Don Imus calls women's basketball team "nappy headed hos"

[Logan13]

Don Imus calls women's basketball team "nappy headed hos"
04/06/07
NEW YORK (AP) - Radio host Don Imus apologized Friday for calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy headed hos" on his nationally syndicated program.
The National Association of Black Journalists demanded his immediate firing after the man known as "Imus in the Morning" put his foot deep in his mouth Wednesday. Imus questioned the players' looks, describing them as tattooed "rough girls." His producer compared the team—which has eight black members—to the NBA's Toronto Raptors.

Near the start of Friday's show, Imus said he wanted to "apologize for an insensitive and ill-conceived remark we made the other morning referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team."

"It was completely inappropriate, and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid, and we are sorry."

Gregory Lee, an NABJ officer and senior assistant sports editor at The Boston Globe, said the mea culpa did little to atone for the comments.

"You can apologize, but what does that mean when you have a history of making disparaging remarks about people?" Lee asked about the acid- tongued Imus. "This kind of behavior must be punished. I hope the company and sponsors he has take some sort of action ... to educate him."

NABJ President Bryan Monroe asked Thursday if Imus had "lost his mind" and called for the veteran radio host's dismissal.

Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGurk when the NCAA title game between Rutgers and Tennessee came up.

"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..."

"Some hardcore hos," said McGurk.

"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.

Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and one of the nation's best-known radio voices, is renowned for his caustic style and politically incorrect verbal broadsides. His show is syndicated to millions of listeners at more than 70 stations around the country.

WFAN-AM, the home of Imus' show, declined comment. At MSNBC, where the radio program is simulcast on television, officials offered Imus no support.

"'Imus in the Morning' is not a production of the cable network and is produced by WFAN Radio," said a statement from the network. "As Imus makes clear every day, his views are not those of MSNBC. We regret that his remarks were aired on MSNBC and apologize for these offensive comments."

In a joint statement, NCAA President Myles Brand and Rutgers President Richard McCormick condemned Imus' slur.

"The NCAA and Rutgers University are offended by the insults on MSNBC's Don Imus program toward the 10 young women on the Rutgers basketball team," their statement read. "It is unconscionable that anyone would use the airways to utter such disregard for the dignity of human beings who have accomplished much and deserve great credit."

[Vinlander]

There's nothing like mob justice. "This behavior must be punished." lol

[Logan13]

There's nothing like mob justice. "This behavior must be punished." lol

Yes, I posted this mostly to show how "certain groups" are calling for his resignation. Like MSNBC is gonna get rid of Imus to make some group happy. Hell, nothing makes them happy.

[RamyGras]

Well, that was kinda pushing it. Any race will be offended with ignorant remarks like that.

[Vinlander]

The NAACP and groups like it are "pressure groups;" representative of themselves more than an entire race. I don't think your average person listens to Imus, let alone would be offended by anything he said. The only people offended are those with gaggles of lawyers ready for a class-action lawsuit to make themselves rich. You won't see these guys on the streets doing any real good for their people.

[biglouie250]

no one listens to imus...... barely news worthy.

[Logan13]

Well, that was kinda pushing it. Any race will be offended with ignorant remarks like that.

Imus always makes over-the-top statements like this, it is just that most groups don't get bent out of shape about. Personally I think that he is a stroke.

[BgMc31]

Logan I notice you only post crap when you think minorities are getting bent out of shape, and shouldn't be. I notice you didn't post the article about a black coach saying disparaging remarks about Jews and homosexuals (http://www.news10.com/Global/story.asp?S=6295555). Blacks, whites and everyone else got bent out of shape. Your overt racists ideologies never cease to amaze me. Claiming nothing makes these "certain" groups happy. Please explain what you mean? Is it Jews that got upset about the black coach, is it Asians that got upset at Rosie O' Donnel, Italians protesting the Sopranos, or blacks getting upset at this, 'regular' whites complaining that illegals are taking all the jobs or that the white anglo saxon male is the most discrimated demographic in America (jsut like black do) or maybe Indians getting upset about mascots? I guess only 'real' Americans (whites) don't get upset unless you say something about America (white America that is) and Christianity and that's the way is should be?

