Comments on: Has this man never heard the word "Imus"? http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:10:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Darren Alexander http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-76609 Darren Alexander Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:03:42 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-76609 Wow...I love how the first comment is all about the word HO...Anyway that is not the issue, the DON'T SNITCH is not the issue it's the TOM FOOLERY involved ALL ACROSS THE BOARD don't DISSECT it and try to form DENOMINATIONS (Black Folks, always gotta be in a clique)!!! Wow…I love how the first comment is all about the word HO…Anyway that is not the issue, the DON’T SNITCH is not the issue it’s the TOM FOOLERY involved ALL ACROSS THE BOARD don’t DISSECT it and try to form DENOMINATIONS (Black Folks, always gotta be in a clique)!!!

]]> By: V. Smith http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21699 V. Smith Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:09:48 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21699 No, not at all. I'm not interested in making insuslts. I'm saying that "the people in power are much more dangerous" is true to a point, but that doesn't make the reality of black crime statistics any less important of an issue. No, not at all. I’m not interested in making insuslts.

I’m saying that “the people in power are much more dangerous” is true to a point, but that doesn’t make the reality of black crime statistics any less important of an issue.

]]> By: Robert Jones, Jr. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21698 Robert Jones, Jr. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:44:07 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21698 I see you're interested in insults rather than dialgoue. So I concede. Thanks, though. I see you’re interested in insults rather than dialgoue. So I concede. Thanks, though.

]]> By: V. Smith http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21697 V. Smith Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:59:23 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21697 Your point sounds to me more like conspiracy theory and the powerful opressing the powerless than comparing apples and apples. I heard about the Jena 6 on the radio, BTW. Another case proving that racism is alive and well, and we have to do anything but "get over it." Your point sounds to me more like conspiracy theory and the powerful opressing the powerless than comparing apples and apples.

I heard about the Jena 6 on the radio, BTW. Another case proving that racism is alive and well, and we have to do anything but “get over it.”

]]> By: Robert Jones, Jr. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21696 Robert Jones, Jr. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:04:51 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21696 V, We actually agree in essence. It's in the particulars that you and I depart. V,

We actually agree in essence. It’s in the particulars that you and I depart.

]]> By: V. Smith http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21695 V. Smith Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:36:29 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21695 I didn't know Iraquis were classified as white people. There are some ignornant people have other words to call them, and one of them isn't "white guy." Are cops killing black people as much as black people are killing other black people? Cops aren't always 100% on the straight and narrow, and sometimes they pull crap like Amadou Diallo, but I'm more afraid of gangs and such who kill for things like pride, respect and status. There are a lot of fake, corny, stupid kids who want to live that life without needing to, and there are people who genuinely are living that life and wouldn't mind doing a stint in prison. Tell me what skin color they have and if they wear a badge. I hate to bust on "my" people but I can't just overlook hard facts. Black people are killing black people in their horrible neighborhoods. Crabs in a disgusting barrel, and the NAACP's figured it all out. 1. Speak against Don Imus. 2. Say that you weren't against free speech after you wanted Don Imus fired. 3. Speak out against some cartoonist 4. Support Michael Vick, a man who plead guilty of killing dogs unmercifully. How many black people's lives were advanced by this? I didn’t know Iraquis were classified as white people. There are some ignornant people have other words to call them, and one of them isn’t “white guy.”

Are cops killing black people as much as black people are killing other black people? Cops aren’t always 100% on the straight and narrow, and sometimes they pull crap like Amadou Diallo, but I’m more afraid of gangs and such who kill for things like pride, respect and status.

There are a lot of fake, corny, stupid kids who want to live that life without needing to, and there are people who genuinely are living that life and wouldn’t mind doing a stint in prison. Tell me what skin color they have and if they wear a badge.

I hate to bust on “my” people but I can’t just overlook hard facts. Black people are killing black people in their horrible neighborhoods. Crabs in a disgusting barrel, and the NAACP’s figured it all out.

1. Speak against Don Imus.

2. Say that you weren’t against free speech after you wanted Don Imus fired.

3. Speak out against some cartoonist

4. Support Michael Vick, a man who plead guilty of killing dogs unmercifully.

How many black people’s lives were advanced by this?

