Don Imus versus The Rev Al

nbachris2788
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:36:40 +0000

Oh. I understand the racial implications. I just don’t think it’s racist. Racism is what? I think it’s the belief that one race inherently superior to another.

What Imus said isn’t even remotely close to that threshold. Is he a jerk, sure. Is he a racist, maybe. Does this specific comment identify him to be a racist? Not even close.



Debating the difference between “racism” and “racist” is not the point here. As I said before, I think Imus is just a convenient scapegoat for society to relieve their guilty conscience about racism. I feel sorry for him. People like him are only giving people what they want. It’s the consumer, not the producer, who need to change.

Economics teach us that the free market is incapable to allowing prejudice and discrimination to thrive unless government or consumers support it. And who makes the loudest noise when people like Michael Richards or Don Imus do something stupid? Politicians and regular people. Coincidence? I think not.