NEXT.....

While I don’t agree with the ignorant statement that cost Imus his job, I've never like his juvenile sense of offensive humor, so I've seldom heard his brainless comments.
However....

This is the United States of America, and we have the freedom to show just how ignorant, bigoted, or misogynistic we are, if we desire. We also have the freedom not to listen to that crap, but be aware; it still invades our society and pollutes the innocent minds of the young, as well as older "citizens" who are ignorant, gullible, and misinformed. Some people choose to pollute themselves with this trash.

The times when I did listen to his garbage, I turned it off. I've never been forced to listen or agree with his obviously sick mind. The drug and alcohol abuse have taken their toll. He is street garbage insulting women in pursuit of an admirable career, why would anyone listen to his mean-spirited and negative oriented views?

I'm glad he said it, and I'm glad the advertisers were outraged enough to pull their ads, which ultimately led to his firing. One less asshole on the airwaves.

The bad thing is that he will most likely profit from this controversy, much more than if we'd just ignored this hurtful comment. Controversy is almost always profitable.

One other point I would like to make; this whole episode also demonstrates the racism, and lack of Christian values (forgiveness) of the Reverends Sharpton and Jackson. Reverse racism is STILL racism. There are many, many more prominient entertainers and newspeople that have been using the same kind of degrading language against women for years, and yet they ignore them. This group of people include other neo-conservative news people, rap artists, religous leaders, talk radio hosts, politicians, comedians, etc, etc, etc.

I urge you to keep letting them speak. I also urge advertisers and corporations that support these individuals to let us know what they support and what offends them. I will continue to support the products and people with ideology I accept, and ignore those that disgust me.

There are many more Imus' to deal with as well. Here are just a few examples:

(Please notice the list is purposely racist. A sad fact is that racism against your own race is still acceptable in our society.)

Limbaugh: “The government's been taking care of [young blacks] their whole lives”
Boortz: Rep. McKinney “looks like a ghetto slut”
Boortz: Islam is a “deadly virus” and “we're going to wait far too long to develop a vaccine to find a way to fight this”
CNN's Beck to first-ever Muslim congressman: “[W]hat I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies' ”
Carlson: “[G]rouchy feminists with mustaches” control the Democratic Party

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