Whitlock Speaks In Real-Time
Kansas City Star Columnist Jason Whitlock has restarted his online "Real Talk" for FOX Sports.com and not a moment too soon in my book.
Jason, who masterfully called the Imus situation right on target, picks up where he left off. He correctly says that Rutgers Basketball Player Kia Vaughn is following the "leader$" in the Black community in continuing the unnecessary pity party.
This one you will have to check out...if you have preconceived notions, check those at the door.
Imus Mess Continues; The Victim Role Has Gone Far Enough!
I'm sorry but this is going to be the post that makes some Black women very very angry, but it has to be said.
First the happening from ABC News...Kia Vaughn, the star center of the Rutgers Scarlett Knights, is suing Don Imus for his insensitive and outright ignorant comment calling the team "Nappy Headed Ho's." She is not stopping at Imus, she is also suing CBS Radio, NBC Universal, MSNBC, CBS Corporations, Viacom Inc., Westwood One and, for good measure, Imus producer Bernard McGuirk. The very latter for the record was hired based on the "nigger jokes" according to a 60 Minutes interview from a decade ago.
Her attorney, Richard Ancowitz, told ABC in an exclusive interview that, "This is a lawsuit in order to restore the good name and reputation of my client, Kia Vaughn." The lawsuit alleges that use of the slanderous terms was intentional and motivated by greed and financial gain: In using insults against otherwise innocent people, Imus would get higher ratings, making more money for him and his employers. Among other infractions, the suit alleges that Imus violated the players' civil rights.
Look, I admit that Imus has stated something insensitive and stupid, but for what he said, hen should have been suspended without pay for a week him and McGuirk, with their return contingent on how fast they could have driven to New Brunswick, New Jersey. But of course that wasn't going to happen because the Rev. Al Sharpton saw an opportunity to get his name in the papers. Yeah, I said it. If anything, Vaughn should be suing Sharpton for victimizing her.
Sharpton, took up the cause of seeing Don Imus fired. Here is his basic formula:
White Guy Insults Black People + Media Exposure = Power
Sharpton did not pick up their fight because he genuinely cared, he picked it up because he is a poverty pimp who needed the power boost. I am sure of this, not only have those girls probably never heard of Imus, but they have some song with one of or all of the following words; bitch, ho, nigga, trick. Jason Whitlock had a point back in April.
I assure you that Vaughn, although I believe was insulted, is doing the lawsuit because of a third party. Thanks to Sharpton, she was not only portrayed as a victim, she accepted the mindset as one, which is sad. And now thanks to her, something that should of died back in April is going to be dragged out even longer.
Yes Imus shouldn't have said that comment. Yes CBS more than likely had no problems with anything Imus said. NO Imus should not have been fired and he shouldn't have been sued. This lawsuit is not about restoring anyone's good name. I never thought it was ruined in the first place. I believe that she was insulted. She cleared her name when Coach Vivian Stringer led them on a victim parade.
I am tired of my fellow black people playing victim. Imus did not have any power over that team, but thanks to Sharpton, Stringer and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, they gave it to him. Has anyone seen his ratings in DC? The religious station was beating him.
What I find even more insulting is that the group taking credit over changing the name of a BET show that was based on a website called "Hot Ghetto Mess," thinks this lawsuit is a good idea. A contributor to What About Our Daughters said that Vaughn is standing up for herself. She can call it what she wants, but the truth is she has fallen in to the victim mentality thanks to Sharpton. By the way, I am not a sexist. I am an Equal Opportunity Offender, there is a difference.
So get ready for another round of Black victimhood. A round that should not happen in the first place. Forgive means to let go, not hold on for the pay out. Stop giving insignificant crusty old White men - or anyone for that matter - power they never had in the first place. This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to cash in on victimhood and it's sickening.
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