Huge double standard

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#1 Aterfire
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Ok, we all know about Imus and his comment that got him fired. It got huge press coverage and there was huge outrage.

And he is a guy who wants to kill all white people. I bet very few people have heard of him. He said completely racist and genocidal remarks and yet no one said anything. He said this on national TV (though he said it on C-Span which very few people watch) and yet there was no reaction at all.

Why does the U.S. have double standards like this?

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#2 mems_1224
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because people are stupid. all the attention imus got was retarded. he didn't even get fired for using a racist comment, he got fired for losing the station money
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#3 cpo335
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Well look at Imus, then look at that guy. Now who do you think should've known better,
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#4 StatixE
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lol I think he's crazy, white people brought him here
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#5 Redgarl
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euh... is that old news...? OR NO NEWS!
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#6 NathanHawkins
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Yep, it's a double standard. I'm used to it. Everyone else should be by now.
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#7 Luncbox1
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Who's Imus? (I'm Canadian so if this is an American thing...)
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#8 arab_prince
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Thats old news. But yeah, double standard ftl
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#9 Darthmatt
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Yeah its terrible. A good bad example in video games is .50 cents Bullet proof (my buddy bought it for $5). In that game fifty cent's character uses the N word about once every 30 seconds. What up with that?
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#10 RainandSunshine
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Hey.. wanting to do something and actualy doing it are two different things. He's allowed to think that.. he's allowed to even try.. reality is people would probably end up killing him. SO, what's it matter if he think's silly things for? When we all know what will happen.
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#11 DeeJayInphinity
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Yeah its terrible. A good bad example in video games is .50 cents Bullet proof (my buddy bought it for $5). In that game fifty cent's character uses the N word about once every 30 seconds. What up with that?Darthmatt

Ahh I hate that. They get really offended by it but they use it themselves. :?

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#12 ElZilcho90
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Why, because only white people can be racist! Didn't you know?
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#13 Apollo5000
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Why is it allowed you ask?

Because you can't be racist if you aren't a white person....

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#14 Video_Game_King
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Because long ago, a bunch of people captured other people and made them pick cotton. Unfortunately, nobody wants to let go of that, even if they aren't white/black. The trump card of racism, right there.
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#15 GettingTired
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Lmao, because no one takes that guy seriously. What a joke that guy is.
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#16 TrueReligion_
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Yes it's a double standard--and it sucks. But what can we really do about it?
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#17 fiscope
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This is what happens in a multi-racial society. It will never be equal. Someone always has to have the power and someone won't. Why? because segregation is a natural instinct. As long as the power difference isn't sinificantly large, then everything is fine.

My only wish is that we don't let this bring our country down...

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#18 Bourbons3
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Because people are stupid.
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#19 chester706
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Ya. The best radio show in the world IMO got cancelled because of it. Stupid double standards. I recorded every episode of Imus every weekday when it was on too (watched it when I got home from school). I loved it. I thought the show was hilarious. Well now its no more Imus. **** that!
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#20 353535355353535
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:lol:BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA:lol: what a retard:P:lol:
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#21 leegar88
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Lmao, because no one takes that guy seriously. What a joke that guy is. GettingTired

Agreed I am just mad people were clappining for him I m black too btw.

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#22 CptJSparrow
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The media does not care about white people.
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#23 dreamdude
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Because people are stupid.Bourbons3
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#24 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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It's not really a double standard. If he was a popular black person than I would expect there to be a public outcry, but for some random person who makes that statement, I doubt anyone really cares.
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#25 leegar88
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It's not really a double standard. If he was a popular black person than I would expect there to be a public outcry, but for some random person who makes that statement, I doubt anyone really cares.sonicare

True, people spread hate like that all the time, but usually no one bothers tocare or give them attention.I think this guy hid what he felt until he was on tv live.