[Vinlander]

Your link didn't work. Could you re-post?

[Carlos_E]

Your link didn't work. Could you re-post?

It works.

[STYLE74]

Imus is a fvckin idiot! That's all.

[Logan13]

Logan I notice you only post crap when you think minorities are getting bent out of shape, and shouldn't be. I notice you didn't post the article about a black coach saying disparaging remarks about Jews and homosexuals (http://www.news10.com/Global/story.asp?S=6295555). Blacks, whites and everyone else got bent out of shape. Your overt racists ideologies never cease to amaze me. Claiming nothing makes these "certain" groups happy. Please explain what you mean? Is it Jews that got upset about the black coach, is it Asians that got upset at Rosie O' Donnel, Italians protesting the Sopranos, or blacks getting upset at this, 'regular' whites complaining that illegals are taking all the jobs or that the white anglo saxon male is the most discrimated demographic in America (jsut like black do) or maybe Indians getting upset about mascots? I guess only 'real' Americans (whites) don't get upset unless you say something about America (white America that is) and Christianity and that's the way is should be?

BgMc31 I notice that you only post when you think that someone is speaking ill of minorities. Take your racism shit elsewhere, it has lost it's shock value on the population as a whole. Everyone is fair game, regardless of race or ethnicity, deal with it.

[Logan13]

Thank God for Al Sharpton...........
Sharpton, Critics Demand Imus Ouster

NEW YORK (AP) - Unimpressed by his on-air apology or corporate promises of a tighter leash, angry critics of nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus called Saturday for his dismissal over his racially charged comments about the mostly black Rutgers women's basketball team.

"I accept his apology, just as I want his bosses to accept his resignation," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. He promised to picket Imus' New York radio home, WFAN-AM, unless the veteran of nearly 40 years of anything-goes broadcasting is gone within a week.

Sharpton was not alone in his anger over Imus' description of the Rutgers' women as "nappy headed hos" during a Wednesday morning segment of his show, which airs for millions of listeners on more than 70 stations and the MSNBC television network.

On Friday, after Imus delivered an on-air apology, both WFAN and MSNBC condemned his remarks. WFAN issued a statement promising to "monitor the program's content" but Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame, was not publicly disciplined.

The National Association of Black Journalists, the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and a New York sports columnist joined the chorus against Imus.

"What he has said has deeply hurt too many people - black and white, male and female," said NABJ President Bryan Monroe. "His so-called apology comes two days after the fact, and it is too little, too late."

Angela Burt Murray, of Essence magazine, called on Imus' bosses to take a harder stance over his "unacceptable" remarks. "It needs to be made clear that this type of behavior is offensive and will not be tolerated without severe consequences," Murray said.

Columnist Filip Bondy of the Daily News, in a column headlined "Imus spews hate, should be fired," said the radio star "should be axed for one of the most despicable comments ever uttered on the air."

The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, lost the NCAA women's championship game Tuesday, and Imus was discussing the game with producer Bernard McGuirk.

"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..."

"Some hardcore hos," said McGuirk.

"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.

Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for WFAN's parent company CBS Radio, said Saturday there was no additional comment on the Imus situation.

Imus' success has often been a a result of his on-air barbs.

"That Imus is in trouble for being politically incorrect is certainly not new," said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. "He's lived his life in and out of trouble ... This is something CBS will be watching very carefully."

Recent controversies involving Imus focused on a member of his morning team, Sid Rosenberg, who was fired two years ago after a particularly vile crack about cancer-stricken singer Kylie Minogue. Before that, a racially tinged comment by Rosenberg about Venus and Serena Williams stirred another controversy.

The NABJ cited two other incidents in which Imus himself insulted two black journalists. Imus has called PBS' Gwen Ifill a "cleaning lady" and described William Rhoden of The New York Times as "a quota hire," the group said.

Sharpton said he was writing to the Federal Communications Commission about Imus' remarks.

"This is not some unemployed comic like Michael Richards," Sharpton said, referring to the "Seinfeld" actor who used the N-word and referred to lynching in a rant last year. "This is an established figure, allowed to use the airwaves for sexist and racist remarks."

