A Breast is an Offense but Calling Someone a "Nappy Headed Ho" Is Not!

Remember when Janet Jackson had the wardrobe malfunction and her breast flashed upon the screen for a second (if for that long). Folks were outraged and offended over a breast (a mammary gland) - which is considered a sexual object but was created to provide nourishment for babies. For this mistake, the network was fined and people reprimanded.

Flash forward to Don Imus referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy headed hos" after McGuirk called them - "Some hardcore hos." I'm not surprised but really where is the outrage! Why is it that women, in this day and age, continue to be abused and verbally assaulted particularly by, supposedly, educated men? Hilary Clinton is the only candidate referred to as a "bitch" -- search the Cafepress site and you'll find a t-shirt that reads: "Life's a bitch so don't vote for one." Let us not forget the cyberbulling and death threats made against Kathy Sierra. Pure terroristic sexism!

But get this, black women are doused with sexism AND racism. When I was a little girl I recall hearing two jokes: 1) of a white man who'd run his finger underneath his nose every morning and say "oooh lah lah." The black man asked "why do you do put your finger underneath your nose, then say ooh lah lah?" The white man replied: "Each morning before I leave for work, I kiss my wife at the door and feel her up a bit so that I'll have something sweet to recall while working hard all day." The next morning, the black man kisses his wife at the door while reaching underneath her gown. At work, he runs his finger underneath his nose, then frowns and says:" Ooh shit god damn!" 2) A white woman sits at her vanity every morning combing through her long black hair. While she combs she sings: "Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!" with each stroke. Her maid, a black woman, decides to do the same. At home she stands in front of the bathroom mirror and begins to comb through her hair, singing: "near. near. near."


George Cook of Let's Talk Honestly, is calling for a boycott of the NBC network.

Al Sharpton and others are calling for Imus' resignation:

"This is not some unemployed comic like Michael Richards," Sharpton said, referring to the "Seinfeld" actor who used the N-word and referred to lynching in a rant last year. "This is an established figure, allowed to use the airwaves for sexist and racist remarks." continue reading

I don't know if forcing him to resign is the answer, it doesn't change what's in his heart, plus he pandering to a particular audience (white, male) who seems to enjoy what he has to say and teach.