Don Imus's banishment from the public airwaves also deprives him of a critical platform to raise money for the sprawling Imus Ranch, where children with cancer and other illnesses get a taste of the cowboy life.
Before he was fired last week for calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos," Imus pointed to the northern New Mexico ranch to make his case that he is "a good person who said a bad thing."
With Imus out of a job, some wonder whether the pipeline to charity money will eventually dry up.
Certainly Imus' was wrong to refer to the Rutgers University women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos", but I can only wonder if there would have been the same sense of outrage if Imus was African-American instead of Caucasian? After all African-American rappers use derogatory language in their 'songs' and not a peep is heard. It's time for the double standard of some people being allowed to use offensive language and others being crucified for it to end.
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NBC Fires Imus for Bad Joke But Will They Cancel Royal Caribbean Ads because of Threat Aimed at Sexual Assault Victim Who Testified before Congress
NBC News dropped Don Imus yesterday, canceling his talk show on its MSNBC cable news channel a week after Mr. Imus made a racially disparaging remark about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/business/media/12dismiss.html?ref=sports
By BILL CARTER and LOUISE STORYPublished: April 12, 2007We agree that the comment made by Imus was atrocious and unacceptable. If NBC has the balls to fire Imus, then they should also refuse to run advertising from media or record companies that make a profit from the sale of degrading comedy and music albums and CD's. Will NBC refuse to run ads for "Girls Gone Wild" which is Immensely more degrading? They should also refuse to run advertising for the Cruise Lines who actually do harm to people.
This is based in part on evidence submitted during the hearing entitled: "Crimes Against Americans on Cruise Ships," held by the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/Testimony.aspx?TID=599
They tried to prevent a sexual assault victim from testifying before Congress and were a party to a threat made against her. http://safecruise.blogspot.com/2007/03/speaking-with-enemy-royal-caribbean.html http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicsasusual/2007/03/nightmare_on_th.html
There have been no convictions of sexual predators on cruise ships for the last four decades. http://safecruise.blogspot.com/2007/04/perfect-recor-not-one-single-conviction.html
They have understated the number of sexual assaults. http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/147483.html
Their crewmembers work under sweatshop conditions. http://www.waronwant.org/?lid=2900 Safe Cruise: Florida Today Exposes Carnival "Sweat Ships": The Under Belly of the Cruise Ship Industry
Corporate fees paid to Liberia by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines helped finance the armies of Charles Taylor, one of the worst war criminals in history. http://safecruise.blogspot.com/2006/04/did-royal-caribbean-and-celebrity.html
Please listen to the compelling interview on public radio with Laurie Dishman. She is a sexual assault victim who testified on 3/27/07 during the hearing entitled: "Crimes Against Americans on Cruise Ships," held by the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
http://www.capradio.org/programs/insight/default.aspx?showid=3136&programid=
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines RCCL were so desperate that they tried to bar her from testifying and also agreed that they would like to "nail this woman and her support group the www.internationalcruisevictims.org "
See the series of RCCL emails at the end of her written testimony at
http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/Testimony.aspx?TID=599
This is an important human-interest story that would be a helpful investigative report. We are also contacting Chris Hansen of "To catch a Predator" and Mira Sorvino to get involved. Ms. Sorvino is in a unique position to get the Cruise Lines to cooperate in prosecuting sexual predators. She is the godmother of Carnival's "Liberty" Cruise Ship and a spokesperson for www.rainn.org
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization
I agree there has to be more talk about how some rappers use language but I don't think there's any basis for even hinting Imus should be excused.
He's a grown man who made a huge and hurtful mistake and should face the consequences for it.
As for his charity donations, they aren't indulgences. They don't buy him the right to a lower standars then the rest of us face in our behaviour in the workplace.
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