Don Imus Has Really Been Working on That Racial Sensitivity Thing

does this make pacman some sort of “sympathetic” figure now?

No. It just makes Don Imus even more of buffoon who represents all that is wrong and evil in this world.

phew. i liked pac just the way he was. and maybe this will be the final nail in the coffin of imus’ career. one can hope

This story is nothing more than someone scrutinizing every word Imus sais and trying to spin it into a racial incident.

This is a non story.

Wait a sec, please explain to me how this ISN’T a “racial incident”? What was the point of asking what race Adam Jones is?

it was clearly imus pushing the envelope again with regards to race, i agree with mottram. why bother asking if it wasn’t? and after his previous track record, imus should know everything he says would be scrutinized to the highest level, and it should be. unless he is either a) stupid or b) has a career death wish, why even go anywhere near the topic?

Are we more tired about hearing from Don Imus or about Pacman Jones?

It’s obvious that there is some anymosity with Imus and those of African American desent. Unfortunately, he didn’t use any derogitory terms, so although everyone will make a huge deal of this alledged bigotry he’ll probably get away with this with the freedom of speech act as protection. Hopefully , he just realize that he’s not funny and quit making stupid statements like these.

Imus should stay away from sports. He isn’t building a good history.

Imus doesn’t bother me…I heard his remarks and good and bad. But what bothers me are the so-called respected journalists who appears on his show, Brokaw, writers from Newsweek, the late Tim Russert, Harold Ford Jr and so on. If most people agree that this man is tasteless and vulgar why do these so-called journalist appears on his program at least once a week? I’m not knocking Imus, that his gig and I can live with that.

Jones is a criminal. Imus is an idiot. So what is it that is news here?

Wow… I didn’t even realize that Pacman had joined the Rutgers Women’s basketball team!

Just what did the great I-Man say that was so wrong?….Here comes the PC crowd again; they couldn’t keep Imus down before, so they’re going to try, try again.
Go visit this man of ‘questionable character’ at his ranch for kids with cancer; he’s broadcasting from there now.

As for Harold Ford, Jr., talk about ‘questionable character’…Imus made him a national figure; in his hour of need, Ford showed what a coward he is by bailing….With friends like that, ya know….

Keep on keeping on, Mr. Imus!!!!

Seriously? So in essence, you’re saying Adam Jones’ race was at the core of this incident?

Oh….jeez….AGAIN?! This keeps proving my point that EVERYONE is an idiot.

obviously it wasn’t a racist statement because white people don’t get arrested six times right? and mark chmura was just trying to show his babysitter the difference between a tight end and a wide receiver

Imus has spent a CAREER trying to be a shock jock, why should we all spend minutes debating something so insignificant.Racial comment aside, the responsibility on the articles posted should be more focused on SPORTS rather than “guess what so-and-so said”; no offense but it’s pointless givin the fact noone is going to do anything about it other than complain right?

Here we go again. Good thing they’re both idiots.

I have never been a fan of Imus, but I think people jumped the gun on this one a little bit. Give the guy six months, I’m sure he’ll do something a little more stupid than this. Maybe Imus was upset because he was doing a piece on “Caucasian” thugs in the NBA, NFL, and NBA!

Wow, an OLD white guy is racist. Knock me over with a feather, who saw that coming?

Why is he still on the air again??

Chris Henry, Tank Johnson, Adam Jones, T.O., Randy Moss, Michael Vick, Chad Johnson, Odell Thurman, Ricky Williams…just a sampling of players who have caused the NFL headaches legally or otherwise in the past couple of years. None of them are white. Imus is a jerk, but if his intent is to say that there is a problem with the black NFL athlete and their ability to handle their role, he’s right.

I used to listen to Imus a lot and gained a sense about him that he was smart and got to the essence of issues with irreverent but intelligent insight. He had numerous bigwigs who obviously saw the same qualities in him. He had regular guests on his show from the who’s who list. This recent penchant for saying clearly ignorant and shallow things just doesn’t jibe with the Imus I got used to. I guess his credibility has now left the building.

What did Howard Stern say about him?? Imus is a no talent jackass, but big deal, Imus never got arrested.. PACMAN DID.

