1. I guess some groups are just more sensitive than others.

Posted at 11:45AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Hal R. Hosfeld

2. The rappers call women bitches and ho's. Why is there a double standard?

Posted at 11:53AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Kennedy

3. This is just a two-week vacation for Imus. He is not going to be hurt by any of this. He is extremely popular. This suspension is just to appease the sponsors and the folks who were insulted. Nothing will really change.

Posted at 11:56AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Snarkhunter

4. # 4 u r so right. That is a language they share within their culture.

Posted at 11:57AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Robin

5. It's all in the tone of how you say it. At least that what they tell me. Most black people say they will never stop saying the N word. But then again, white folks can't scream discrimanation, only minoritys can. The thing now is the white people are almost out numbered now so they are becoming a minority but will still never be able to speak up. Sad but true!!

Posted at 11:59AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Bob

6. Remember the Spike Lee movie "White Men Can't Jump?" Pretty racist if you ask me! The race card is played way too much in this country and it seems the only ones who constantly complain, are the ones who can't deal with their own kind.

Posted at 11:59AM on Apr 10th 2007 by Devon Myles

7. I guess the only thing to do is to just KEEP ALL MENTION OF BLACK PEOPLE out of your show if you are on the radio or TV. Just don't mention them unless absolutely necessary. It's obvious that whatever you say about a black person, you may be setting yourself up for trouble.

Imus should never have said those words tho. Where did that come from anyway? Strange thing to say. He should NOT be fired, tho. Ridiculous.

Posted at 12:00PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Dallas

8. Get rid of Imus. He can find some little radio station to put up with his garbage, but NBC should have higher standards.

Posted at 12:01PM on Apr 10th 2007 by emily

9. Don Imus is under contract, so he gets paid weather he works or not. Since they didn't give him a fine also, like the always do Howard Stern or Mad Cow, they just gave him a two week PAID vacation. I would say tey just awarded him for his actions.

Posted at 12:04PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Ron

10. I called my wife a nappie haired ho and she told me she had straight hair.

Posted at 12:06PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Stymie

11. 7. You have a point there. The black community should be just as up in arms about
homophobic comments, etc. This is going to evolve in to a much wider debate and
it is about time.

Posted at 12:09PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Debra

12. 1. It is wrong for blacks or anyone else to use racial slurs and derogatory terms. We need to become more civil as a society and understand that certain actions/words are just not appropriate.

Posted at 12:09PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Debra

13. personally i don't and have NEVER ever listened to don imus. i think that he is just doing this for publicity. he's probably not getting ratings as he'd like or think he should and did this to outrage a community. it's really hip these days anyways to say something offensive about black people so what makes him different. maybe he was drunk or something? i'm definitely not letting him off the hook but seriously think it was all for ratings. HOW SAD!

Posted at 12:09PM on Apr 10th 2007 by tinley

14.
Please help me understand why Rosie O'Donnell can say anti-American comments & bash our president, and the left says "freedom of speech". On the other hand Imus (whom I can't stand any more than Rosie) makes his nasty comments and it turns into a National PR Media event! He has his job threatened, he publicly has to apologize over and over. Then, our TV is flooded with press conferences that hold more media coverage than the President gets. Personally, I am insulted to think that the media had to drive this nail into the coffin when 99.9 percent of the American public has the sence to know that the comments from the ignorant Imus were inappropriate and insulting. How is it Rosie O'Donnell, Howard Sterns, Keith Obermann and many other TV commentators can get away with saying anthing they want about anyone they want? Seems to me accountability is a one-way street anymore. Why has it always got to be a race issue that gets inflated? Insulting anyone of any race any time should be inappropriate in these far too politically correct times.

Posted at 12:13PM on Apr 10th 2007 by suspicious

15. What Don Imus did was so over the top. Someone who is suppose to be educated and on tv for all to hear and comes up with something like this. Please! There are white players on the basketball team. What di d he say about them. Why did he have to pick on the black players. And he says he is a good person. Good people don't talk about other people that way. AND HE'S NOTHING TO LOOK AT! No it is not right for black rappers to talk about women. Like to old saying goes. Two wrongs don't mak a right. He just slide the words right out of his mouth. TO EASY!!

Posted at 12:16PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Gisele