Wednesday, April 11, 2007
In the Case You Missed It (Rutgers)
by Ken Houghton
Two press releases in my inbox last night, one from the President of the University, the other from one of the leaders of our local (Newark) campus.
If the people at WFAN/CBS/MSNBC are hoping this is going to go away two weeks from now, I expect they are wrong. But, as I noted below, they're only in it for the money anyway.
Meanwhile, catch Jemele Hill's column at ESPN, which concludes
The General puts the faces to the 'nappy-headed hos'.
Two press releases in my inbox last night, one from the President of the University, the other from one of the leaders of our local (Newark) campus.
If the people at WFAN/CBS/MSNBC are hoping this is going to go away two weeks from now, I expect they are wrong. But, as I noted below, they're only in it for the money anyway.
Meanwhile, catch Jemele Hill's column at ESPN, which concludes
But none of this has anything to do with Imus, whose apology I can't accept or take seriously. Imus has become a Hall of Fame broadcaster using race-baiting, offensive tactics. He is routinely offensive to people of color and women, and if he needs to lose his job to understand that there is no place for that, so be it.
As a society, there are times when we need to stand together against indecency and cruelty.
Labels: college basketball, Imus, Rutgers
