Comments on: Ignorant, Idiotic Imus http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Anonymous Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:05:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-451 Is anyone as bothered by the "Rent a Negro" webpage ad under the "Tips on coping with Black People" heading on this site as they seem to be about the moronic humor of Don Imus? How about Chris Rock's "Bring the Pain" and other humor that disparages African Americans? And do we need to get to hip hop, gangsta (c)rap et. al.? Something stinks here.......... must be all these nice little piles of rationalized bullshit! Charles Barkley wasn't a role model and neither is Imus. I think Clarence Thomas would call this a "high tech lynching" and then go rent a porno tape of course. There's a real problem eating away at this democracy that doesn't have anything to do with the blabberings of stupid "show-biz" types, wanna-be media pundits and knee-jerk opportunists.<br/>Of course you're all so smart and insightful I'm sure you already know what it is.<br/><br/>Code-Kraker Is anyone as bothered by the “Rent a Negro” webpage ad under the “Tips on coping with Black People” heading on this site as they seem to be about the moronic humor of Don Imus? How about Chris Rock’s “Bring the Pain” and other humor that disparages African Americans? And do we need to get to hip hop, gangsta (c)rap et. al.? Something stinks here………. must be all these nice little piles of rationalized bullshit! Charles Barkley wasn’t a role model and neither is Imus. I think Clarence Thomas would call this a “high tech lynching” and then go rent a porno tape of course. There’s a real problem eating away at this democracy that doesn’t have anything to do with the blabberings of stupid “show-biz” types, wanna-be media pundits and knee-jerk opportunists.
Of course you’re all so smart and insightful I’m sure you already know what it is.

Code-Kraker

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Anonymous Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:53:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-450 I personally think that African Americans, women and anyone concerned about Imus's comment. Should BOYCOTT ANY PRODUCTS These advertisers have. Perhaps that will wake them up and allow them a whiff of reality!<br/><br/>Arne I personally think that African Americans, women and anyone concerned about Imus’s comment. Should BOYCOTT ANY PRODUCTS These advertisers have. Perhaps that will wake them up and allow them a whiff of reality!

Arne

]]> By: dougk http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-447 dougk Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:11:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-447 Jill,<br/><br/>You said it all on the second line of your piece..."Don Imus, veteran shock jock" As my Irish granny used to say, "What can you expct from a pig, but a grunt!" Jill,

You said it all on the second line of your piece…”Don Imus, veteran shock jock” As my Irish granny used to say, “What can you expct from a pig, but a grunt!”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Anonymous Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:01:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-446 I'm baffled: <br/> <br/><i>Appearing on Sharpton's show, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Michigan Democrat and chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, also raised the issue of chauvinism. <br/><br/><b>"I mean, who says 'hos' publicly?"</b> she asked.</i> <br/><br/>Now thats a real toughie.... I’m baffled:

Appearing on Sharpton’s show, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Michigan Democrat and chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, also raised the issue of chauvinism.

“I mean, who says ‘hos’ publicly?” she asked.

Now thats a real toughie….

]]> By: rikyrah http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-445 rikyrah Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:24:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-445 <i>The bottom line is that for blacks, there is no spectrum of racism. Something isn't a little racist or kinda racist or very racist. It's all just racist. </i><br/><br/>You nailed it, and White folks don't seem to want to grasp this not-so-small point. <br/><br/>I find it interesting that, going deeper, we saw a pattern of comments of Imus.<br/><br/>Yet, guess who was never included in his series of insults....guess what group? Yeah, I'll go there. <br/><br/>He knows who he feels he can insult without impunity. The bottom line is that for blacks, there is no spectrum of racism. Something isn’t a little racist or kinda racist or very racist. It’s all just racist.

You nailed it, and White folks don’t seem to want to grasp this not-so-small point.

I find it interesting that, going deeper, we saw a pattern of comments of Imus.

Yet, guess who was never included in his series of insults….guess what group? Yeah, I’ll go there.

He knows who he feels he can insult without impunity.

]]> By: plez... http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-443 plez... Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-443 i blogged about this earlier on <a HREF="http://pajoyner.blogspot.com/2007/04/don-imus-to-visit-with-al-sharpton.html" REL="nofollow">plezWorld</a> and it now appears that don imus has been given a 2 week vacation for this whole episode to die down. <br/><br/>i don't care about the Al Sharpton SHow, I want Don Imus to sit down in front of the Rutgers University womens basketball team and their parents, and offer an apology and a heartfelt explanation for his evil deeds. <br/><br/>AND i want to be a FATHER in the room when imus explains why he felt it was ok to refer to my daughter as a "nappy-headed ho" ... and i pity the fool who dares to try to pry my fingers from around his crawny neck! i blogged about this earlier on plezWorld and it now appears that don imus has been given a 2 week vacation for this whole episode to die down.

i don’t care about the Al Sharpton SHow, I want Don Imus to sit down in front of the Rutgers University womens basketball team and their parents, and offer an apology and a heartfelt explanation for his evil deeds.

AND i want to be a FATHER in the room when imus explains why he felt it was ok to refer to my daughter as a “nappy-headed ho” … and i pity the fool who dares to try to pry my fingers from around his crawny neck!

]]> By: Lester http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Lester Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:58:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-442 Inter-group critique (jackson and sharpton calling imus out) is always easier than intra-group critique (jackson and the cbc). Inter-group critique (jackson and sharpton calling imus out) is always easier than intra-group critique (jackson and the cbc).

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Anonymous Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:49:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-441 It's starting, Natalie. Check it out, last line, really:<br/>http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/9/13235/33433 It’s starting, Natalie. Check it out, last line, really:
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/9/13235/33433

]]> By: natalie http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-440 natalie Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:37:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-440 I'll just be curious to hear if the blogosphere pressures Democratic candidates to stay off Imus' show, as they've done with the Fox debates. I’ll just be curious to hear if the blogosphere pressures Democratic candidates to stay off Imus’ show, as they’ve done with the Fox debates.

]]> By: dnA http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2007/04/ignorant-idiotic-imus/comment-page-1/#comment-439 dnA Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:27:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=274#comment-439 "Let's not go into how the popularity of "I Love New York" and the negative hyper-sexualizing stereotypes it promulgates about black women, especially those of working class or poor origins." <br/><br/>That's interesting. I found the show offensive for its hypersexual stereotypes of black men, (especially since two of the contestants are brothers, how creepy is that.) Unlike Flava of Love, most of the people on the show are men, so the audience is, for the most part, internalizing their behavior rather than hers.<br/><br/>Did you read about the Rainbow/PUSH protests? Jesse's reaction to Imus is made even more absurd by his reaction to the CBC/Fox debates. “Let’s not go into how the popularity of “I Love New York” and the negative hyper-sexualizing stereotypes it promulgates about black women, especially those of working class or poor origins.”

That’s interesting. I found the show offensive for its hypersexual stereotypes of black men, (especially since two of the contestants are brothers, how creepy is that.) Unlike Flava of Love, most of the people on the show are men, so the audience is, for the most part, internalizing their behavior rather than hers.

Did you read about the Rainbow/PUSH protests? Jesse’s reaction to Imus is made even more absurd by his reaction to the CBC/Fox debates.

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