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This situation is getting ridiculous to the point that makes me wonder if anyone in the media can see the hypocrisy.
GM pulls out their sponsorship because of Imus’ words.
Wonder if GM will pull out of sponsoring Warner Music Group? Who just so happens to have ‘artists’ as Lil Kim, Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker, Nappy Roots, and of course George Carlin. Thank God, George Carlin has never said anything offensive. (WARNING – I purposely did not link any of these groups as their lyrics are HIGHLY OFFENSIVE AND OBSCENE. So be warned if you decide to Google them).
I’m not defending Imus. In fact, there is a part of me that wonders how he ever got a job in the first place. On the other hand, I’m still amazed at the backlash against one man alongside the utter blindness to an entire industry that has done so much worse than just a careless, heartless phrase – namely BET and MTV. Those are two stations who are bankrolling their entire stations on the exact stereotypes that Rutgers and everyone else is fighting against. Why aren’t Jay-Z, Snoop Dog, and Eminem being dragged out into the public square? Why aren’t we picketing BET and MTV or Motown?
I’m guessing that Imus will get fired at the end of all of this. Rutgers will be happy. NAACP will be happy. CBS and MSNBC will be happy.
I personally will be disgusted. Not because I like Imus. But because it will show the depravity of us all – it truly is about the love of money and image above all else.
[tags]Don Imus, Bruce Gordon, NAACP, CBS, GM, Warner Music Group, BET, MTV[/tags]
7 responses so far ↓
1 Mike R. // Apr 11, 2007 at 4:34 pm
All the while guys like Bill Cosby get shunned and ridiculed for taking the “hip-hop” culture to task.
2 ray // Apr 12, 2007 at 8:19 am
Oh … it gets worse than this: many in the black community do not support either Sharpton or Jackson – just like many in the Islamic community do not support al-qaeda or militant Sharia law. But, the masses have been silenced by ‘PC’ speak – and the threat of firings, and public humiliation.
I feel a rant coming on.
Check out what happened at the end of the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1930 – that brough the rise of militant Nazism. See, now that is here, many can not even recognize it. History is about to repeat itself on a grander, larger scale.
They will attempt to come for us next. And they will try to come! The agenda is to co-oped all those who have even a slight opinion against them. Shout them down. Look at Rosie – she still has a job. Because she speaks the real vile heart of the left (not liberal – beyond that – but a leftist agenda). Why not remove her – fine her – suspend her? She gets away with speech murder everyday. How about Sean Penn, or any other number of the hate America first crowd? They get a pass.
Dennis Miller said it best last night. This is the last gasp of old hippiedom trying to shout down the opposition, like the Bolsevicks of old, storm the building and control the masses.
Lets ignore them. That gets them even madder. Lets be about kingdom work inspite of this insanity, but speak up for balance and maturity. At the same time we cannot for the sake of our children, allow our culture to be taken over be these screaming memeis.
Sharpton, who? Who cares.
Oh, BTW, bigger news last night was LA WINS, LA WINS! Go Dodgers.
3 kris // Apr 12, 2007 at 11:22 am
i can’t think of anything to add but a … sigh ….. what a messed up world ….
4 wayne // Apr 12, 2007 at 12:48 pm
The masses reject the winning of LA.
5 adwire guy // Apr 15, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Imus is a mere pawn in a much larger issue – the vacuum of real social leadership by corporate America. This madness would stop suddenly, and quietly, if enough corporate executives would simply say NO to Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton and their shakedowns. It has happened, very quietly and successfully – why more don’t do it, I don’t know. The reason for the double standards? One side pays and the other doesen’t. It’s all about the money first, and the ultra, ultra, ultra left second.
6 adwire guy // Apr 15, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Required watching for all. This goes far beyond Democrat or Republican.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24942_Evan_Sayet_at_the_Heritage_Foundation&only
7 clay // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:20 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=boyd/070416&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1
very interesting read.
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