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Did IMUS happen so we can all See US?

Deep within the American Dream there lies the great American Nightmare where people of all diversities who migrated to this land (originally settled by the Native Tribes) chose to negate all others of difference.

Sadly, America has fawned equal-oportunity bigots, racists, sexists, snobbist & politicists .

IMUS' acceptance of degrading slurs is inexcusable ... yet he was taught those degrading words by Black Rappers' insult slurs upon Black women ... & even Spike Lee's dialogue that uses that phrase ... even the "nappy headed kid" lyric in Stevie Wonder's old song.

Guess he never got the memo from his soul that to repeat wrongful slurs issued by Black men was wrong & disrespectful  ... if you are white.

IMUS is ol' school, just like Don Rickles highly offense "comedy" was only accepted because people were too afraid to bolt & complain ... like Imus, he was surrounded by Yes-men who were profiting off  the Offender or afraid of his degrading wrath being focused on them.

There are so many more angry broadcasting favourites still on air, like Rush (to judgement) Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter,etc ... plus degrading rappers ... & profuse insulters.

Thank God Imus didn't cop to phony Rehab or Anger Management courses ... most comics & correspondents these days  would completely loose their edgy careers & their angry audiences.

I feel now that the IMUS issue is so major because his name stands for I aM US ... how many of us the people either subtly, unconsciously or blatantly hurt others via degrading their weight, age, race, colour, sexuality, fame level, content of their wallet (not their soul), religous preference, veggie vs non-veggie, smoker vs non-smoker, metro-chic designer duds vs country cozy duds, even those horrid Blond jokes, soooo much superficial yet very hurtful judgements ... all in the shallow attempt to falsely feel superior over others.

IMUS has struck a major heart-chord in America ... not just over his cruel & callous bad judgements re great young ladies, but because he caused all people to hopefully examine their possible bigotry & vagrant judgements ... & us having allowed bigotry to air on TV, Radio, movies, comedy stages & in the streets.

Perchance the IMUS Mess shows us it's time for all of US to say Enough is Enough of meanness. Time for us to stand up for what is worth defending ... meaning that which offends ... & begin championing that which elevates our connected mutual Family of Man & Woman rather than lowering each other over what seems to superficially separate us.

'Tis a thot

krystiahn

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