@23 — Did you actually just lump T.O. and Chad Johnson in with those other guys? Are we confusing pain in the neck with criminal or what?

With the last incident and now this insinuation that all/only black people commit crimes, I’m surprised Imus is even allowed to explain the situation. Is there any limitation to spreading hate?

Damn! This should be interesting to see where this goes for Imus.

Imus is an idiot

every race and class of people has a few dumba$$e$ thatignorant folk can point to and say they’re all like that. just ask the bush administration, senator larry craig or that congressman from florida who sent inapprpiate textes or the senator in new york or all the catholic priest. should we say no shocker there that they are all white. can we put all white people in that catergory. no nor should we want to because that would be stereotyping which is what imus did. get it now

who cares

mmcdan13: you’re an ignorant fool. I’m embarrassed to have your comment at the bottom of something I wrote. This not a black vs. white issue. Every player who gets in trouble has a different set of circumstances that should be considered on a case-by-case basis. Saying someone gets in trouble because they are black is just blatant racism. Furthermore, making a blanket statement such as “the black NFL athlete” doesn’t know how to handle his role is just wrong. Sure, a handful of black athletes have had troubles, but the overwhelming majority of black players have never had any issues whatsoever.

Don Imus, next time just call Pacman a “nappy headed ho” as well. Al Sharpton might have a coronary on CNN, and the soap opera will go on.

I mean, isn’t there a slight difference between the Rutger’s women’s team and Pac-Man, maybe????

Well, there you go…….now you know!

the first step is admitting the problem.

i see imus as a civil leader, like martin luther king. he’s trying to make us all equal and part of that means committing crimes on an equal basis.

listen to imus and stop committing so much crime.

Among men, blacks (28.5%) are about six times more likely than whites (4.4%)
to be admitted to prison during their life. Among women, 3.6% of blacks and
0.5% of whites will enter prison at least once. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Based on current rates of incarceration, an estimated 7.9% of black males
compared to 0.7% of white males will enter State of Federal prison by the
time they are age 20 and 21.4% of black males versus 1.4% of white males will
be incarcerated by age 30. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Some have noted that more black men are in prison in America than are in
college. (The Black and White of Justice, Freedom Magazine, Volume 128)

mottram,
it’s not racial insensitivity if it’s true.

you should stop enabling a large portion of the population to commit crimes just because of race.

Mr. Mottram, with all due respect, I’m not sure it’s mmcdan13 who is the ignorant one. Clearly, there is a problem not only in the NFL, but in society as a whole. Approximately 41 percent of the adult correctional population were black in 2006. One in every nine black men between the ages of 25 and 29 were incarcerated in 2006. You can argue whether that means young black males are more likely to commit crimes or that they are unfairly persecuted. But simply pointing out the fact that there is a problem is not ignorance. What is ignorant is to ignore the problem.

That being said, Don Imus is a jackass.

references:
http://annotatedlife.blogspot.com/2007/09/us-prison-population-at-all-time-high.html
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/prisons.htm

Imus sees the sports headlines flash across his computer screen this morning just like everyone else and sees these headlines from the NFL: Jevon Kearse (drunk driving), Marshawn Lynch (hit and run), Ahmad Bradshaw (probation violation), Dwayne Jarett (DWI), Mike Anderson (suspended for the year). Maybe he should base his comments on fact next time.

You can use statistics all day long, but you cant say a person’s color determines why they were arrested six times. Anyone looking at the issues would question the person’s judgement, not their color.

Imus came back on air on thin ice and just brought enough heat on himself to sink through. Pacman is a fool with bad judgement, but to try and take a swipe al ALL BLACK PEOPLE because of some statistics in a book or use Pacman as an example of your everyday Black person is just crap.

What Imus said was bigoted. His statements clearly and specifically addressed Pacman’s race, not Pac…er…Adam Jones’ judgement. THAT is where Imus went wrong (again). If he called Pacman a fool, we wouldn’t have this conversation.

