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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 35550" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Not that I approve of anything he said or the language he used ... and maybe this is just the way I see it ... but I honestly don't think he meant any harm by his comments, misguided as they were. I think he's just an ol' guy who was stupid enough to try to say something <em>"cool"</em> like what he hears the kids say, and coming out of him, it stuck out like a sore thumb! Of course, I didn't hear any of the conversation leading up to this comment. Before he said this, was he putting down this team or insulting them in other ways?</p><p></p><p>Have you watched some of the music videos lately? You see a guy in shades and diamond rings, probably in a fur coat ... and while he's using these same offensive words, he's leaning on his Rolls Royce while half-naked women are dancing around him suggestively and crawling all over him! What's wrong with this picture! That's the "culture" and it's out there! And it gives the impression that it's not only acceptable to the men, it's just fine and dandy with the women too to be spoken of in this way! And our kids are watching this garbage and soaking it up!</p><p></p><p>The way I see it, the ones who <em>could</em> put a stop to it are some of these young women! At the risk of sounding like the "Church Lady" from SNL, THEY are the ones who should be standing up and strongly objecting to women being portrayed in this manner. I'm sure Don Imus knows the difference between an accomplished college athlete and scholar and a street-walker, but the 13 year olds don't! And they're the ones watching these videos!</p><p></p><p>And don't even get me started on the "oppressed" thing ... considering where I work, this is a VERY sore subject ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 35550, member: 1883"] Not that I approve of anything he said or the language he used ... and maybe this is just the way I see it ... but I honestly don't think he meant any harm by his comments, misguided as they were. I think he's just an ol' guy who was stupid enough to try to say something [i]"cool"[/i] like what he hears the kids say, and coming out of him, it stuck out like a sore thumb! Of course, I didn't hear any of the conversation leading up to this comment. Before he said this, was he putting down this team or insulting them in other ways? Have you watched some of the music videos lately? You see a guy in shades and diamond rings, probably in a fur coat ... and while he's using these same offensive words, he's leaning on his Rolls Royce while half-naked women are dancing around him suggestively and crawling all over him! What's wrong with this picture! That's the "culture" and it's out there! And it gives the impression that it's not only acceptable to the men, it's just fine and dandy with the women too to be spoken of in this way! And our kids are watching this garbage and soaking it up! The way I see it, the ones who [i]could[/i] put a stop to it are some of these young women! At the risk of sounding like the "Church Lady" from SNL, THEY are the ones who should be standing up and strongly objecting to women being portrayed in this manner. I'm sure Don Imus knows the difference between an accomplished college athlete and scholar and a street-walker, but the 13 year olds don't! And they're the ones watching these videos! And don't even get me started on the "oppressed" thing ... considering where I work, this is a VERY sore subject ... [/QUOTE]
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