In the 12 days since Don Imus called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos," few people have been as outspoken about the matter as Jason Whitlock, the columnist for AOL Sports and the Kansas City Star.Now he has another outlet for his thoughts on the matter: He's set to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday. Although Whitlock hasn't defended Imus, he's saved his harshest criticism for Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who he says are more interested in using the incident to draw attention to themselves than they are in actually fighting the racism and sexism that underlie the comment.
Oprah has already had the Rutgers women's team as guests, and in having Whitlock as a guest, the show will no doubt explore whether this incident should cause people to address larger issues than just Imus's comment. Today's episode is entitled, "After Imus: Now What?"
Previously at FanHouse:
Jason Whitlock: Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Are 'Terrorists'
Snoop Dogg: Don't Compare Me to Don Imus
Stuart Scott on 'Ho': 'I Didn't Say That It's a Good Thing'
Stuart Scott Says Calling a Woman a Ho Is 'Affectionate'
Annika Sorenstam: Don Imus? Rutgers? Never Heard of Them
Who's Worse, Don Imus or Billy Packer?
Comments (Page 1 of 8)
I hope Jason Whitlock tears Sharpton a new a-hole on national TV. He's one of the few members of the media, white or black, that's not afraid to call out frauds and extortionists like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. Unlike Don Imus, who was pitifully brought to his knees by Sharpton, Whitlock should be commended for standing up to him and showing the nation what black leadership should really sound like.
Hi i believe everything being said imus has appologised i believe jesse jackson didnt he once admit to spitting on white peoples food said he was sorry i think case was closed he was forgiven as well as being a preacher having a baby out of wedlock forgiven . Al sharpton seems to me is always crying rascism i dont see him boycotting bet comedians when there constantly putting white people down making fun of the way we talk to everything else why isnt al boycotting that isnt he for everyone nope i believe theres a double standard plus as long as sharpton and jackson keep racism alive they have got a job just wish everyone could see that i believe there exactly what there fighting racist twards whites even jesus when he was hanging from the cross said father forgive them for they know not what they do and jackson and sharpton cant forgive a guy for one comment when there are thousands more made by black comedians made nightly on bet i think jackso and sharpton should be the last two authorities on anything with both of there backgrounds there almos a joke pretending to be christians unless there asking for forgiveness for there transgressions just wish people would wake up and see these two for what they are hiding behing the title reverend pretending to be christiana he without sin cast the first stone im sure jesse and al love it the controversy and why does imus have to appologise to them anyway who are they .
I'm proud of Jason Whitlock. He his the mail right on the head. Jackson and Sharpton are only looking for publicity for themselves. As for Snoopdog, he is nothing but a drug addict and dirty old man. If you will notice, all the rap artists are calling what they say "artistic" and what they have seen and been saying all their lives. Bull, its the very same thing as the Imus flack. Lets stop them in their lies and fight a fair fight! Fedup
Sticks and stones may break my bones BUT NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME!!!!
The light of truth is more than Jackson and Sharpton can handle but deflecting the topic is an art form with these hypocrites. They can't intellectually defend the hate lyrics of the rappers. They also expect all blacks to "toe the line" with their teachings. Imagine their surprise when an enlightened and intelligent person such as Mr. Whitlock exposes their hate. I think they truly did not expect the backlash of their campaign against Imus but it's in their face now. Can they "walk the walk"? It seems doubtful as their actions are different from the rhetoric. Pick a side guys!
#2 needs Spell Check....LOL
Here is the deal. I would like to see the new book that gives the rules. Blacks can say ______. Whites can not say _________. Come on, we are giving much to much time to this. Politically correct --- without clear rules for everyone takes away freedoms. Slang is crossing over the black/white line like designed dogs and intermarriage everything is becoming a blur.
If you don't like a certian word don't say it ever -- not in music or general conversation. If I hear it enough I may think is it OK and approved.
And take responsibility!
I feel this whole situation is being blown out of proportion. The comment that was made by Imus was wrong and he did apologize and should be punished in some way but not by taking his job and other peoples jobs that work with him. Al Sharpton and jesse Jackson need to be made to answer for there transgretions> I remember the tawana Brawlye(sorry if missed spelled) case where Al Sharpton marched and hollered about how she was abused and then the realo truth came out and his was eventually found guilty of lying and never was punished. I really feel that if Al and Jesse keep the racial tension alive they can continue to feed off of the media and the hatred of there own people. This kinda of stuff has to stop not by us but by our leaders. So we can follow in the footsteps of some rightous people that trully care about getting along and ending racial tension.
Jason Whitlock needs to STHU! Imus was wrong, dead wrong for making the comments he made. He had no business calling those players ho's. I dont care where he heard the name or who else said it, he doesnt even know those players and to attack their character like that is WRONG! I commend Sharpton and anybody else who called for his firing because he deserved it! Whitlock is just trying to make a name for himself at Sharptons expense!
