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...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 all who profit from debasement and remind us of the dignified existence our freedoms were meant to provide. David Terhune, New York City...
...both sides of the 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...
...Bannon, PALMAS DEL MAR, PUERTO RICO It is 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...
Fiddling with the sports-cap of his Poland Springs water bottle, Jenkins added that he never expected “Semi-Charmed Life” to be played on the radio, considering that it talked “about methamphetamine and fellatio...
...bunch of people sitting in a club, like getting into the poetry, or like, ‘Yeah, I dig you’—that doesn’t do anything for me anymore.” That was Patti Smith in a radio interview circa 1976. She was a woman. She was confrontational. And she was the great hope of her generation...