GordonGekko — You’re certainly right about the part of this discussion that points out that black males are disproportionately imprisoned in the United States. For anyone to think that’s what Imus was trying to say would be giving someone with his track record a little too much credit. And to the point someone made about a cancer ranch, approximately how much do I have to spend on charity to be given license to use slurs against people of other races, orientations, etc.? Is there a certain buy-in?

can’t he say what ever he wants now?

 the problem with Imus statement is, hespoke the truth! how many white players have you read about in the last few years, getting DUI’s, shooting up strip clubs,fighting outside of bars, also you notice the black woman from ESPN radio that made the statements bout Hitler has quickly went away….what’s wrong with this picture? seems like blacks can make racist statements and nothing is done about it, but let a white person make an off colored statement and they(blacks) want him fired and run out of town!

 IBRKQBS on 24 Jun 2008 05:02
First of all I don’t want anyone to think that I am coming to the rescue of either, Pac-Man jones or Don Imus. To tell you the truth we probably would be better off without either one of them in the news. However one of them has allready proved through his antics off the the field that he is a complete idiot and the other is so obtuse to believe we think that he"s not prejudice on his actions and his beliefs. Look I really don’t care what Don Imus says I think we all know that he is a complete idiot, but I am sick and tired of people prolonging the belief that the reason we have crime in the United States is because of the african american culture. The reason we have crime in this country is because it has taken so long for us as Americans to realize the real reason is because some of as adults have put the chore of raising our children of the future on things like T.V. and the public schooling system, not to mention the fact that it has taken so many years for us as a country to realize that we all are considerd equal and that crime is a unified thing that certain people committ because of who they are and not what color they where born. When it comes right down to it, whatever audience Don Imus is reaching out there on the public airwaves. Needs to take a step back and as they put there child in front of the T.V. to watch the next episode of seasame street grab a seat right along side them and maybe they can both learn something together even if it’s 30 years to late.

For anyone to think that’s what Imus was trying to say would be giving someone with his track record a little too much credit

Wait a sec, please explain to me how this ISN’T a “racial incident”? What was the point of asking what race Adam Jones is?

So Chris and Chris- you’re both so confident you knew exactly what Imus was thinking when he asked what color Pacman was?

You’d both make terrible reporters. The difference between a reporter and a blogger: reporters write unbisased articles based on fact. Bloggers just like to repeat a snippet of an event and twist it into a biased opion. It turns out, most sports writers are just irresponsible bloggers….and funny how you both work for TSN.

If you people want to crucify Don Imus for asking what color Pacam Man Jones is, save it…and go pester rappers who spit out more racial crap on one album than Imus does in an entire career. Yeah— the NAACP doesn’t say a peep about how rappers treat women, but Dom Imus— oh..yeah— let’s go after him for one or two comments.

The only people this comment causes a stir for is hypocrites who want to hang on every word a white publlic figure says just to try and discredit them.

Hold up, lumping TO & Chad Johnson in with players like Tank Johnson, Ricky Williams, Odell Thurman and Pac…err Adam Jones is wrong. Just because a player is outspoken and mouthy does NOT make him a criminal.
What Imus said is just a reflection of what many old white men (which Imus is) think, a black man with money is a portent of trouble and a criminal.
And there have been plenty of white athletes that have gotten DUI’s and the like, the pub just never seems to be as heavy.

Judging by certain reactions here on this topic, it would seem that there are still people who cannot step over a curb that’s half of an inch high. I truly believe that Imus’ remarks were intended to be tongue in cheek, but with the reaction from his previous comments, he will be under the microscope with amazing scrutiny. I am not defending his words, but one has to go through the years of him being on the air and have to wonder— what other statements has he made that have gone unnoticed? I don’t listen to him, so I don’t even know what his voice sounds like, let alone know anything about him. Pacman, on the other hand is a small grouping of what is negative about the NFL. Period. There are a handful of these characters in a league that has perhaps 2,000 pros? Correct my number if it’s incorrect, but it seems that there are many pro football players flying under the radar with their good behavior.
Lastly, I am a firm believer in free speech. It needs to be in place. If Imus wants to spill filth on the airwaves to listeners who find him interesting— he has the right— until sponsors and those who finance his show deem that it may be unwise to link their products to him. In other words, you many not believe in what some one says, but I will not stand in the way to censor them. I would rather have it out in the open so we as thinking beings can discuss, disect, and debate the issue. Then we all might learn something, and be enlightened.

