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Thursday, January 06, 2005
IMUS STEPS IN IT AGAIN. Don
Imus has taken time out from his busy schedule of making fun of black
people (click here
and here)
in order to make fun of Jews. Belief.net carries this
UPI story about Imus making
a reference to "thieving Jews," and then apologizing by saying the
phrase was "redundant." Nice!
When the Anti-Defamation
League complained, Imus
reportedly replied, "Leave me alone, Jesus, God. Go after people who
are actually doing something wrong."
Hey, I-man - you actually did
something wrong.
The story, which appears to have
originated with the New
York Post, has already
made it as far as the Jerusalem
Post. I think we can
accurately guess what the "two words" were.
I used to listen to Imus quite a
bit, and no, I don't think he's racist or anti-Semitic. But there's
no question he plays with race, ethnicity, and religion in ways that
slide right up to the line, and that often cross over it. He's got to
cut it out.
Speaking of dubious humor,
Eric
Alterman today picks up on
Mallard Fillmore - and finds a new
link. The meme is
spreading. I hope.
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3 Comments:
I don't think Imus will stop dealing with ethnicity. If he were to refer to Michael Savage or Eddie Andelman in a stereotypical and unkind way, it's part of the game. That's the way they behave on their shows. But if he charged that Hollywood Jews who control the film industry [being circulated on the talk circut] are preventing Mel Gibson's "Passion" from getting it's due, I think this is where you really should be called out.
*** Conan O'Brien recently had a skit in which "Brick House" was introduced as the offical anthem of Kwanzza.I winced,but it was funny.
ProFromDover
If you go to the Imus or WFAN web pages, they say something interesting (and depressing) about what sells in radio in NYC. Lots of unfunny potty jokes and stuff you could NEVER get away with in Boston, with a "you got a problem with that?" sensibility.(Not sure if it's still there but the Imus site once had a Louise Woodward-Shaken Baby Syndrome joke that compelled me to write their management. So much for "Tomorrow's Children"). If even a portion of what I've read on the web is true about the "per-child" cost of the Imus Ranch, this guy puts Kozlowski and Tyco to shame.
Re Mallard:
Looks like "Boss Hawg" on "the Dukes of Hazzard" to me....
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