]]> By: Robert Jones, Jr. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21694 Robert Jones, Jr. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:39:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21694 http://www.alternet.org/rights/58989/ http://www.alternet.org/rights/58989/

]]> By: Robert Jones, Jr. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21693 Robert Jones, Jr. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:38:46 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21693 V. Smith: White on everybody else crime is just as relevant. Whether it be cops in LA, NY or NO, or Iraqi soldiers raping and torturing people. Now THAT'S gangsta. V. Smith:

White on everybody else crime is just as relevant. Whether it be cops in LA, NY or NO, or Iraqi soldiers raping and torturing people. Now THAT’S gangsta.

]]> By: V. Smith http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21692 V. Smith Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:29:47 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21692 Even Don Imus's "racist opinion" was nothing. It was overblown crap. He was making a joke, and because it was a joke about black people's hair coming from a white guy, the world explodes. And again, while black people are being murdered and live in poor conditions, DOn Imus and a Cartoonist are the real devils. PLEASE! Even Don Imus’s “racist opinion” was nothing. It was overblown crap. He was making a joke, and because it was a joke about black people’s hair coming from a white guy, the world explodes. And again, while black people are being murdered and live in poor conditions, DOn Imus and a Cartoonist are the real devils. PLEASE!

]]> By: Ian http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21691 Ian Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:13:45 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21691 When I read the cartoon originally, I thought it was a bit much but reading your comments make me think it isn't as needlessly cruel or offensive as I originally thought. As I live in a suburb of Jacksonville, I read Gamble every day and he is a particularly terrible cartoonist. He generally picks the most obvious topics and jokes that require the least thought possible. Not to mention his Fox News-esque conservative bias. I think I read it expecting for it to be over the line and expecting to be offended. When I read the cartoon originally, I thought it was a bit much but reading your comments make me think it isn’t as needlessly cruel or offensive as I originally thought.

As I live in a suburb of Jacksonville, I read Gamble every day and he is a particularly terrible cartoonist. He generally picks the most obvious topics and jokes that require the least thought possible. Not to mention his Fox News-esque conservative bias. I think I read it expecting for it to be over the line and expecting to be offended.

]]> By: Malus http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21690 Malus Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:07:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21690 Yeah, that's right, NAACP. Go after a freakin' cartoonist who's making a relevant statement about YOUR community's problems. Blame the reality of these prevelant words and situations on anyone and everyone but the ones in the mirror. And by all means, continue to worship Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and their ilk - the REAL hos. Christ, what is wrong with some people? Stop focusing on how the tragedies of black street life are depicted in a goddamn cartoon and get to work policing your own kids' deviant and self-destructive behavior. This "snitch and die" B.S. is REAL. Your children are calling little girls "hos" left and right. So many black performers are glorifying this off-the-rails subculture and there's barely been lip service from idiots like Sharpton about the words, behavior and influence of scum rappers. (Not ALL rappers; the SCUM rappers.) A few weeks ago it was that stupid Beyonce outfit that had Sharpton making a fool of himself all over the media. "Robo-ho." What a joke. Does anyone seriously think Dr. King would be proud of opportunists like Sharpton and Jackson. It's obscene. JACKSON, who secretly soaked his shirt in the dead Dr. King's blood and claimed he held the great leader as he died...WHY does he get a pass on this? SHARPTON, who bought into Tawana Brawley's lies and ruined -RUINED- the lives of several good men in his brainless crusade, has NEVER, EVER apologized to these men..and he gets a pass, too. Yeah, let's get up in arms over a stupid editorial cartoon. Let's demand the cartoonist be fired. That'll show 'em. That'll fix everything. Off with his head. Idiots. Yeah, that’s right, NAACP. Go after a freakin’ cartoonist who’s making a relevant statement about YOUR community’s problems. Blame the reality of these prevelant words and situations on anyone and everyone but the ones in the mirror. And by all means, continue to worship Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and their ilk – the REAL hos.
Christ, what is wrong with some people? Stop focusing on how the tragedies of black street life are depicted in a goddamn cartoon and get to work policing your own kids’ deviant and self-destructive behavior.
This “snitch and die” B.S. is REAL. Your children are calling little girls “hos” left and right. So many black performers are glorifying this off-the-rails subculture and there’s barely been lip service from idiots like Sharpton about the words, behavior and influence of scum rappers. (Not ALL rappers; the SCUM rappers.) A few weeks ago it was that stupid Beyonce outfit that had Sharpton making a fool of himself all over the media. “Robo-ho.” What a joke. Does anyone seriously think Dr. King would be proud of opportunists like Sharpton and Jackson. It’s obscene. JACKSON, who secretly soaked his shirt in the dead Dr. King’s blood and claimed he held the great leader as he died…WHY does he get a pass on this? SHARPTON, who bought into Tawana Brawley’s lies and ruined -RUINED- the lives of several good men in his brainless crusade, has NEVER, EVER apologized to these men..and he gets a pass, too.

