IMUS 1: This makes a ton of sense. Yes, Don Imus should be lambasted for the comments that he made, but to go that far with it, to make it into headline news again and again is definately dodging the real issues. Yes, biggotry is nothing to take lightly, and We've seen how the biggot has been punished, and it is pretty severe, but for the those african american leaders who come down on Imus, there should be some ridicule, and I never really realized it but this article made a great point. Look at all of the public figured giving the african american culture a bad image. Rappers are a horrible example. I made a rap song once that horribly objectified women (I didn't rap, others did, I just made the beat, but that's beside the point) and played it to people to see what they thought, a minor social experiment so to speak. Several girls I played the song to liked it, thought it was a fun song. It was not at all. One girl said she thought it was disgusting, but she was the last one to hear it so it didn't give me much hope. I am not an african american rapper, but rap is a subculture born from african roots, down to the beats made and the dress and the speech. It is up to the public figures of today to set a good example. Who controls these rappers? Record companies. What do they care about? Money, not morals or image of how disgusting something sounds, they want the money, the profit and more more more. Should we hold the labels accountable. I think so. The Rappers? I think so. The fans who perpetuate the steriotypes and hate filled behavior? I think so.