Don Imus was fired today by CBS, a day after being fired by MSNBC. Why, you ask? Well, April 4th, as all of you in the US probably know, radio host Don Imus made a 2 second remark. An attempt at a joke, gone bad. He called a bunch of less than good looking girls (Rutgers women’s basketball team) “nappy-headed hos”. After observing a news clip of them losing the NCAA women’s championship. He made the remark based on how rough they looked on the court compared to the better looks of their opponents. Four days later, somebody caught wind of that comment and a media crucifixion began.

Of course, who of all people decided to champion the cause of these poor girls? Why the race-baiting and anti-semetic Rev. Al Sharpton. Yes, Al “bloodsucking Jews” Sharpton, the same man that also was so confident that the Duke rape case was an open and shut one. The same Al Sharpton, who stood behind poor Tawana Brawley when she was raped by six men, some of which were police officers….oh wait, that event was made up as well. Yes, Al sure has a way of picking worthwhile causes……but I digress.

So, Sharpton decided that he must once again become the beacon of the black community and pursue this evil, reprehensible, white devil that is Don Imus. God forbid he uses the “N” word. No, not the one that Michael Richards screamed over and over in that infamous set at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles a few months back. No, the other “N” word that the non-black community can no longer use: Nappy. There I said it, I’ll probably burn in hell for that.

Hang with me for a moment on this. You see, if you go to amazon.com and search for the word nappy you’ll find quite a few entries of books, songs, etc., that make use of the word. Even Halle Berry is gearing herself up to star in a movie entitled “Nappily Ever After”. Mind you though, what we’re all being told by Imus-gate is that this is an incredibly offensive term that, if uttered aloud, should be greeted with and countered by taking away a person’s livelihood.

There is also another angle to this story. That’s right, rap music. A genre built on discussion about nappy-headed hos, bitches, niggas, etc. Of course, you never hear Sharpton calling for the record companies that employ these rappers to summarily cut their ties to said rappers. Why is that? Honestly, I’d love an answer to that one.

You see, call me crazy, but before you can call a crotchety old man to the mat about an off-the-cuff remark meant in jest, I’d think you’d first want to look right in your own back yard for a little accountability. It’s like a drug dealer telling somebody that dealing drugs is bad. Right Snoop? See, Snoop Dogg is upset about this whole thing too. He says that his lyrics aren’t even comparable to Imus’ comments because ‘we’re talking about ho’s that’s in the ‘hood that ain’t doing shit’. Right, sorry Snoop, I missed that disclaimer on your albums. Good to know that you’re such an upstanding guy. Keep fighting the good fight. That’s probably what that weapons/drug charge (not his first, by the way) is all about, eh?

Even Whoopi Goldberg has jumped on the bandwagon that currently is dragging Imus behind it. She thinks this whole thing is a horrible event, yet she seems to take offense when asked why she’s not defending Imus’ joke as she did Ted Danson. If you forgot, Ted Danson donned black-face and presented her with a tray of watermelon at a tribute to her. Something, she said, the media blew way out of proportion. Yeah, I guess when it’s a friend of yours, racially insensitive comments and actions are ok. Similar to when white guys say, “it’s ok, I have black friends”. Ah, I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning.

All in all, it boils down to one thing. The hypocrisy of some people who seem to want a double standard in what people can or cannot say. Jesse Jackson (another who’s been vocal about this) can refer to New York City as ‘Himietown’ during his 1984 presidential campaign, but he better not catch you saying nappy headed hos or it’s your ass. Comedian Patrice Oneal called Imus’ comments ‘hilarious’. You can see Oneal’s interview on the matter in two parts: part one & part two.

Refreshing, considering that according to the media, all of America is outraged at Imus’ comments. However, due to the phenomenon called ‘white guilt’ nobody seems to care about the people out there who are more outraged at the media blitz of the whole thing, than the actual comments themselves.

Somewhere, I think Martin Luther King Jr. is just scratching his head wondering how in the hell Al and Jesse weaseled their way into his shoes, and how all his hard work has been reduced to something like this.

In closing, I’ll leave you with these thoughts from Jason Whitlock (I beg you to read his article):
We have more important issues to deal with than Imus. If we are unwilling to clean up the filth and disrespect we heap on each other, nothing will change with our condition. You can fire every Don Imus in the country, and our incarceration rate, fatherless-child rate, illiteracy rate and murder rate will still continue to skyrocket.

As always…..

~Enjoy