[Carlos_E]

BgMc31 I notice that you only post when you think that someone is speaking ill of minorities. Take your racism shit elsewhere, it has lost it's shock value on the population as a whole. Everyone is fair game, regardless of race or ethnicity, deal with it.

You're calling BgMc31 racist?

[Logan13]

You're calling BgMc31 racist?

No, he alludes to the fact that others are. I have gotten 2 emails from him apologizing for inferring that I am racist. "Your a racist.........Oh sorry I was wrong." You know that you are a racist.....hey sorry that I mis-spoke before since you are obviously not a racist." Silly shit that has gotten more attention than it deserves. No race and no group is above be called out. There are 2 sides to equality............

[BgMc31]

No, he alludes to the fact that others are. I have gotten 2 emails from him apologizing for inferring that I am racist. "Your a racist.........Oh sorry I was wrong." You know that you are a racist.....hey sorry that I mis-spoke before since you are obviously not a racist." Silly shit that has gotten more attention than it deserves. No race and no group is above be called out. There are 2 sides to equality............

Now your are just lying Logan. I sent you one email in regards to Barrack Obama that was very enlightening. But since then you have continued to point fingers at "certain" groups. YOu need to take your racist shit elsewhere. It's funny how anyone who confronts you and your racists ideologies you get juvenile with your responses. They are always laced with idiotic rhetoric. You've done it to Tock and others. You're a joke. I will continue to go behind every racist post you post and comment. If you don't like it, SO WHAT!! Nothing you can do about it.

By the way, you still never answered my questions. If you are going to point fingers at "certain" groups, make sure you are 'fair-and-balanced' and point fingers at your own kind as well!

[Logan13]

Now your are just lying Logan. I sent you one email in regards to Barrack Obama that was very enlightening. But since then you have continued to point fingers at "certain" groups. YOu need to take your racist shit elsewhere. It's funny how anyone who confronts you and your racists ideologies you get juvenile with your responses. They are always laced with idiotic rhetoric. You've done it to Tock and others. You're a joke. I will continue to go behind every racist post you post and comment. If you don't like it, SO WHAT!! Nothing you can do about it.

By the way, you still never answered my questions. If you are going to point fingers at "certain" groups, make sure you are 'fair-and-balanced' and point fingers at your own kind as well!

Quit your whining. The only one with racist issues seems to be you, since you are always the one pointing a finger. My proof is your "your own kind" statement, which is very revealing as I doubt that you were referring to "human kind". I am sorry that you have not been able to succeed in such a prosperous country, and I am even more sorry that you think that this is because of "racism". Get over it, and yourself. It sounds as though you have some personal issues with race, and until you can look at a person w/o seeing their color, there is no help for you here.

[Logan13]

At least Imus manned-up. I do not recall Rosie taking responsibility for her "ching-ching" comments, does anyone want to guess why that is....?
Imus Takes His Lumps on Sharpton's Show
04/09/07
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Imus had a hot seat on the other side of the microphone Monday, appearing on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show and enduring more criticism for his offensive comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

Imus issued another apology for referring to members of the team as "nappy-headed hos." Sharpton called the comments "abominable" and "racist" and repeated his demand that Imus be fired.

"Our agenda is to be funny and sometimes we go too far. And this time we went way too far," Imus said on "The Al Sharpton Show."

Earlier Monday, on his own radio show, Imus called himself "a good person" who made a bad mistake.

"Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of everybody, because some people don't deserve it," he said on his show, which is nationally syndicated to millions of listeners. "And because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean that it has to be that way for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that."

He pointed to his involvement with the Imus Ranch, a working cattle ranch for children with cancer and blood disorders in New Mexico. Ten percent of the children who come to the ranch are black, he said.

"I'm not a white man who doesn't know any African-Americans," he said.

Imus said he hoped to meet the Rutgers players and their parents and coaches, and that he was grateful for the appearance on Sharpton's nationally syndicated show.

"It's not going to be easy, but I'm not looking for it to be easy," Imus said.

