Comments on: “Thank You, Don Imus.” http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/ not another blog, v2.0 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:41:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Liz http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Liz Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:51:51 +0000 http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/#comment-40 Good quote. I totally agree. Congress was taking a vote yesterday on whether it would formally "apologize" to the african american community for slavery. Do you have any thoughts on the subject? Good quote. I totally agree.

Congress was taking a vote yesterday on whether it would formally “apologize” to the african american community for slavery. Do you have any thoughts on the subject?

]]> By: Eustace http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Eustace Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:09:19 +0000 http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/#comment-26 Here is a couple Jason Whitlock clips... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qpaM5bA7Z0 (Whitlock and Sharpton) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ZQXaXmCW4 (MSNBC) Here is a couple Jason Whitlock clips…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qpaM5bA7Z0
(Whitlock and Sharpton)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ZQXaXmCW4
(MSNBC)

]]> By: carey http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-23 carey Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:23:57 +0000 http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/#comment-23 Jason Whitlock is dead on. That whole article is very poignant, made me think more about this whole thing more than I have from watching the news and all that other press coverage combined. Jason Whitlock is dead on. That whole article is very poignant, made me think more about this whole thing more than I have from watching the news and all that other press coverage combined.

]]> By: Eustace http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Eustace Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:21:59 +0000 http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/#comment-22 Jason Whitlock will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show today. Jason Whitlock will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show today.

]]> By: Liz http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Liz Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:05:53 +0000 http://raewhitlock.com/2007/04/14/thank-you-don-imus/#comment-21 Thank you for sharing that article, Rae. I hadn't heard anything but outrage about the Imus thing, and while I think that what he said was truly atrocious, his views bigoted, and his (constant) slip(s)-o-the-tongue disgusting, the facts remains that (a) black society as a general rule refers to their own women as "hos" and "bitches" and whatever, and (b) we live in America, where free speech is allowed to occur. Do I think he should have been allowed to say what he did? Yes. Do I think he ought to have been fired for it? Perhaps (it was totally a PR move, anyway - did they stand to make more money by keeping him on or firing him?). Do I think he <em>should</em> have said what he did? Probably not. (But hey, I bet it earned a whole bunch of ratings, and despite what people are saying, I bet it won't be that difficult for him to find a new job.) I've never understood why black people (and this is, of course, very general, and does not apply to ALL black people) seem to want to embrace a cultural identity that is defined by drugs and murder. "Respect" is such an important part of this "black" identity, and yet it's demanded by use of fear, through gangs and guns. You see it in the movies (and likely real life, too) all the time - that studious black kid from the ghetto who comes from a poor family but aspires to go to an Ivy League school, studying hard, ignoring his friends and his "heritage," all the while being ridiculed by his peers giving up on his culture, "giving into the white man," or whatever. And it's ridiculous to me - what is so wrong with speaking proper English, being educated, and demanding respect for being an intelligent, hard-working, contributing member of society? Your color shouldn't matter. And yet, in these scenarios, it's not the "white people" holding a black person back - it's other black people. Thank you for sharing that article, Rae. I hadn’t heard anything but outrage about the Imus thing, and while I think that what he said was truly atrocious, his views bigoted, and his (constant) slip(s)-o-the-tongue disgusting, the facts remains that (a) black society as a general rule refers to their own women as “hos” and “bitches” and whatever, and (b) we live in America, where free speech is allowed to occur. Do I think he should have been allowed to say what he did? Yes. Do I think he ought to have been fired for it? Perhaps (it was totally a PR move, anyway – did they stand to make more money by keeping him on or firing him?). Do I think he should have said what he did? Probably not. (But hey, I bet it earned a whole bunch of ratings, and despite what people are saying, I bet it won’t be that difficult for him to find a new job.)

I’ve never understood why black people (and this is, of course, very general, and does not apply to ALL black people) seem to want to embrace a cultural identity that is defined by drugs and murder. “Respect” is such an important part of this “black” identity, and yet it’s demanded by use of fear, through gangs and guns. You see it in the movies (and likely real life, too) all the time – that studious black kid from the ghetto who comes from a poor family but aspires to go to an Ivy League school, studying hard, ignoring his friends and his “heritage,” all the while being ridiculed by his peers giving up on his culture, “giving into the white man,” or whatever. And it’s ridiculous to me – what is so wrong with speaking proper English, being educated, and demanding respect for being an intelligent, hard-working, contributing member of society? Your color shouldn’t matter. And yet, in these scenarios, it’s not the “white people” holding a black person back – it’s other black people.

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