CBS fired the Nappy-Headed Ho Don Imus for racism
He he... Okay Mr. Imus, who's the nappy-headed ho now?
For all ya'll who don't know who Don Imus is, the guy is apparently one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters, (or so they say...) and now, he got his prominent ass fired by CBS.
He he... Yep, CBS radio broadcaster Don Imus was fired after making racist remarks to the Rutgers women's basketball team. Don Imus called the Rutgers ladies ''nappy-headed hos'' and as funny as Imus' remarks was, CBS still fired the guy.
Outrage kept growing and advertisers kept bolting out from his CBS radio show and its MSNBC simulcast, probably because of that nappy-headed ho thing. Oh yeah, Don Imus' show was ultimately canceled Wednesday.
''There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society,'' CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. ''That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision.''
Don Imus, just like the controversial Howard Stern who by the way was proven to be one goddamn liar after DNA tests proved that in fact Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, has a long history of inflammatory remarks.
When he started making fun of the Rutgers women's basketball team, the same team who lost in the NCAA women's basketball championship game, it struck a nerve. After all, they do have a class valedictorian, a future lawyer and a musical prodigy.
The cantankerous Imus, once named one of the 25 Most Influential People in America by Time magazine and a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame, was one of radio's original shock jocks. His career took flight in the 1970s and with a cocaine and vodka fueled outrageous humor. After sobering up, he settled into a mix of highbrow talk about politics and culture, with locker room humor sprinkled in.
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