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NAPPY HEADED HOS  

Should Don Imus be fired for calling the members of a girls b-ball team nappy headed hos? No. But he should be fired for all the other moronic statements he's made, most of which are incoherent mumblings.

Well, Don Imus has done it. The mumbling fool has once again proven, completely unwittingly of course, that there are just some things that you cannot say without drawing the ire of so-called leaders of a particular group (any group) unless you are a member of that group.

A Post-ABC News poll showed a narrow margin among Americans over the Imus firing. Among black women, however, 70 percent said Imus should have lost his show. Cora Daniels responds to Imus and others comment.

Last week, Don Imus referred to the Rutgers University women's basketball team, which had lost the national championship game the day before, as "nappy-headed hos." Yesterday in the continuing saga, MSNBC announced that it has canceled Imus' show.

Imus apologizes for "Nappy-Headed Hos" comment. Will he be fired anyway?

On Tuesday, Don Imus, in a poor man attempt at "shock jocking", referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" while broadcasting his awful show "Imus In The Morning."

Just because a white person has no word like "nappy head" that he can call another of his own race- that a black man can't- doesn't mean a person should be punished for a badly done satire.

We knew he could not stay off the air forever.

Since when does getting insulted make one a hero? The Rutgers Basketball team became 'heroes', and Coach Vivian Stringer is still angry about it. I give her some free advice, as well of the rest of the world, for how to deal with matter like this.

As war rages across the seas and domestic problems increase, one has to wonder why this six-letter word has gained such national attention.

In the wake of Don Imus' bigoted comments about the black Rutgers basketball team players, comedian D.L. Hughley adds insult to injury.

This article is examination of how those who do not want to confront racism are attempting to absolve Don Imus by obfuscation the issues through shooting the messengers and claiming that rappers made him do it.

A look at reader responses to articles about God, religion and Christianity. Do you downgrade simply because you disagree? Why members of AC should uphold a higher standard.

America's gathering place for sports seems to fit better on MTV than ESPN. Where have you gone Lee Leonard, Bill Patrick and Tim Brando? Stuart Scott and his station should turn his lonely eye to you.

Large majorities of the U.S. adult public find the use of certain terms to be offensive.

Don Imus is not imitating the dominant collective consciousness of Hip Hop Culture; Hip Hop culture is imitating the collective consciousness of the white oppressor that is symbolic in Don Imus.

Her unbelievable professional and strong understanding of partnership in their marriage is a clear testimony to the role women ought to play in any relationship. That is, balancing between motherhood, wife and profession.

With the recent events surrounding the Don Imus incident firmly in mind, it does dredge up a question, but not whether or not hip hop is art or hate, but what are the origins of this characteristic black indifference anyway?

Don Imus, shock jock from WFAN-AM/New York has had the spotlight for far too long. It's time for media outlets and the public at-large to see him for what he really is.

Another take on the Imus controversy, in defense of Imus.

Reverend Al Sharpton had another slip of the tongue about the Mormon religion.

This article talks about how Imus"s sexist and racial remarks have had an effect on hip hop and that it may be time for hip hop to change its image.

Don Imus is contesting his dismissal by CBS and suing the company for $120 million in unpaid salary and damages from CBS.

Imus and attorney, Martin Garbus contend that his first amendment rights were violated

Sometimes, it is very easy for me to see how people can become impatient with the world around them. A look at the state of our society can be depressing, and its no wonder that some folks just snap on a Monday afternoon and shoot up a college campus.

Don Imus made statements that had many people offended and some shocked. How could he be so inflammatory and how on earth could he make such flagrantly racially incensing statements? Did it really matter?

For 27 years Don Imus hosted the "Imus in the Morning" show only to see it taken away by comments that not only offended the Rutgers Women's basketball team put the american public as a whole. Why?

Shock jock Don Imus has finally been fired by both CBS and MSNBC for his on-air idiocy, and good riddance to him. But such behavior will continue to be with us for at least generations, and may very well remain a permanent fixture in our culture.

Oprah's 2-part town hall discussion on what the African American community should do now about its own use of the "racial/sexist" (take your pick)language that got Don Imus canned didn't really bring important issues to the forefront.

African Americans deserve a better spokesman than Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson.

Does this philosophy espoused by this coach really add up?

On April 4, 2007, another radio host crosses the line with extremely offensive remarks. Don Imus of the radio show Imus in the Morning blatantly makes a racist statement about the Rutgers University Women's Basketball Team.

Music executives are trying to find a way to improve the genre without stifling creative expression.

Imus has once again drawn fire down upon his remarks

Silencing dissonant voices helps no one.

I cannot tell you how hard it is to agree with the Reverend Al Sharpton. It would be much easier for me not to have him as the one out in front of a threatened picketing of Don Imus's radio show home, WFAN-AM studios in New York, but we'll play the cards we're dealt.

How does one defend Free Speech when people say such stupid things?

When did Americans decide it was enjoyable to humiliate others?

Reverse racism is reaching for a delayed climax, and frankly, we should've seen it coming but we still don't.

Russell Simmon, co-founder of Def-Jam Records and Chairman of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, rejects comparsion of Don Imus' remarks to Hip Hop music.

The Secretary of State bashes shock jock Don Imus, others follow.

A look at why Don Imus should be praised for his remarks that have sparked nationwide debates over the issue of racism and moral guidelines.

17 year old Kiri Davis produced a documentary looking at the long term effects of internalized racism and the effects it has on young African-American girls. So how does this documentary relate to me and Don Imus???

CBS has formally fired shock jock Don Imus over the racist and sexist slurs about the Rutger's women's basketball team. There seem to be no regrets.

One man's opinion on Don Imus' Slip of the Tongue.

NBC News announced they will drop the "Imus in the Morning" radio show. I agree and he should be fired from CBS also.

Imus was fired from his morning show after much public pressure and advertiser pull-outs.

Don Imus has once again brought the media spotlight to race relations in America, but hopefully a small group of students in a small Georgia town can bring hope to the bitter divide existing between whites and blacks in America.

Discussion of Imus' apology, and the response to it.

Don Imus's apology comes too little, too late for some. Reverend Al Sharpton and many others are calling for his resignation.