Talk show host Don Imus was denounced for his demeaning comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team and fired by CBS. Will his firing serve notice to others that sexist and racist statements will not be tolerated in the media?
Since his firing, more attention is being focused on rap artists for similar comments that they make? Should the public now express the same kind of outrage, that was expressed toward Imus, at music studios for producing and distributing lyrics that are just as insulting and demeaning to women, in general, and to black women, in particular?
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I think the fact Imus was fired will only make a lasting difference if the rap artists also clean up their language and attitude. But I don't see that happening anytime soon. The fact remains that Imus was popular but not popular enough in the minds of large advertisers who decided to cut their marketing spending on his show. That put real financial pressure on CBS to let him go. Where's the same type of pressure on rap artists? As long as Americans continue to buy the filth that is some rap music...it won't go away easily.
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