Imus
Ok, I'm back from my Easter vacation in Scotland. I'll finish up my reports from Spain and then do one up for Scotland (I'll put up picture too...) but first, a quick note from the Don Imus uproar.
Honestly, I was away when this whole thing went down and now I'm catching up via ESPN reports and reports from other news sources. There was, however, one thing that caught my eye, and I'll get to that in a second.
First of all, I don't give a shit about Don Imus. They can fire his ass or keep him in a job and neither would matter one lick to me. I should also say that what he said was impossibly stupid. How you can work in that industry and think it's ok to call any black people "nappy headed" anythings is beyond me.
Still... perhaps a person's history should be explored before they're condemned and their life is effectively ruined.
I mean, Kramer knew what he was doing and there's no excuse for that. It seems to me, though, that Imus was just trying to be funny (something he rarely succeeds at, by the way) and majorly fucked up. So, the usual suspects are calling for his firing, saying his apologies aren't enough, etc.
Now to the thing that bothered me. It comes from this ESPN report, about halfway down the article. Al Sharpton is quoted as saying:
"This is not about whether you're a good man. What you said was racist."
Of course it's not about what you're really like at your core - you said bad wods. Does that not speak volumes about what Sharpton's all about? I'm not a religious person, as you all know too well, but isn't there a maxim that says "hate the sin, love the sinner" or something like that? Wouldn't a reverend know something like this? A person can be redeemed, right? Well apparently not. Even if you're a good person (no wait, this doesn't even figure into the equation), you're an untouchable leper if you utter the wrong words - regardless of your motivation. Treat the symptom, not the disease. Actually, kill the carrier whether or not they actually have the disease. That's the ticket.
Typical of the far left, methinks. When it comes to policy, only motivation matters and never the actual results. However, when it comes to words, the letter matters more than the spirit/motivation.
The PC gods need another sacrifice.
At least it's Don Imus and not someone important.
Honestly, I was away when this whole thing went down and now I'm catching up via ESPN reports and reports from other news sources. There was, however, one thing that caught my eye, and I'll get to that in a second.
First of all, I don't give a shit about Don Imus. They can fire his ass or keep him in a job and neither would matter one lick to me. I should also say that what he said was impossibly stupid. How you can work in that industry and think it's ok to call any black people "nappy headed" anythings is beyond me.
Still... perhaps a person's history should be explored before they're condemned and their life is effectively ruined.
I mean, Kramer knew what he was doing and there's no excuse for that. It seems to me, though, that Imus was just trying to be funny (something he rarely succeeds at, by the way) and majorly fucked up. So, the usual suspects are calling for his firing, saying his apologies aren't enough, etc.
Now to the thing that bothered me. It comes from this ESPN report, about halfway down the article. Al Sharpton is quoted as saying:
"This is not about whether you're a good man. What you said was racist."
Of course it's not about what you're really like at your core - you said bad wods. Does that not speak volumes about what Sharpton's all about? I'm not a religious person, as you all know too well, but isn't there a maxim that says "hate the sin, love the sinner" or something like that? Wouldn't a reverend know something like this? A person can be redeemed, right? Well apparently not. Even if you're a good person (no wait, this doesn't even figure into the equation), you're an untouchable leper if you utter the wrong words - regardless of your motivation. Treat the symptom, not the disease. Actually, kill the carrier whether or not they actually have the disease. That's the ticket.
Typical of the far left, methinks. When it comes to policy, only motivation matters and never the actual results. However, when it comes to words, the letter matters more than the spirit/motivation.
The PC gods need another sacrifice.
At least it's Don Imus and not someone important.
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