Again Sharpton adds his 2 cents only to bring attention to himself...why does he not stand up for black women and raise hell with the Rappers and their Lyrics..why is it ok for blacks to disrepect their own people and expect everyone else to shut up!!See this is what happens when free speech is manipulated and twisted..when will everyone just sit down and live their own lives and stop trying to change everything to suite themselves!!!!!
Imus was wrong, dead wrong! He had no business saying what he said and to attack those players character by calling them ho's and not even knowing them was asking for exactly what he got. He should have been fired and I commend Sharpton for calling it like it was! Whitlock needs to STHU and quit trying to make a name for himself through Sharpton.
My Dad is 70 years old, he could not understand what the big deal was, after all they were called "Nappy Headed Women", my Dad thought he heard that comment, and so he thought they were not paying attention to their coach and being sleepy headed women.
After explaining this to him, his first comment was, "well that rap music and most of the nuts on the reality series say those things. Hey, maybe they will quit making that junk".
Sharpton and Jackson are plain and simply racist blacks who when measured by their deeds come out big time losers for there people. The real problem seems to be the character of the men or rather the lack thereof.
If I were a black man I would not want these two anywhere near a leadership roll, they are a disgrace.
Oprah is another one that has an agenda in her game plan and that agenda is at times warped and twisted,
remember the O,J, Simpson trial. One of her racist comments back then was something like, she could nolonger trust whites because of their beliefs in him murdering his wife and her friend. dID THAT ALSO MEAN SHE COULD NOT TRUST BLACKS FOR THE SAME REASONS?
Well every time I feel we are making progress we seem to find another way to take giant steps back.
Now we have the hate murders of a beautiful white couple, a senseless murder committed by black low life criminals, and of course you can not find one black leader out front crying out for justise.
They have a real problem, the major racist's in America today are black with a real hatetred for whitey.
I have just two words for Al and Jesse, DOUBLE STANDARD.
Just two words for Big AL and Jesse, DOUBLE STANDARD
I feel that Jason is doing the same thing that Sharpton, and Jackson is being acused of, and that is the Pub, and attenting that their getting. Publicity is publicity whether good or bad...As long as you keep you name on peoples minds and lips then you're getting exposure that you're looking for...I don't see anything Jason has done for the Black race either other than to put them down. There's things that Basketball Players, Football Players, Rappers are doing for the Negro College Funds that are great, but you never hear about that, and he never speaks on it, but he can find all of the negativity about them to speak about. There's just as many white thugs as black thugs, it's just not put on front street. Jason is an oportunist that feed his own ego by fueling the fire, and good old white american can't see the fact that he's just saying what they want to hear, and at the same time become world famous himself...You didn't hear about a Jason Whitlock until he started black bashing.
Jason..pleez start doing a few jumping jacks my sports minded friend..or you won't be around much longer to "weigh in."
IT ALL FALLS BACK TO THE UNWRITTEN RULE IN BLACK AMERICA"NEVER CRITISIZE ANOTHER BLACK,DOESNT MATTER IF ITS RIGHT OR WRONG AND IF ITS DEAD WRONG YOU CAN ALWAYS FALL BACK ON "REPARATIONS" RIGHT?I WAS WATCHING A BET COMEDY SHOW"FROM THE APOLLO"AND THE JOKES THE BLACK COMEDIANS SAID ABOUT THEIR OWN BLACK WOMEN WAS MAKING ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE(IM WHITE)AND I WATCHED THE BLACK LADIES IN THE AUDIENCE POLITELY LAUGHING ALONG WHEN I KNOW THEY HAD TO BE SOMEWHAT OFFENDED.I COULDNT WATCH IT!!!!WHAT ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME/SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS/HIGH RATE OF INCARCERATION/UNEMPLOYMENT////OOOPPS THATS ALL WHITEYS FAULT AND NOW IM A BIGOT!SORRY FORGOT THE RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's face it...it's like walking on glass these days. And those who royally screw up, i.e. Imus, are sent packing with very few questions asked. Maybe it was a 'corporate decision', but if Shaprton and Jackson hadn't gone postal, would've the situation turned out the same? Who knows. It amazes me how the music industry and comics are untouchable just because they 'understand and lived the hood experience'. If Michael Richards were black, we would've never heard anything about his tirade. One of the most eye opening things I've read on the subject is Larry Elder's book, "Ten Things You Can't Say in America." http://www.larryelder.com/larrysbooks.html Larry reserves the first serveral chapters to race relations in America and claims that blacks, in many cases, are more racist than whites...and he's a black man. He certainly puts a much different spin on the subject than what we always hear coming out of Sharpton and Jacksons holes.
I highly recommend that everyone do a YouTube search of Jason Whitlock and watch his appearance on Tucker Carlson's show. It's great to see someone with a set of balls put divisive, unaccomplished hypocrites like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in their place. By the way, has Jesse Jackson apologized to those 3 Duke students who he, alonside that scumbag stripper, falsely accused of rape?? Has he apologized to Duke University for going down there and stirring up racial tension on the campus? Is he still planning on paying the college tuition (which he promised to do before the charges were dropped) for the alleged victim?? Blacks in this country have a lot more to worry about than Don Imus' bad attempt at humor: Their so called leadership!