Don Imus is a spineless fool and has been a political Moron for 30+ years now.That being said,I have to laugh that in today’s 21st Century America if you are Black and make racial or racist comments,you’re branded an Activist or Spokesperson,but Heaven forbid if you’re White,you’re a racist,bigot,Hate filled and ready for banishment from the Human Race.It’s time to get it together in this Country and hold EVERY person to the same standards Regardless of their race or color!!!

  I think every word he says is now being over scrutinized and analyzed. I for one have no problem with what he said. In poor taste maybe, but I’m not overly concerned with his comments. If Pac-Man wasn’t so busy over the years from registering himself as a certified knucklehead, we wouldn’t even have this discussion.

  I think every word he says is now being over scrutinized and analyzed. I for one have no problem with what he said. In poor taste maybe, but I’m not overly concerned with his comments. If Pac-Man wasn’t so busy over the years from registering himself as a certified knucklehead, we wouldn’t even have this discussion.

Anyone that makes this out to be some sort of major story is a buffoon. Many times (myself included) people have had things come out of their mouth a different way than what they meant. Come on Chris, I thought you were above this…

Don Imus is an old white racist idiot and I’m amazed that he’s still on air. And to all you people defending him and saying that black people all have problems go talk to any African-American you see and you’ll find that they’re great people that happen to have a different skin color than you. Let’s stop all this racism and find out about the true African-American. If we gave them all the opportunities white people in the suburbs get, there wouldn’t be these crime rate differences between races. Put white people in the hood and you’ll get the same amount of criminals. I’m white by the way.

Imus who? yawn. We can talk about Pacman, Adam,whatever, when mini-camp starts. I just glad he left Tennessee so I don’t have watch him rip my Jags twice a year.

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It really is sad that such an upstanding citizen as PacMan Jones has to be a "victim" of Don Imus.  

Dom Imus has fought for black people his whole life…. bY CALLING ANYBODY NAPPY HEADED HO’S IS ALL I HEAR LISTENING TO ANY RAP ALBUM OUT THERE..Rappers call white people crackers—pinkies—whities..all the time in song and NOBODY calls them out.. This dude asks what color someone is and he needs to be fired? Al sharpton and jesse need to be fired..O-YEA they don’t really have jobs do they..They sponge off black people,live in mansions and fight for the poor peoples civil rights?  Blacks are probally the most racist people on the planet,yet if your white you have to treat them like an indangered species!!! Man I hope this white_guilt this media has created dies soon.. If blacks can say it,then whitie you can say it!!!!

For all the people spouting statistics about the disproportionate amount of african american people in jail… have you ever taken poverty into account? Now I know that NFL players are not poverty stricken but if you are going throw a whole bunch of statistics at us that do not relate to NFL players should you not have to think critically about them as well? People who have nothing and no way out of their situation will be driven to do what they have to do. I used to live in a town with few african americans. Was crime present? You bet it was and it is almost always committed by people who are poor and have no education, regardless of skin color. With that said not all poor people are criminals. Some poor people are the most generous people you will ever meet. In any demographic you will find all types of people.
60% of kids who bring guns to school also smoke marijuana. Does marijuana cause guns in schools or do guns make kids smoke marijuana? If you cannot see that neither is true you should never use statistics to prove a point.

Free speech is dead.

I don’t give a squat about Pacman Jones.

Imus has a right to be a moron. I believe he does hate black people. But Louis Farakkahn and Obama’s pastor, Reverend Wright, hates white people, and they are not punished for spreading "hate.’ Hate is "OK" as long as black people are the one’s "hating," I guess.

When Obama is elected, you will be arrested for having bad thoughts, and the Obama Brown Shirts will know when you’re thinking them, and put you in a labor camp for years.

What have we done with this country called "America" that the WWII generation made for us?(answer: we, the Baby Boomers, have destroyed it. America won’t have to worry about "illegal immigrants" in another generation, because nobody is going to want to come here anyway). 

Of course he is african american, why did he even have to ask???

Anyone else think Tony Kornheiser needs to get rid of that comb over?
http://www.tonycutyourhair.com.

