>> Gel wrote: >> The only comparable situation would be if a black, nationally syndicated >> talk show host did the same thing to a white women's basketball team. >> Has this occurred? >> I raised this point before and received no response. >> > >Because the point is moot. Imus is an entertainer and so should be >compared against all other entertainers. Imus can be heard on the >radio as can many other entertainers. > >The double standard is Sharpton criticizing someone for an apologized >joke while overlooking the statements of others who not only haven't >apologized but stand by their statements.
Actually both Sharpton and Jackson have been taking the black community and record labels to task over their use of the same words in their videos and records. For instance this little news piece that never got beyond genre: http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6931 So where is the double standard again? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232671 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
