Don Imus Dead at 79

[Passepartout]

Don Imus, Shock Jock, cashed in his chips today. The guy who was too racist for even Howard Stern is no longer. May his family and fans miss him.

 

[CPNY]

Don Imus, Shock Jock, cashed in his chips today. The guy who was too racist for even Howard Stern is no longer. May his family and fans miss him.

Can’t wait to hear what stern has to say about this when he returns.

 

[Talent312]

Imus was known for comments considered racist, misogynistic and xenophobic. He cooked his own goose in 2007 when he referred to the Rutgers Women's Basketball team as "nappy-headed 'hos" and "jigaboos." CBS fired him shortly thereafter. One does not wish ill of the dead, but the world is not a poorer place.
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[WVBaker]

One does not wish ill of the dead, but the world is not a poorer place.

The same should be said of others of all ethnicity.

 

[buzglyd]

Imus was known for comments considered racist, misogynistic and xenophobic. He cooked his own goose in 2007 when he referred to the Rutgers Women's Basketball team as "nappy-headed 'hos" and "jigaboos." CBS fired him shortly thereafter. One does not wish ill of the dead, but the world is not a poorer place.
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Your quote is only half correct. He never said jigabo. He used the Nappy comment and said “rough girls.”

He later admitted he went way over the line with those comments but the damage was done.

 

[bogey21]

One does not wish ill of the dead, but the world is not a poorer place.

I'm not an Imus fan or apologist for that matter but let's not forget the good works he did...

George

 

[Passepartout]

let's not forget the good works he did.

For instance?

 

[WVBaker]

For instance?

Just a few of the more notable ones.

He invited children with cancer to spend their summers at his Imus Ranch in New Mexico.
He was known for donating money to Iraq war vets.
He raised more than $40 million for groups including the CJ Foundation for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
He also hosted many radio-thons for the Tomorrow's Children Fund, now based at New Jersey's Hackensack University Medical Center, netting it over $30 million. There is now a Don Imus-WFAN Pediatric Center at the hospital.

 

[Rolltydr]

For instance?

is there a need to be hateful? Just because you didn’t like him or his show, that doesn’t make him a bad person incapable of good deeds. As @WVBaker says, he raised a lot of money for different charities, including veterans. I watched his show for many years and I found him funny most of the time. Did he go beyond the boundaries sometimes? Yes, including the comment that got him fired. But, I also remember when he did the shows from his ranch with his wife, son and the kids with cancer. They were very touching and you could see how much he loved those kids and his family, and you could also tell what those weeks meant to the kids with cancer and their families. Imus made a mistake and he paid for it dearly. It shouldn’t be necessary to spit on his grave without acknowledging the good he also did.

 

[MULTIZ321]

DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79.

DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

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Richard

 

[Passepartout]

Just a few of the more notable ones.

He invited children with cancer to spend their summers at his Imus Ranch in New Mexico.
He was known for donating money to Iraq war vets.
He raised more than $40 million for groups including the CJ Foundation for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
He also hosted many radio-thons for the Tomorrow's Children Fund, now based at New Jersey's Hackensack University Medical Center, netting it over $30 million. There is now a Don Imus-WFAN Pediatric Center at the hospital.

is there a need to be hateful? Just because you didn’t like him or his show, that doesn’t make him a bad person incapable of good deeds. As @WVBaker says, he raised a lot of money for different charities, including veterans. I watched his show for many years and I found him funny most of the time. Did he go beyond the boundaries sometimes? Yes, including the comment that got him fired. But, I also remember when he did the shows from his ranch with his wife, son and the kids with cancer. They were very touching and you could see how much he loved those kids and his family, and you could also tell what those weeks meant to the kids with cancer and their families. Imus made a mistake and he paid for it dearly. It shouldn’t be necessary to spit on his grave without acknowledging the good he also did.

Forgive me. I wasn't being 'hateful', but he showed much hatefulness to groups of people who meant him no ill will.
That he raised funds for charities is laudable, and opened his ranch to people who suffered speaks to his compassion. I was not aware of his good deeds- as well as the good deeds of many others. Thanks for pointing out some of his notable charities.

May his family, friends and fans find peace. R.I.P. Don Imus

 

[bnoble]

is there a need to be hateful?

You'd have to ask Mr. Imus.

 

[Rolltydr]

You'd have to ask Mr. Imus.

No, I don’t. I know that his shtick was saying outrageous things and/or trying to offend people. That isn’t unique to Imus or other entertainers, such as, Don Rickles, Groucho Marx, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Bette Midler, Moms Mabley, or many, many, many others.

If you were only offended and never entertained, that’s fine. He wasn’t your cup of tea. I think his 50 year career in the business shows that a great number of people over several generations enjoyed him immensely.


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[WVBaker]

You'd have to ask Mr. Imus.

A little late for that I would say.

