Imus canned by MSNBC

[radiotony]

Well, dare I say this, a lot of rappers ARE singing about whores -
prostitutes on the street, escorts, and whatever.
If you buy into the theory that rappers are artists who are reflecting
society, or what is goin' on down in da street, well den dere might be some
legit to dis [dialect added for effect].
Now, one could make the argument that this is free speech or that this isn't
a healthy thing to be having on the air. I personally agree with the latter.
It is one thing to make a joke.
It is another thing for a guy like Imus who has done this over and over and
over and over again ... 

Best, 
Tony Schinella


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[mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
Roger Kirk
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:45 PM
To: Donna Halper
Cc: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
Subject: Re: Imus canned by MSNBC

Donna Halper wrote:
> The issue is about calling young women athletes whores, even in a joke.  
But, somehow it IS acceptable for black artists to record and radio/TV 
stations to play Rap/Hip-Hop music and videos visually and verbally 
extolling the virtues/shortcomings of "hos" ?