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...unfortunate that many people who heard Imus' coarse comment don't know about the many good works he has championed and the valuable political discourse heard daily on his show. The Rev. Al Sharpton has stated that the firing of the radio icon was not about taking Imus down but lifting decency up. Perhaps he speaks the truth, but millions of radio listeners will probably conclude that it was more about promoting activists and opportunists. For the friends and fans of Imus, and for all who are growing tired of selective outrage and sporadic forgiveness, there is always the option...
...slew of recent media mouth offs have demonstrated a poor sense of what constitutes racism. The Don Imus incident is only the tip of the iceberg. While the radio personality’s characterization of the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed ho’s” is certainly objectionable, and, depending on your opinion, grounds for his dismissal, the uproar over his remarks has revealed a crucial fallacy in today’s racial discourse...
...from the start, this approach yields problems. In the Imus affair, many pointed out that while the radio host was castigated for calling a team of mostly black women “ho’s,” African-American hip-hop artists use the term frequently with impunity. If there is really no difference between Don Imus and Snoop Dogg, then why does society consider one a bigot and the other acceptable...
Almost nothing intimidates Stephan Jenkins. A man whose career was jump-started by a radio-friendly song about crystal meth and fellatio, the Third Eye Blind lead singer is not known for shying away from any subject matter. But there is one thing which impresses the irascible musician: “Is it weird that you go to Harvard?” he asks, lounging in flip-flops, faded jeans and a gray sweater which elongate his thin frame. “Have you published yet? You better,” he says. “If you don?...
...attended during the late ’60s. “I think back on the anxiety and fear because of the war and the immense exhilaration of counter-culture and the explosion of popular music,” says Adams. “I could turn on the radio at any time and listen to great AM music from Bob Dylan to the Beach Boys.”Harvard was not immune to the upheaval of the era—in April of 1969, Adams’s graduating year, the Crimson had this to report...