It has been a while since my last entry.
Don't have any good reason beside lacking the energy to write and having anything of great substance to write about. Now I thought about coming online and writing about how my school (The University of Florida) Men's Basketball team won their second National Championship. Essential being the first team since, I believe 1991-Duke, to repeat. But during what should of been a time of great celebration was marred by the death of a cop by a drunk driver.
But just as that was happening than the whole Don Imus thing blew up. Now on this subject I had many conversation about what had happened, from my parents to my co-workers. I think the one thing that surprised me was that the comment he made on air was not that racist as it was sexist. Yet, all the cable news network could talk about was the Nappy-headed part of Don Imus comment and not the Ho's part. I guess they forgot that on the Rutgers Women's Basketball team (a team I love since it's a New Jersey school. A university I would of most likely attend if I had remained in New Jersey. Sorry Dad no Princeton for me!!!) that not only were there black players, but also white players. But surprise, surprise if Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson weren't quick to get in front of the cameras to talk about their disgrace about the situation. Again, don't get me wrong I have nothing but respect for these men and the work that they do. But to pick on Imus as a battle between sinners and the righteous seems a bit silly. Never saw Sharpton or Jackson out protesting a concert by The Game or Lil' John and the Eastside Boyz. However, I should give credit to Al Sharpton to protesting my favorite show (The Boondocks) and asking for it's immediate cancellation, over the episode where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used the word Nigga. But I should focus back to my main point, before I go out into orbit like the other pundits did. Yes, Imus said something that was stupid, you could argue that he deserved his fate (no matter how much good he did, there are some things you can't get away from). I just felt it was a bit disappointing that in all that talk about race relations, and the nappyheadness that Don Imus's comment. Lost in the shuffle of it all, was Mr. Imus calling a bunch of educated women a bunch of Ho's. Guess no one had a problem with that, how sad.
Virgina Tech...
Not much you can write or say about this story, that hasn't been reported on already. A story that literally came out of nowhere. 32 lives lost. Families, a college and a nation left wondering how could this have happened. One does have to wonder what type of change in regards to policy, law enforcement, and government this will have.
And I'll leave it at that.
until next time...
Don't have any good reason beside lacking the energy to write and having anything of great substance to write about. Now I thought about coming online and writing about how my school (The University of Florida) Men's Basketball team won their second National Championship. Essential being the first team since, I believe 1991-Duke, to repeat. But during what should of been a time of great celebration was marred by the death of a cop by a drunk driver.
But just as that was happening than the whole Don Imus thing blew up. Now on this subject I had many conversation about what had happened, from my parents to my co-workers. I think the one thing that surprised me was that the comment he made on air was not that racist as it was sexist. Yet, all the cable news network could talk about was the Nappy-headed part of Don Imus comment and not the Ho's part. I guess they forgot that on the Rutgers Women's Basketball team (a team I love since it's a New Jersey school. A university I would of most likely attend if I had remained in New Jersey. Sorry Dad no Princeton for me!!!) that not only were there black players, but also white players. But surprise, surprise if Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson weren't quick to get in front of the cameras to talk about their disgrace about the situation. Again, don't get me wrong I have nothing but respect for these men and the work that they do. But to pick on Imus as a battle between sinners and the righteous seems a bit silly. Never saw Sharpton or Jackson out protesting a concert by The Game or Lil' John and the Eastside Boyz. However, I should give credit to Al Sharpton to protesting my favorite show (The Boondocks) and asking for it's immediate cancellation, over the episode where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used the word Nigga. But I should focus back to my main point, before I go out into orbit like the other pundits did. Yes, Imus said something that was stupid, you could argue that he deserved his fate (no matter how much good he did, there are some things you can't get away from). I just felt it was a bit disappointing that in all that talk about race relations, and the nappyheadness that Don Imus's comment. Lost in the shuffle of it all, was Mr. Imus calling a bunch of educated women a bunch of Ho's. Guess no one had a problem with that, how sad.
Virgina Tech...
Not much you can write or say about this story, that hasn't been reported on already. A story that literally came out of nowhere. 32 lives lost. Families, a college and a nation left wondering how could this have happened. One does have to wonder what type of change in regards to policy, law enforcement, and government this will have.
And I'll leave it at that.
until next time...
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