Apparently I’m not the only one.

Its so sad that people are so upset about what Don Imus said, it just shows what a nation of cry babies and victims we have become.  They are words, WORDS and it bothers you so much that the man should lose his job?  I dont hear any cries for black comediens to stop moching white people, nor should I, they are words, I dont hear anyone saying that the fact that these 2 "reverends" that run around with cameras to every story where a black person is the victim but ignore a story where a white person is the victim of racism ie: the Duke lacross team.  People, get over yourselves and your "hurt feelings" they are just words….find something meaningful to worry about.

Stop exploiting the race issue, you should be ashamed.  As a filipina I see people constantly making slanty eyes and other such comments on Asian.  I think it is abhorrent and degrading but you love to stir this stuff up.  Please stop at once!

This article was written June 23, 2008. Time for a page update TSN.

"It just makes Don Imus even more of buffoon who represents all that is wrong and evil in this world."

Imus isn’t evil. Hitler was evil. It’s not evil to be afraid of people different than you, just ignorant. It is evil to act on your hatred, like Hitler did. Last I heard, in spite of our ever increasing government controls and influence, people were free to say what they want and feel what they want, no matter how archaic. That being said, how does this guy still have a job?

I think comparing Imus to evil doesn’t really do ‘evil’ justice. He’s just an old man stuck in his sad, old ways.

"Anyone else think Tony Kornheiser needs to get rid of that comb over?

http://www.tonycutyourhair.com.
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Apparently I’m not the only one."

Actually, i wish the combover would get rid of Kornholer.

For all the people spouting statistics about the disproportionate
amount of african american people in jail… have you ever taken
poverty into account? Now I know that NFL players are not poverty
stricken but if you are going throw a whole bunch of statistics at us
that do not relate to NFL players should you not have to think
critically about them as well? People who have nothing and no way out
of their situation will be driven to do what they have to do. I used to
live in a town with few african americans. Was crime present? You bet
it was and it is almost always committed by people who are poor and
have no education, regardless of skin color. With that said not all
poor people are criminals. Some poor people are the most generous
people you will ever meet. In any demographic you will find all types
of people.

Let’s stop all this racism and find out about the true
African-American. If we gave them all the opportunities white people in
the suburbs get, there wouldn’t be these crime rate differences between
races. Put white people in the hood and you’ll get the same amount of
criminals. I’m white by the way.

Who said that about Jones? Imus?
There you go.

TIGER speaks on his addiction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJSNZf8uRc

Good column, but, with all due respect…

Don Imus is not now NOR has he ever been a ‘disc jockey’…he’s a fat-cat racist pig with too much airtime and too little integrity.

ro40c: I am black and I agree with your post to some extent. It is the best argument because I share the sentiments that if Dave Chappelle can tell a joke about white people, y cant Jon Daly tell one about black people? However Don Imus crosses the line when it comes to racial tolerance. His statement was not a joke. This idiot implied that Jones did the stupid stuff because he was black. Im black, 23, and have never been arrested. By the way, Jones is a complete idiot as well.

And for you morons that are saying that only black athletes are bad, might you be reminded of Ryan Leaf, Ben Roethlisberger, and Mark McGuire just to name a few. Pete Rose was not black. What color was Mark Chmura. Crime statistics are not a matter of race. White athletes commit crimes just like blacks do, its just not pushed in the media like the crimes of black athletes.

myeagles, enlighten us on all the white athletes crimes. Tell us of all of the white athletes shooting people, or killing them by running over them after beeping your horn, rather than braking. Tell us about all the white athletes that pulled guns on their teammates in the locker room. Tell us about all the white athletes that were arrested for drug trafficking. I really want to know all these stories. I especially want to hear about all the white athletes that hosted dog fighting rings at their homes.

Don Imus is useless. Always has been. He is also a victim of our racist society that is constantly looking for high profile white men to tear down. I hate Imus, always have, but he has the same rights as the so called Reverend Wright, or Farakhan. Grow up and get the chip off your shoulder.

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Cmottman.. stop playing the race card.  we know that Imus is old,  ugly and uncouth.  That said,  let’s old sleeping dogs lie.   what’s the point?  

Imus blows boat people.