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...dividing line. This is a major reason for prolonged conflicts, and in this regard the action of the U.S. government to prevent weapons from reaching the l.t.t.e. is commendable. Jayantha Guruge, DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, U.S. Verbal Villain or Victim of Censorship? If the outrage over radio-show host Don Imus' racist and sexist slur is to hold any meaning, it will be in its power to help us reflect upon the freedoms, values and conflicts that compose our collective psyche [April 23]. Sadly, our society too often rewards those who traffic in disrespect. Let Imus encourage us to question...
...could never understand why anyone would want to listen to Imus even before his "nappy-headed hos" debacle, but I can't help wondering whether his castigation illustrates a double standard. If Chris Rock were to say the same thing, he'd probably get another HBO special. Isn't it time we all stand up and say that race, gender, sexual orientation and nationality are off limits for cracking jokes? Humor is great, but let's not tolerate it at another's expense. Russ Bannon, PALMAS DEL MAR, PUERTO RICO It is unfortunate that many people who heard Imus' coarse...
...Clinton is lavishing more attention on groups like women, whom she considers her natural constituencies. After radio host Don Imus got fired for his controversial remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Clinton accepted a long-standing invitation to speak on the campus about women's equality. And both she and Obama are aggressively courting African-American voters, who are torn between their loyalty to the Clintons and their excitement over the prospect of the first black President. As Obama was telling his life story during a recent appearance with Al Sharpton in New York, Sharpton's cell phone...
...national networks missed a chance to continue the conversation Imus started. Instead of silencing him, why not push him to talk more, and pointedly, about the issues his remarks have raised? Invite the Rutgers women’s basketball team into the CBS studio and make Imus and McGuirk confront the faces of the people they have offended on national TV. Press Imus’s two or three million daily listeners to think hard about why it’s funny to make misogynistic jokes about women athletes. And, as the Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins...
...Keep Imus talking. And get the fine women of the Rutgers basketball team on the airwaves right alongside...