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bore them, then they can't expect anyone else to. Even in the eye of the Imus storm, where serious questions have been raised, a local hip hop radio station couldn't resist making a parody of the offensive statement that got Mr. Imus in this stew, while concomitantly decrying what Mr. Imus said. Moreover, in the name of humor, they continuously played sound bites from the Imus show that chronicled him calling the Rutgers athletes, nappy-headed hos and jigger boos. A white caller challenged the host, by pointing out the fact that her station routinely plays music that is just as offensive. The music the station chooses to play is full of misogynistic degrading content. The hostess was forced to agree but copped out by saying, she didn't program the station. While that may be true, she chose to work there.

Black people must stop being hypocritical. They can't have it both ways. What's good for the goose should be good for the gander. If Blacks are going to call for the head of people like Imus, they must also call for the heads of other offenders, even if those offenders are fellow Blacks. Black people have no more right to call themselves niggas, bitches or hos than does anyone else. Society at large, must ask, what role-institutionalized racism has played in raising the level of Black self-hatred. This level of self-abuse and hatred that Blacks heap upon themselves is at an all time high. It can be heard in song lyrics, seen in videos and heard in the street. The use of the word nigga is so common today that practically everyone employs it. Black women hardly bat an eyelash when called bitch. In fact, Black females often use that terminology among themselves. Black youth bob their heads to the beat of music that degrades them. They idolize rappers who have done nothing to uplift them. Rapper Snoop Dogg is widely listened to and admired by Black women and men despite having said, "We don't love them hos."

In conclusion, there has to be one standard of civility that everyone is held to. The question of whether Mr. Imus should loose his job or not should be dictated by the marketplace. Those who seriously object to what Mr. Imus said should stop listening. Similarly, those who object to the dumbing down of Black culture should be more selective in the music that they listen to and buy. Blacks have a choice to make. They can choose to continue participating in their own self-degradation, proving they are both crazy and stupid, or they can put an end to it.

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