Imus Calls Girls Nappy Headed Hoes & Jjiggaboos!?

On the April 4 edition of MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, host Don Imus referred to the Rutgers University women's basketball team, which is comprised of eight African-American and two white players, as "nappy-headed hos" immediately after the show's executive producer, Bernard McGuirk, called the team "hard-core hos." Later, former Imus sports announcer Sid Rosenberg, who was filling in for sportscaster Chris Carlin, said: "The more I look at Rutgers, they look exactly like the [National Basketball Association's] Toronto Raptors." McGuirk referred to the NCAA women's basketball championship game between Rutgers and Tennessee as a "Spike Lee thing," adding, "The Jigaboos vs. The Wannabees -- that movie that he had."
Imus initially was given a two-week suspension for calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" on the air last week, but outrage continued to grow and advertisers bolted from his CBS radio show and its MSNBC simulcast.

"There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society," CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. "That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision."

Rutgers women's basketball team spokeswoman Stacey Brann said the team did not have an immediate comment on Imus' firing.

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[omgitsbrooke1]

@PlatniumProductions Says the guy whose son will marry a black chick.

[gmcmim1]

It's amazing how people find this to be funny. There's nothing funny about it. Would it be funny if it was a racial slur towards asians, hispanic, or even whites? No. Don Imus knows he was wrong. That's why he got fired.

[TheAdvant]

I don't see what the big deal was. Imus told the truth. those were indeed some nappy headed hoes.

[Visser0x]

He wasn't lying.

[Ms2adorable]

@PlatniumProductions I'm black and my boyfriend is asian. Man your personality sounds ugly. Man, it's funny how people don't say this type of stuff in real life.

[1234TheBeat4321]

@PlatniumProductions i do. And im white, so is not about the color is about prefference

[TaeTaeBoogie]

ight so maybe he was wrong..but ppl wouldnt have been trippin as much if he was black and called em nappy headed hoes

[OCM97]

man i wish i can find one of you smart mouth mother fuckers.an make yo sister sprung off this big black dick.we put white hoes on tha house.gang fuck they flat booty asses.don't get me wrong i luv white bitches.who else eat dick like them.oh that right white boys that's locked up.lmao

[OCM97]

wish i could find so@temptstress666 man i wish i can find one of you smart mouth mother fuckers.an make yo sister sprung off this big black dick.we put white hoes on tha house.gang fuck they flat booty asses.don't get me wrong i luv white bitches.who else eat dick like them.oh that right white boys that's locked up.lmao

[Satchel334]

@PlatniumProductions Lots of people like black chicks. There are lots of Chinese men marrying black chicks because of a lack of available women in China. There are beautiful women of all types.

[Havetowaitandsee]

@Satchel334 I wish it was that easy, but this color blind society will never come to pass. Even in the off chance that it does happen people will find some other reason to hate each other...

[PlatniumProductions]

@PlatniumProductions I love all the shit I am getting for such a racist comment. Keep it up people. Your comments make me laugh when i sign onto youtube