I think you're wrong about the consequences of this but I've already spent way too much time on the topic. And you're using words like dishonorable and dishonest so... feels like you about to break out in another monomania. Just because you make a numbered list though, doesn't mean that you have covered all the possibilities.
Tipper Gore came across as a very sheltered white women who didn't have a clue, and that was to me, another white woman of the same generation (I think). The Rutgers team on the other hand may actually have succeeded in putting the denigration of women on the social agenda. One thing Jesse Jackson *may* be good for is shaming Snoop Dogg. We'll see. Even if it doesn't happen, I still think that now being able to fix the whole problem doesn't mean you can't address parts of it. That being said, a local news story says that the Imus ranch may be in trouble because of all this. This charity gives sick kids a stay in the country and is as far as I can tell a Good Thing. Those of you who feel he was hard done by can always express your support by making a donation. It's been around a long time so I am sure it's a 501c(3), meaning that this should even be tax deductible. Google around for a name and the specifics. The ranch is in Riberia, which may help filter out all the news agency stories about recent events. Over and out. >> Dana wrote: >> Are you saying that either of these events is a bad thing? >> > >I'm saying that, as predicted, those attacking Imus are actually >moving backwards their cause if, for no other reason, because it's so >horribly hypocritical and dishonorable. > >A decade ago Tipper Gore took on rap music for it's denigration of >women and, really, nobody seemed to care. Now, due to a botched joke >that was apologized for, we're supposed to be outraged? What's >changed? > >On MTV Snoop Dog showed up with women on dog collars, not to mention >the lyrics of his music, and yet now he's making commercials for GM >and nobody (but Tipper Gore and a few others) seemed to care. > >So the message is from advertisers is this: > >(1.) If you're white and jokingly denigrate women and apologize we'll >pull our support. >(2.) If you're black and seriously denigrate women we'll toss money at you. > >Sounds like we've all got to get a lot more serious about our racism >and misogyny if we want Sharpton and advertiser support. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232564 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