Pointing out hateful racist remarks made by non-political, public individuals could be interesting. A certain alleged "Reverend" comes to mind.

 

[Rolltydr]

A little late for that I would say.

Pointing out hateful racist remarks made by non-political, public individuals could be interesting. A certain alleged "Reverend" comes to mind.

We don’t need to go there as I’m sure it would be against forum rules. However, there are many examples from all different religious persuasions.


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[bnoble]

Rolltydr and WVBaker: welcome to my ignore list.

 

[Panina]

No opinion on Imus. Didn’t follow him. Hope through his good deeds and bad deeds that he grew as a person and rests in peace.

I try to see the good people do and give them the benefit of the doubt when their ignorance makes them say or do something hateful.

I myself have been exposed to hate and ignorance. I have found when most people got educated or exposed to those they thought they hated they would tell me they were wrong, I thought that as that is what I heard growing up.

I have found, when I have patience, am kind, that most that had predetermined opinions realize they were wrong.

Of course there are those that will never change but I personally believe we have to keep trying to eliminate prejudices and hate.

 

[Rolltydr]

No opinion on Imus. Didn’t follow him. Hope through his good deeds and bad deeds that he grew as a person and rests in peace.

I try to see the good people do and give them the benefit of the doubt when their ignorance makes them say or do something hateful.

I myself have been exposed to hate and ignorance. I have found when most people got educated or exposed to those they thought they hated they would tell me they were wrong, I thought that as that is what I heard growing up.

I have found, when I have patience, am kind, that most that had predetermined opinions realize they were wrong.

Of course there are those that will never change but I personally believe we have to keep trying to eliminate prejudices and hate.

Well said, Panina. Very well said.


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[WVBaker]

No opinion on Imus. Didn’t follow him. Hope through his good deeds and bad deeds that he grew as a person and rests in peace.

I try to see the good people do and give them the benefit of the doubt when their ignorance makes them say or do something hateful.

I myself have been exposed to hate and ignorance. I have found when most people got educated or exposed to those they thought they hated they would tell me they were wrong, I thought that as that is what I heard growing up.

I have found, when I have patience, am kind, that most that had predetermined opinions realize they were wrong.

Of course there are those that will never change but I personally believe we have to keep trying to eliminate prejudices and hate.

We're all human beings and we all have our prejudices. We are attached to it on the belief of its being right and when we see it's not so, only then can the prejudice be gone.

 

[Snazzylass]

Is there irony in a post designed to point out someone's misdeeds? Isn't that in itself uncharitable and misdeed?

When are we going to get back to what our mothers taught us? If we can't say something nice, don't say anything at all?

I was sad to see that he died. I believe "Shock Jock" is the term. He made his living being outrageous. I'm a bit shocked that so many took the time to post his tawdry expressions, but I thank you! If that's what he said, it sounds rather tame and quaint. I read that he was popular because he said what a lot of people say. How people talk around the water cooler. Granted some crowds are tougher than others. It was also said that advertisers understood that his listeners were wealthier and better educated than Howard Stern's.

I wasn't a fan. I couldn't listen to him, but he actually seemed like a decent human being. He was sick for a long time. His wife loved him and didn't appreciate everything he said either. She tried to improve his health through nutrition. They had a young son. He was a photographer and published a book with his brother of Northern Arizona. Every bit as good as Barry Goldwater's photography of the same area. His dad and family had a very large ranch.

I was sad to learn he died. Reminds me how old we are all getting. *sigh*

 

[Talent312]

Is there irony in a post designed to point out someone's misdeeds? Isn't that in itself uncharitable and misdeed?
When are we going to get back to what our mothers taught us? If we can't say something nice, don't say anything at all?

I'd rather rather call folks on evil-doing than apply a head-in-the-sand approach.

BTW, what your mother taught you is a quote from "Bambi" (1942), a Disney movie.
It was said by Thumper (a rabbit), who as we all know, are the font of all wisdom.
The Mr. Ed principle as is less restrictive: "Only speak when you have something to say."

 

[Snazzylass]

Sir, his Role may have become his Identity due to his fame. Sure, he was an easy target. Comedy has always been irreverent going back to the time of court jesters.
Evil-doer? Are you with the FCC? How about the term, comes relief? Or, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me? There's a reason why that was a common playground chant. Not defending his tawdry and inappropriate comments, exactly, but life is tough. Laughs are using at the expense of someone sorry to say.

OK, if Thumper shared some common words of wisdom. My kids were moved by the Land of the Dinosaurs. Let me give you another. We don't speak ill of the dead. He apologized to the Rutgers team and their families in person. He spent an extended period of time with them, listening to everything and anything they had to say. They accepted his apology and he promised that he would never say anything to make them regret their forgiveness. Multiple times he admitted that things he said were a mistake.

 

[Makai Guy]

Does the term "contentious social issues" ring a bell?

Closing.