One standard for African~American Rappers another for Imus

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.