Don Imus

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by saden1

I take it you've never been called "nigger" out of the blues or had someone tell you "f*ck you, get me a white person." I can go on and on. Shit adds up after a while you know. Emotionally, not everyone is like you. No one should have to put up with that sort of thing.

Yup. I would agree that being the constant target of rascist comments would inevitably anger me to the point of striking back in kind. At some point, regardless of the adage, words do hurt and can cause true anguish.

But that is not what's at work here. Here, hateful comments were made and immediately and universally condemned.

If, when someone called you "nigger" other whites rallied to you and told the ass who said it to f--- off, would that "add up"? If, when someone said, "get me a white person", the nearest white person then said: "Shut the f--- up, he's the best we have. It's him or nobody, and frankly if you choose nobody, we'll be good with that. Have a nice day." would that "add up"?

Doesn't the universal condemnation of the comments say something about a change in the culture of america? Yes, racism exists (it likely always will to some degree) but we do not condone it and, if you try and condone it in a public forum, you will be subject to public scorn.