tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post613089218686806682..comments2023-11-05T07:37:47.920-05:00Comments on The Assimilated Negro: People Are From Mars, Racists Are From VenusT.A.N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03386902584581113328noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-21302285327107505002007-04-15T12:29:00.000-04:002007-04-15T12:29:00.000-04:00Syndicated radio is crazy profitable- that's why t...Syndicated radio is crazy profitable- that's why they let him slide for a bizillion years. If there's a radio show that doesn't suck (other than maybe the pay radio stuff), I've never heard it. He got paid $10 million to be less squawky than morning zoo dudes. It's just a matter of sucking less on radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-79446122061694072802007-04-14T22:39:00.000-04:002007-04-14T22:39:00.000-04:00Black people, savor your victory. You may have won...Black people, savor your victory. You may have won this time, but rest assured -- this isn't the last you'll hear from me! This is only a minor skirmish in a much larger war.<BR/><BR/><I>A mere flesh wound!</I><BR/><BR/>Imus was a simple pawn in a much grander, more diabolical plan -- entirely expendable. I willingly sacrificed him. For every offensive, bigoted, radio host you run off, I have two more at the ready, prepared to to take their place. You've gained nothing. You and your kind struggle in vain.<BR/><BR/><I>I cannot die!</I><BR/><BR/>Resistance is futile; prepare to be [re]assimilated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-31440758620790230372007-04-13T18:34:00.000-04:002007-04-13T18:34:00.000-04:00To first commenter: No, we don't live in "Communi...To first commenter: No, we don't live in "Communist Russia." Imus's story is about capitalism. As TAN states, he was paid millions of dollars as long as there was an audience for his mean, bigoted provocations. When he made a comment that was stupid, offensive, and well-publicized enough to make enough people speak out in protest, the advertisers pulled out, and he was fired. That's not censorship; it's market forces at work.<BR/><BR/>The same is true for some hip-hop artists. As long as people (of all races) buy music laden with racist and sexist epithets, these artists will still have jobs. If I, as an individual, choose not to buy their music, they'll still probably get paid, but at least it won't be from my pocket.<BR/><BR/>That's why this episode, as well as the Michael Richards incident, provide an opportunity to reflect on whether our tastes in media and our own means of expressing ourselves reflect our values. If a person doesn't like hearing white folks using racist and sexist slang, perhaps it's time to realize that it is also offensive when black people use it. Sometimes it takes a reflection the Other to see ourselves more clearly. This also is not a matter of censorship, but of individuals being conscious of what message and values they wish to convey.Encantadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535842794922064871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-88583003189128252142007-04-13T14:48:00.000-04:002007-04-13T14:48:00.000-04:00heresa link to what you should have wroteheresa link to what you should have wroteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-45049350362047549112007-04-13T12:54:00.000-04:002007-04-13T12:54:00.000-04:00Let this one go, TAN, it's all right (alright?) --...Let this one go, TAN, it's all right (alright?) -- I still love 'ya, baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-83988480595779417502007-04-13T12:36:00.000-04:002007-04-13T12:36:00.000-04:00I'm going to repost this:I can't believe he got fi...I'm going to repost this:<BR/><BR/>I can't believe he got fired over this. What a load of shit. The same people who complain about the idiot republicans taking away our rights as americans are championing his firing and not seeing the hypocrisy in it. We have (had) freedom of speech in this country.<BR/>Nonetheless, why isn't sharpton apologising to the families of the Duke Lacrosse players?<BR/>Did anyone read snoop's defense of himself and how when he uses the word ho it's different than Imus using it? I believe he said he was referring to the lowest of the low black women who are "after a niggas money." Am I the only one amused by the stupidity of this entire ordeal? Has everyone become overtly sensitive to everything? Does no one else realize that this is not going to solve anything? Are we living in Soviet Russia?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this whole affair reeks of hypocrisy and conservative ideals. I can't believe anyone who considers themselves a writer or a liberal minded person would support Imus's firing. Its ridiculous. I just lost a lot of respect for TAN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com