Nappy Headed Hoes and Don Imus
April 13, 2007
The reaction to Don Imus’ remarks about the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball Team is yet another classic example of the hypocrisy of black America.
Don Imus’ remarks were met with blanket criticism from prominent black leaders such as Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson and of late, Senator Barack Obama.
How silent however, are their voices when on a daily basis, black women and men, for entertainment (amusement even), are referred to as bitches, hoes, sluts, niggers and pimps.
It would be a great day when the same people who protested at the doors of NBC and CBS demanding Imus be fired would do the same at the doors of BET, MTV and other ‘Urban’ media outlets that on a daily basis glorify artistes who use the same derogatory words when referring to blacks.
Was Imus’ firing unjustified? Yes! Was he wrong for saying what he said? Yes! Most importantly, did he apologize? YES!
I wish the same energies could be used towards holding our present Commander in Chief accountable for the current MESS in the Middle East!
From my heart, to yours,
Akhenaton
