IMUS . . . be missing something???
Posted by James MacDonald on April 12, 2007 05:45 PM | Comments (3)Imus be missing something because while racial prejudice is wicked and cruel in any form, the comments were more sexist than they were racial so why aren't all sexist comments an outrage . . .
Imus be missing something because . . .
Imus be missing something because I don't normally expect sensitivity from shock jocks in their various poses of perversity so why is anyone surprised and why, if we agree it's bad, is that form of broadcasting allowed anywhere by anyone . . .
Imus be missing something because while I feel sad for the female basketball players at Rutgers, aren't they aware that rap and hip hop music says those things and others 10 times worse and is on the radio constantly. . .
Imus be missing something because if I really wanted my listeners to know how offensive I think racial slurs are I would interview and promote people who stand for the opposite not constantly play on the corners of total distain for people who look different than me . . .
Imus be missing something because it appears that money, and not kindness to others, is the motive behind all the CBS posturing or they would fire the offender on the spot . . .
Imus be missing something because if the offender was really sorry, he would renounce that vulgar kind of humor in all the forms he uses it and talk about how long he has been wrong rather than about this particular incident.
IMUS be missing something!
Comments
Posted by: Cornelius | April 13, 2007 05:50 PM
This isn't a victory for African-Americans or these young ladies; rather, this is clearly about money and power. Rap/Hip Hop have done far more damage to women and the African-American community than this sad, dysfunctional radio show would ever do. The only reason that MSNBC or CBS pulled the plug on his show is because no one on a national stage would market a commercial product on his show after his actions. Simply put, no sponsors, no show.
Please alert me when there is a real moral issue that is relevant in the news when money isn't the motivating factor for change. Clearly, money rules their world; not was right or what is in the best interests of their listeners and viewers.
What's missing? A pulse.
Posted by: Don McCoy | April 13, 2007 08:39 PM
It is not about the slander against the women of the basketball team but rather a stage for Sharpton and the other so called African American leaders to get the spotlight. You don't see these people appologizing for the Rap artists lyrics or how some of their "equals" treat there own brothers and sisters.
Posted by: Amy | April 14, 2007 11:24 AM
The most important thing for us, as Christians, to focus on is what the Bible says about all of this: crude racial and gender-based comments are ungodly; but, so is sex outside of the covenant of marriage, blasphemy, unwholesome talk, coveting, and various other sins the current culture promotes and even celebrates.
My main concern with this event is how it may fuel and even lend credence to the current push for "hate crime" legislation in America. Among other things, such legislation is intended to silence even honest and loving discussion of the need to repent and turn from particular types of immoral behavior (e.g., homosexuality), or even the biblical role of women in the church. And, once you outlaw expression of certain fundamental beliefs, it's not a huge step to outlawing expression of them all.
Brothers and sisters, we need to be obedient to the Great Commission, calling people to repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, no matter WHAT, but . . . there is particularly no excuse for not doing it while we are still able to do it freely. We may be looking back not too long from now on this time and wonder why we weren't more persistent in sharing our faith with those who are perishing while we're still free to do so.