Don Imus: A True American Hero

Anyone in possession of working eyes and ears has certainly been exposed to the recent incident involving radio personality, Don Imus. His comments in regards to the women's Rutger's basketball team led to a week long string of protests from various civil rights and women's groups, catapulting the incident to headline status and sparking numerous debates over what action would be best to take. In the end, Imus was out of a job and public activism added a win to its long record of innumerable losses. Good prevailed over evil, and society has now taken a huge step forward, right? Unfortunately, this situation has managed to expose the undeniable fact that evolution is real and racism is now proof that over time, certain things can mutate into new forms.

The new form of racism is not outright and clearly displayed like its first generation ancestor; instead it is subtle and much harder to sniff out. Closet racism has managed to weasel its way into the minds and the voices of millions of people, many of which who are in a position to share those candy-coated, rancid-cored sentiments with the nation. But don't be fooled, there is nothing sweet or innocent about racist ideals that are "technically" not racist. Don Imus has been berated, ridiculed and figuratively beaten-although there is always the chance of a literal beating-however, what is most unfortunate about this whole situation is how eager the media was to use, "nappy-headed hos", knowing they could seem morally righteous by opposing the hurtful slur.