitimacy...

Bill Cosby began this discussion a few years ago, and many of these same leaders criticized him severely for "dissing" the culture.

Abandon the "hip-hop" and "gang" summits sponsored by these same leaders, and call it for what it is.

I remember how President Clinton was rebuked by this same community for calling out Sister Souljah...

Ironic, huh?

**ChemEng** · 04-17-2007, 11:56 AM

Another interesting addition from this mornings commute on Howard Stern that is somewhat relevant to this discussion and I thought a bit funny.

They were playing a clip from another radio show and the dj asked "who died and made Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton king?"

Almost in unison the answer was of course "Martin Luther King, Jr."

Funny how quickly we forget.

Also puts stark contrast with the garbage going on today. MLK was civil rights activist. Not sure what you would call Jackson/Sharpton short of localized terrorists or fearmongers...

Ok so maybe it wasnt so funny afterall.

**SkyPilot** · 04-17-2007, 12:26 PM

...how bout' extortionists and "shake down" artists.

**tsptalk** · 04-17-2007, 03:15 PM

Not to make light of either incident, but I'll bet Imus, Sharpton, and Jackson are breathing a sigh of relief that their saga has been moved off of the front page of the news for the first time in a week. But I may be I'm wrong. They may have enjoyed the spotlight?

**ChemEng** · 04-17-2007, 03:18 PM

I doubt Sharpton and Jackson are relieved... They revel in issues that are allowed to fester from lack of closure.

Now they have to move on.

(Although they may be glad that moving on from Imus from the prospective that the news will now move on from rehashing from both of their well documented histories of racial slurs.)

**qibovin** · 04-17-2007, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by tsptalk

Not to make light of either incident, but I'll bet Imus, Sharpton, and Jackson are breathing a sigh of relief that their saga has been moved off of the front page of the news for the first time in a week. But I may be I'm wrong. They may have enjoyed the spotlight?

I have not yet heard anyone in the news confirm that any of these guys were not involved in more recent events.