Don Imus on Adam Jones: 'What Color Is He?'

VolDad · 06-23-2008, 04:02 PM

Not sure the best forum for this but Don Imus has apparently stepped in it again.

Don Imus on Adam Jones: 'What Color Is He?' - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

Vercingetorix · 06-23-2008, 06:13 PM

He must have decided that not working beats the heck out of working. Geez.

**kptvol** · 06-23-2008, 06:21 PM

Who cares? He's probably bitter toward black people for the way they overreacted to his comment about the lady Rutgers players. The reaction of Al Sharpton probably did more to promote racism than Don Imus' comment.

UTLCA · 06-23-2008, 08:15 PM

I thought it was pretty inappropriate.

Rasputin_Vol · 06-23-2008, 08:54 PM

Well let's be honest... Pacman doesn't exactly help the sterotypes that black men have. He is a foolish thug. Nobody can argue that. Pacman gives guys like Imus a reason to behave the way he does and say the things that he says.

TennesseeFan07 · 06-23-2008, 10:20 PM

I have to post on this

Poor Pacman, I feel so sorry for him. He's only been arrested 6 times. How terrible for Imus to not show remorse. Let's just keep in mind that Pacman's the victim in all of this. That's the point that needs to get across.

**kptvol** · 06-23-2008, 10:30 PM

I can't recall anyone at anytime ever characterizing Pacman as a victim. If anything, he's villified more than he should be.

TennesseeFan07 · 06-23-2008, 10:31 PM

Certain people on here do

doozer · 06-23-2008, 10:32 PM

Imus issued at statement he meant that Pacman was unfairly picked on for being African-American.

**GAVol** · 06-23-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by doozer

Imus issued at statement he meant that Pacman was unfairly picked on for being African-American.

. . . which is really hard to believe. I'd have more respect for him if he just said "OK that was dumb. It was a bad attempt at humor."

hmanvolfan · 06-23-2008, 10:49 PM

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doozer · 06-23-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GAVol

. . . which is really hard to believe. I'd have more respect for him if he just said "OK that was dumb. It was a bad attempt at humor."

if this had been his first racist comment, it could slide. a second comment doesn't have that luxury.

Rasputin_Vol · 06-23-2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GAVol

. . . which is really hard to believe. I'd have more respect for him if he just said "OK that was dumb. It was a bad attempt at humor."

I would have more respect for him if he just said nothing at all... I mean, who cares about Pacman? If anything, Pacman brings alot of this attention on himself and he validates a lot of the things that guys like Imus believe about black people. If Pacman or Sharpton want to get mad at someone, they need to look at the thugs that are running around in the black community that are ruining everyday life for everybody else.

**kptvol** · 06-24-2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by doozer

if this had been his first racist comment, it could slide. a second comment doesn't have that luxury.

I don't remember his first comment directly saying anything about race. He said UT's team was fairly attractive and he said Rutgers was more homely and rough looking. Maybe he chose his words poorly, but I really don't see why he'd say something positive about a team full of black players like UT and then utter a racist comment in the same breath.

doozer · 06-24-2008, 10:48 AM

i don't think the first time was racist either, but it was construed as such and he lost his job over it.

therefore you'd think he would have learned to pick his words more carefully.