Yeah, let’s get up in arms over a stupid editorial cartoon. Let’s demand the cartoonist be fired. That’ll show ‘em. That’ll fix everything.
Off with his head.

Idiots.

]]> By: Kwesi K. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21689 Kwesi K. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:44:57 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21689 If anyone is really thinking about the reality behind this cartoon, they would have realized that this it is much less a mirror on reality but yet another gross characterization that avoids more important truths about the situation. The artist half way gets there with the billboard in the background but seems to hyper focus on what people think they would see in an average inner city community. I find it interesting that in urban areas like New York, Houston and Los Angeles where the police have made a history of taking advantage of, harassing and victimizing minority populations, people are surprised that blacks are not willing to cooperate with them. Not an excuse, just presenting some actual reasoning behind what a lot of people seem to scratch their head in wonder at. And to be honest, not talking to the cops is pretty much a minority tradition in all ethnic groups that establish communities here until the quality of life and economic status rises to the level that makes them a deciding factor in local and state politics. Just something to think about... If anyone is really thinking about the reality behind this cartoon, they would have realized that this it is much less a mirror on reality but yet another gross characterization that avoids more important truths about the situation. The artist half way gets there with the billboard in the background but seems to hyper focus on what people think they would see in an average inner city community.

I find it interesting that in urban areas like New York, Houston and Los Angeles where the police have made a history of taking advantage of, harassing and victimizing minority populations, people are surprised that blacks are not willing to cooperate with them.

Not an excuse, just presenting some actual reasoning behind what a lot of people seem to scratch their head in wonder at. And to be honest, not talking to the cops is pretty much a minority tradition in all ethnic groups that establish communities here until the quality of life and economic status rises to the level that makes them a deciding factor in local and state politics.

Just something to think about…

]]> By: Joe Lawler http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21688 Joe Lawler Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:41 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21688 My first thought when looking at this cartoon? "Why is he calling that little boy a ho?" My first thought when looking at this cartoon? “Why is he calling that little boy a ho?”

]]> By: Torsten Adair http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21687 Torsten Adair Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:46:16 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21687 Too often in our society, we fight the symptoms but not the disease. We do this because it is easier, it is safer, it avoids confrontation. Editorial cartoonists and columnists hold a mirror up to society. The cartoonist makes us laugh while choking on the truth. Unfortunately, no one likes to be ridiculed, yet a good cartoon ridicules society. To quote one of the great editorial cartoons of the Twentieth Century, "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Too often in our society, we fight the symptoms but not the disease. We do this because it is easier, it is safer, it avoids confrontation.
Editorial cartoonists and columnists hold a mirror up to society. The cartoonist makes us laugh while choking on the truth. Unfortunately, no one likes to be ridiculed, yet a good cartoon ridicules society. To quote one of the great editorial cartoons of the Twentieth Century, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

]]> By: Russ L http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21686 Russ L Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:39:36 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/08/22/has-this-man-never-heard-the-word-imus/#comment-21686 It's really sad that we cannot tell the difference between Don Imus' racist opinion of the grooming habits of college age women, and a cartoon highlighting a real political and social problem. It’s really sad that we cannot tell the difference between Don Imus’ racist opinion of the grooming habits of college age women, and a cartoon highlighting a real political and social problem.

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