Imus Be an Idiot

Continuously America has become a huge place for apologies over comments that are considered by most to be racial. Although it's understandable that the media continues to exaggerate remarks made by celebrity status individuals, it's becoming ridiculous. There are occasions that they are well documented such as Michael Richards, the Seinfeld comic that belligerently called an african-american a "nigger" after becoming defensive to the heckler. When does someone exactly cross the line, and if we are so worried about comments of others, why don't we go out and publicly humiliate all of the people that throw out racial or slanderous comments about others?

One of the biggest arenas full of racism is comedy. I'm not talking about the Michael Richards incident, I'm talking about the simple routines that comedians go through to trash, caucasians, african-americans, asians, mexicans, fat people, short people, ugly people, mentally challenged people or anything else you can think of that would hurt someone's feelings.

Let's take for example the Los Angeles comedy club that Michael Richards pretty much ended his career. Ever since his outburst the club has banned any racial subject matter that would be offensive to others during any standup routines from any comedian no matter what their race. So why are the other comedians irritated at the ban? Well, it's said because it "infringes upon their creativity and freedom of expression"? Are you serious? Then why oh why is Don Imus any different from those individuals? He's a comedian, and even stated that the remarks that he made were meant to be funny. So who decides that what he said is any different than a comedian in a club. You can't play the, "Oh, well he's on a nationally televised show"! So what, you can watch cable and see comedy shows, you can watch a comic like Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and David Letterman plastered your homes with slanderous remarks and not have to make a public apology.

So the Rutgers Women's basketball team was called out on a radio show. Britney Spears although having issues, still is picked on nightly by everyone and everything that has ever heard her name. So should those people apologize for everything that they have said about her? I'm sure many of you will say, "Well, this is a totally different subject and the two aren't the same". How so, I mean has no one heard that old rhyme, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"?

"Come on Michael, these are young women that Imus publicly humiliated by calling them, "Nappy-headed hos" this is a racial matter. Really? As I recall there are caucasian women on this basketball team. I believe three if I'm not mistaken, there was no "n" word used, it's like a childish conflict you would here about in a middle school somewhere. "Mrs. Davis, that man called me a nappy-headed ho"! I mean give it a rest already, everyone needs to grow up a little here and not react to every little comment that is broadcast.

You want to go racial? Ok fine, let us talk a moment about Daman Wayans. I love his shows and he is extremely hilarious at times, but the same club that Michael Richards used the word "nigger" , Wayans spoke of other african-american entertainers calling them "niggers" and using the word by the owners count twenty times. Did anyone here about that around the country? Oh comeon a few people had to hear about it. Yes, there were, the ones that heard about it were at the show and that was about it. So, why wasn't there a public apology? Hmmmmmm, it sounds to me like we all are a little ignorant in this ongoing problem.
Obviously these are two different situations as Richards was trying to offend the heckler as maybe Wayans was using it as a buddy form, and too most african-americans that is the difference.

So, what irritates me is to hear african-americans that have a problem with this matter and say how, "Didn't you know the word nigger is a word that pronounces african-americans as slaves and for our families to have to bare that on a daily basis is unbearable". I say to those people, think about what you are saying. You are saying it is okay for you to use it, and not for others, no matter what race they are from. If the word is that horrible to you and to all african-americans then you shouldn't use it yourself and make it that it's only okay for you to use it. Again, I am not speaking of every african-american in the world, I'm talking about the Hippocrates. The ones that think they can say it and no one else can.

Why did this article turn to racism towards african-americans? Because that is what it's really about right? It's just another way for someone to complain that someone else is being racial or using racial remarks towards others. Surprisingly enough it always seems to be a "Cracker" or "Honky" or some "White Trash" kind of person that says it all the time. Amazingly enough you never hear about the african-american talking or having to apology for slanderous or racial remarks to others of a different race. This whole situation is annoying and it's getting tiresome so give it a rest.

Let's consider for a moment all the protesters and the accused in the Duke Lacrosse Players controversy on whether or not they raped the african-american girl that's a mother of two and a student. Why did she only single out all the caucasian players and not the african-american one. Whew, that's strange. Should those people have to publicly apologize to the players simply because they made derogatory statements towards the three accused. I doubt it, but why? Shouldn't the girl have to apologize to the players? Accusing all the white players, isn't that racist? Why does Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have to stick their noses in everyones business as well. Does this create more animosity?

How about the music and movie industry. I mean people are called everything you can think of in songs and films. So why don't the women ask for apologies from rappers that stereotype women as "bitches"? I could continue to throw out many examples, I could talk about the bud light superbowl commercial where a mexican comic is teaching a room full of immigrants about how to go about getting a bud light and how to also explain they don't know english if someone asks about their bud light. Blah blah blah, who cares.

However, if we are going to pick a select few then we should be turning our qualms towards that and make it a rule for everyone. No one can slander, no one can make racial remarks, definitely no one can use the word "nigger" whether they are black, white, or any other race. Yes, I know, I know, easier said than done, but if it's such a problem, then why?

Why can't we think of Don Imus as the man that gave six million dollars to a facility in Texas to help care for disabled veterans that are in the war? Probably because no one cares. Why can't we think of the good things that people do instead of magnetizing the bad? Because bad things sell, create more ratings, and it gets the buzz going. Sure his comments were distasteful and he was in the wrong for saying it. Shouldn't everyone have to do the same?

Well, I have to be going now. I have to prepare my apology to the world for writing this article.