What the hell???? If I'm mr. jones, I'm filing a lawsuit against Imus. Mr. Jones clearly said that the only people that can call him pac-man are members of his family! grrrr!!
Don Imus does it again http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/23/imus-adam-pacman-jones-co_n_108720.html There's audio on the page Does he get fired? This is ridiculous...He gets a job after the Rutgers comment and now goes out it again Ridiculous
When sports host Warner Wolf explained that Adam "Pacman" Jones — who was suspended in 2007 following a Last Vegas nightclub shooting incident — had been arrested six times, Imus asked, "What color is he?" A slightly confused Wolf responded, "He's African American." Imus then said, "Well, there you go. Now we know." Here's the rest of it, i don't know why it didn't post
Here's a good chance to turn Pacman's image around. With the right comments, he can try and turn his image around.
but honestly among friends and close people dont we make those comments too yeah we wont say it out loud because it'll seem "racist" but isnt it true? i mean u see all the "ghetto" people on the news the shooting and robbing and crime rate ... which mostly makes up by the blacks. yeah there's ghetto hispanic, whites and asians but come on now... lets be real.
Yea. . there are Ghetto Hispanics, White, and Asians but they just don't make the news . . . .of course that is not by design More white folx than anyone on Welfare. . but folx think Welfare who do they think of . . . .. or course that is not by design So when Imus makes these types of statements . . . It is accepted as the gospel truth . .. just as his grandfather would have said. . 'You know how those N|&&A$ are . . . " and all his contemporaries would have nodded with a smile and a smirk in silent agreement . . . . . Yea. . . When the Lynch mobs rounded up people to kill They were horrible people. . . . just as horrible are those . . . who sit by and allow it to happen Maybe even . . . giving a small smile and a smirk I mean well . . . . .You know how *they* are .. . . Right? Rocket River
Nothing is more bigoted than taking the worst attributes of a handful and translating it as a stereotype for a race.
Honestly, when I first read it, I took it as Imus taking a shot at African-Americans. When I read through it again, I saw how it could be taken as a shot at police et al. "picking" on and profiling African-Americans. So, it's truly a quote that can be taken out of context or misinterpreted. Not that I care for Imus at all, but this is truly a case where what he's saying, whether you agree with it or not, could be misconstrued as a different sort of criticism.
I more disappointed from some of the comments in this thread. Sheesh! From what I've heard I'm not really sure what to make of what he said but some of the comments in this thread are just plain ignorant.
