tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post4680550197547148054..comments2024-03-28T11:05:00.139+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Obama on Imus and the rap/hip-hop cultureKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1090698078118967362007-04-16T12:28:00.000+09:002007-04-16T12:28:00.000+09:00IMHO, the only thing Imus is guilty of isn't racis...IMHO, the only thing Imus is guilty of isn't racism, it's being PRESUMPTUOUS. Presumptuous to think that if there are rappers winning grammies for singing songs that contain the word "HO" (and while we're at it, the unrelated "N" word), that it was fair game for him to use it. I'm sure it was a feeble attempt to be "hip," and not to be hateful.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/the-manifesto-of-ascendan_b_33774.html" REL="nofollow">Here's a fantastic piece written by John Ridley posted at The Huffington Post.</A>Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159539883712835177noreply@blogger.com