> Gel wrote: > The only comparable situation would be if a black, nationally syndicated > talk show host did the same thing to a white women's basketball team. > Has this occurred? > I raised this point before and received no response. >
Because the point is moot. Imus is an entertainer and so should be compared against all other entertainers. Imus can be heard on the radio as can many other entertainers. The double standard is Sharpton criticizing someone for an apologized joke while overlooking the statements of others who not only haven't apologized but stand by their statements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232645 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
