Imus canned by MSNBC

[Dan Billings]

It is the racial angle that comes with the "nappy haired" remarked that 
pushed this over the top.  If he had just called the team a bunch of ho's, 
this controversy would not have been as big.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
To: "Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>; "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@gmail.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Imus canned by MSNBC
>Umm, Stevie never said he was a nappy headed ho'... he said he recalled his 
>childhood as a nappy headed BOY.  The issue was not about the hair-- a 
>wonderful children's book by Carolivia Herron discusses a little black 
>child who is made fun of because her hair is so different from everyone 
>else's in the class. The issue is about calling young women athletes 
>whores, even in a joke.
>