Don Imus

So, if you haven't heard, he's made some racist remarks again. w00t.
Last year he called Rutgers Women's basketball team "Nappy Headed Hoes." They were runner-up to Tennessee in the NCAA Women's basketball tournament. IIRC.


This shirt properly expresses my outrage

This time, he asks the following two questions and makes a final statement: "Pacman Jones was arrested six times?" "What color is he?" and "That explains it." It's funny because the guy interviewing Imus quickly tries to change the subject to the fact that the African-American corner back of the Tennessee Titans has asked to be called by his real name "Adam Jones" from now on. Watch. It's fairly shocking.



I dunno. I'm kind of at the point where I feel like free speech is also the right to be a moronic racist. I'm not even sure if this is a bad thing. If he goes out there, makes a ridiculous comment, and he's universally chastised (at least publicly, but that's a different story) isn't that testament to some sort of progress? I mean, I know in a perfect world no one would ever say anything racist, but this is almost like something my old-ass grampa - bless his heart - would say and he too can't stop being racist because he's just too damn old and stupid - like he actually thinks that black people are inherently thievish because he says that all black people in elected office get caught stealing money. And I always just shake my head at him, and say something, but quickly give up because I realize there's no point.


Old people are so easily distracted

If as a country, we're shaking our collective ethical finger at Imus, then isn't that proof of how much we've grown as a country in terms of awareness and rejection of racism? I guess my point is, Imus could've gotten away with this crap thirty years ago.


O.K., maybe fifty years ago

I mean, it would be cool if there was no racism some day, but that's patently ridiculous and we all know judgements will always be made based on how we look. It's not even about race all the time. You know how some people just look sketchy? Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, point is, we'll always think they are until they prove otherwise.


You always think you've won until the blue shell rears its Persian blue head

I'm suddenly worried that this post is, in and of itself, racist. Then again, I think just by mentioning race at all, it was inevitable that I would wonder if it was racist. Hard thing to talk about without sounding like a freaked-out moron, especially if you're a Mexican. ;)