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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 36026" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>I think Abbey hit the nail on the head. </p><p></p><p>This stuff is what our kids are growing up with. Imus shocked everyone by saying what he said because most of us don't know how bad it is out there, today.</p><p></p><p>I found it interesting too that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton jumped right on that bandwagon.</p><p></p><p>Maya Angelou said something once about language. If I can find the exact quote, I will post it here. The gist of it was that we may watch our own language and trace its effect on our own thought processes. We need to understand the connections there, and be aware of our words, even and especially in our homes and neighborhoods, and in those times when we might "relax" into old patterns.</p><p></p><p>She said it more beautifully, of course ~ but then, that is why she is Maya Angelou!</p><p></p><p>If you do that though, if you trace the words you use for awhile, you will find that this is true.</p><p></p><p>I am shocked at so much more than Imus these days that it doesn't surprise me to hear what he said. </p><p></p><p>Fran is right, too.</p><p></p><p>We need to stand up for ourselves. But it is hard to do that when everywhere we look, we see these kinds of images.</p><p></p><p>I cannot imagine what our young women (and our young men too, for that matter) think of all this. But I suspect that this view of women has already become a caricature of itself, and that not only has the damage already been done, but that we are headed back into a morality which reflects a higher standard.</p><p></p><p>I hope that is true.</p><p></p><p>And the reason that I think it might be true is that, although Imus is famous for his nastiness, he was not fired until now.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 36026, member: 3353"] I think Abbey hit the nail on the head. This stuff is what our kids are growing up with. Imus shocked everyone by saying what he said because most of us don't know how bad it is out there, today. I found it interesting too that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton jumped right on that bandwagon. Maya Angelou said something once about language. If I can find the exact quote, I will post it here. The gist of it was that we may watch our own language and trace its effect on our own thought processes. We need to understand the connections there, and be aware of our words, even and especially in our homes and neighborhoods, and in those times when we might "relax" into old patterns. She said it more beautifully, of course ~ but then, that is why she is Maya Angelou! If you do that though, if you trace the words you use for awhile, you will find that this is true. I am shocked at so much more than Imus these days that it doesn't surprise me to hear what he said. Fran is right, too. We need to stand up for ourselves. But it is hard to do that when everywhere we look, we see these kinds of images. I cannot imagine what our young women (and our young men too, for that matter) think of all this. But I suspect that this view of women has already become a caricature of itself, and that not only has the damage already been done, but that we are headed back into a morality which reflects a higher standard. I hope that is true. And the reason that I think it might be true is that, although Imus is famous for his nastiness, he was not fired until now. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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