April 15, 2007

Imus Flap: Much Ado about Nothing. And the Punishment does not fit the ‘Crime.’

What are those Rutgers University female basketball players at? Why are they so upset over Imus?  Don’t they know that Imus is a shock jock. That's what he does for a living, for Crissakes. He shocks people. He insults people. He uses slang; he uses the ‘N’ word, among others. That’s how he gets his ratings. It’s his bread and butter; his meat and drink.

Anyway there’s no reason for college athletes to feel insulted and hurt just because of what Imus said. Yes, it was stupid, yes, it was unfeeling.  Yes, he called them ‘nappy headed ho’s’ but so what. Why should a group of college very good female athletes care one way or another what some shock jock says about them. Each one of those girls are worth a billion Imus's. Same goes for Limbaugh , Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity or anyone else putting out that scummy stuff they do.

Those players out to get back to playing ball and stop acting like so many victims. Nobody is forcing them to listen to Imus.

And give Don Imus his job back; just require him maybe to offer a warning or sorts at the beginning of his radio show.

And Rutgers athletes, stop with the victimism. Victimization does nobody any good.

And by the way, shutting up someone you don’t happen to like doesn’t do a whole lot for free speech either.

Shouldn’t free speech be protected?
 

Posted  8:30 PM  PST

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