But it was not an isolated incident. A cataloging of his most vile insults would include one in 1993, when The New York Times tapped the esteemed journalist Gwen Ifill to cover the White House, where Imus referred to Ifill as the “cleaning lady.” Ifill died on Nov. 14, 2016. In 1984, Imus called Howard Stern, a fellow radio personality and someone he feuded with on and off throughout his career, “a slut too, plus a Jew b------ and should be castrated.”DON EMMERT / ASSOCIATED PRESStold NBCBLK.
“Because on the one hand, he was a pioneering broadcaster who a lot of mainstream people feel kindly towards and had friendships with; John McCain went on his show; Joe Scarborough said those nice things about him; Sean Hannity was tweeting about what a great figure he was,” Deggans said. “But embedded in his show was this racism and sexism that constantly kept coming up.”
For years, Imus was criticized by some African Americans for what they described as his repeated racial insensitivity. “The story of coming to terms with the true scope of Don Imus’ legacy is the story of coming to terms with the true scope of how much racism there has been in mainstream broadcasting and how many people who are still famous and major names in broadcasting who have roots in that kind of broadcasting,” Deggans said.
“I think they think it says something about them that they didn’t recognize that and reject him,” Deggans added. “The struggle now is to get people to get the full measure of his legacy, not just the things you can talk about in polite company.”
I'd completely forgotten about him until he died. I was shocked to see so many people singing his praises. *sigh*
NBC calls Don Imus racist ,bigoted and misogynistic but they employ Al Sharpton. Couldn't be a bigger comedy show.. HYPOCRITES.
Everybody is racist nowadays.... Grow up!!
Bye bye Imu
He and his wife were anti vaxers.
R.I.P. Don Imus
Pitiful that lib media can’t settle for calling people racist while they’re alive, but stoop lower still digging up bones to label someone racist after they’re dead.
Yeah but, did he have the children at the local pool playing with his leg hair?
Old news.
NBCBLK He will be missed. He was a funny man, not a racist
NBCBLK Too bad he wasn't 'austere scholar' maybe he'd get some more respect in death.
NBCBLK Imus like so many whites, saw that the time was now ripe to get racist, again, taking their cues from Pres. Reagan's ascendency to the presidency; and ignorant black folk like Richard Pryor & Rap Artists gave them cover by almost taking the sting out of using the N-word.
NBCBLK Saturday morning cartoons taught us to be racist.
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NBCBLK It doesn't take the MSM long to start the dead white male bashing.
NBCBLK He was a pioneer of what exactly, building a career based on not being funny or in the least bit entertaining?
NBCBLK umm he worked at wNbc.. dont forget that
NBCBLK I wonder if NBC will put a spotlight on Howard Stern's decades of exploiting women? Stern now panders to the left so he gets a pass.
NBCBLK No the only ones putting a spotlight on anything is the media. No peace even in death.☮️🎶
NBCBLK But it's ok for black comics to make fun of white people. doublestandard
NBCBLK He died? Attempting to care.... . . . . . Failure
NBCBLK Some pioneer. I didn’t realize being an a$$hole was “pioneering”.
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