Meanwhile, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and about 50 people marched Monday outside Chicago's NBC tower to protest Imus' comments, and an NAACP official called for the broadcaster's ouster.

Imus made the now infamous remark during his show Wednesday.

The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, had lost the day before in the NCAA women's championship game. Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk about the game when the exchange began on "Imus in the Morning." The show is broadcast on more than 70 stations and MSNBC, which is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC cable unit.

"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ... ."

"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.

"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.

Imus apologized on the air Friday, but his mea culpa has not quieted the uproar.

James E. Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, demanded Sunday that Imus "resign or be terminated immediately."

Allison Gollust, a spokeswoman for MSNBC, said the network considers Imus' comments "***lorable" and was reviewing the matter.

Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for CBS Radio - Imus' employer and the owner of his New York radio home, WFAN-AM - said the company was "disappointed" in Imus' actions and characterized his comments as "completely inappropriate."

[BgMc31]

Quit your whining. The only one with racist issues seems to be you, since you are always the one pointing a finger. My proof is your "your own kind" statement, which is very revealing as I doubt that you were referring to "human kind". I am sorry that you have not been able to succeed in such a prosperous country, and I am even more sorry that you think that this is because of "racism". Get over it, and yourself. It sounds as though you have some personal issues with race, and until you can look at a person w/o seeing their color, there is no help for you here.

Actually I'm very, very successful. Much more successful than you would ever be (college grad, former professional football player, member of the semipro football hall of fame, successful powerlifter, top ranked amatuer strongman, VP of a successful marketing firm, live in a 500K house in Las Vegas, etc., etc.,). I have no personal issues with race (married to a white wife, with 3 children). It seems you are always blaming 'certain' groups for your failures and the failures of white America. You need to get over yourself as you are not as patriotic as you claim to be, but rather a racist who hides behind an internet tough guy persona. Whenever you feel the need to discuss thing in person if you ever feel the need to visit Vegas, PM me and I'll give you all my personal info and we can meet. Until then I will continue to confront you and your racist ideologies.

[Logan13]

Actually I'm very, very successful. Much more successful than you would ever be (college grad, former professional football player, member of the semipro football hall of fame, successful powerlifter, top ranked amatuer strongman, VP of a successful marketing firm, live in a 500K house in Las Vegas, etc., etc.,). I have no personal issues with race (married to a white wife, with 3 children). It seems you are always blaming 'certain' groups for your failures and the failures of white America. You need to get over yourself as you are not as patriotic as you claim to be, but rather a racist who hides behind an internet tough guy persona. Whenever you feel the need to discuss thing in person if you ever feel the need to visit Vegas, PM me and I'll give you all my personal info and we can meet. Until then I will continue to confront you and your racist ideologies.

Were you successful, you would not have to nor wish to state it. You have no idea who I am ..... I was just in LV in Feb, but if your ever in the midwest, let me know. As for racial issues, I am not the one that referred to "your kind", that was you. Seriously, the race card is played out, it has no effect any longer. Everyone is fair game, minority or not.

[BgMc31]

Were you successful, you would not have to nor wish to state it. You have no idea who I am ..... I was just in LV in Feb, but if your ever in the midwest, let me know. As for racial issues, I am not the one that referred to "your kind", that was you. Seriously, the race card is played out, it has no effect any longer. Everyone is fair game, minority or not.

I am proud of my success that is why I stated and I have reason to hide who I am (unlike you). And c'mon Logan the "your kind" reference is lame at best. In your first post in this thread you talked about "certain" groups. You only posts when blacks and other minorities get upset when people make idiotic remarks about them. Stating we should just deal with it. Sure everyone is fair game... if the game WAS fair. Ever take into consideration the ones that scream the loudest are the ones who are wronged the most often? I have no problem with you posting these articles, Logan, BUT since you consider yourself the most 'fair and balanced' indivdual on these forums, be fair and balanced in your criticisms, don't just point out liberals and minorities.

Oh yeah, I'm in Chicago at least once a week. Feel free to PM me and we'll get together and have a drink, my treat. I usually stay at the Omni. That is of course if you are not ashamed to be seen with one of the people's who are bringing down America! LOL!!!