Well, if we apply the same standard, Jackson and Sharpton should have hosted community meetings concerning Imus' comments. Instead, I heard fiery public calls for his canning. I heard patent refusals to accept any apology.
Maybe that's where some perceive a double standard???? On 4/18/07, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My point stands. You accused Sharpton and Jackson of promoting a double > standard. I pointed out that they are acting against that sort of language > and behavior in the rap music industry. They've had community meetings with > the recording industry, musicians and listers about the topic. They've > devoted a lot of time and effort to it. So where is their double standard? > Or is it just you biased perception? > > > >Where are the calls for firings? Where are the public cries of > >outrage? Where are the protest marches? > > > >All I read was _recent_ (as in post Imus blowup) peace march and > >meetings with rappers. > > > >To me, that smacks _exactly_ of a double standard. > > > >(Of course, I never expected anything more from Sharpton or Jackson). > > > >My favorite statements to date on the whole thing have been Deidra > >Imus's and Halle Berry's (of course, most anything she says is *nice*, > >but this was smart, too). > > > > > > > >On 4/16/07, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232828 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
