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"Freedom of speech, what happened to that? What happened to expressing yourself? ... At least I know where he stands. And you know what? When he called them nappy-headed ho's, I went, 'Wow, he's right.'"
-- Comic actor Damon Wayans commenting on the Don Imus/Rutgers University Women's Basketball Team controversy that ensued earlier this year. (The View)
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By: Nikki on 11/11/2007 2:15AM
If you watched The View or seen the clip on the net he went on to state that black people would say that to each other because it is in our culture to speak as such to one another. He did not insinuate that he, meaning Imus, was correct in using the words. Its just like to white people calling each other pricks and other harmful names to one another which would not be culturally correct for another race to do so to them. Do we all do it, unfortunately yes but who truly has the right to insult anyone regardless of race, creed, etc...
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By: dginki on 11/11/2007 6:25AM
To E,
Everything is not a joke. How many times do we as black people have to act like fools. Those Rutger basketball players are not hoes and because our hair is not long and flowing does not make it bad. If black women comics called black basketball players "coon criminals" would that be funny? Black male athletes have been known to date and marry anything but a black woman and black men are in prison at a hire rate than any other group. Calling black men hurtfull names would serve no purpose.
Grow the heck up.
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By: Musicisourhigh on 11/11/2007 11:00AM
I actually saw that View segment when it came on and it was as "unfunny" then as it is in reading about it. His joke just showed what a fool he is.
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By: Robert L. Jones on 11/11/2007 1:22PM
He need to learn the history of african american before he side with don imus.
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By: SCV on 11/11/2007 10:26PM
wow, talk about somebody being a "ho", to approve of insulting a young women's b-ball team is to the sign of a big time prostitute.
this is not a freedom of speech issue. he was not fined or arrested by the government. this idiot goofball is as bad as his younger brothers who players "white girls", now those are two nappy headed hos
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By: Johnnie Mitchell on 11/11/2007 5:54PM
Would he feel the same if it was members of his family being called this!!
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By: longleggs72 on 11/12/2007 1:01PM
It was wrong to say but funny as all get up!
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By: chas jr on 11/12/2007 1:30PM
I cant believe he co-sign that stupid sh!t. what if somebody called his daughter a Ho, will he say yeah they right.
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By: chas jr on 11/12/2007 1:38PM
freedom of speech has nothing to do with this , its rather he was right or wrong for saying what he said. If a sportscaster has to resort to this way to discribe young women he shouldn't be on the air. its not what he said its how he said it.
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By: bettypalmer on 11/13/2007 9:23AM
People speak what they fell and not realize the consequence of the remark that might effect the media.Yes, we are allowed to speak what we chose but pretty much watch where we say them.We need to stop being so preoccupied about what comes out of people mouth.
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