While at first when I heard about the famous Imus case, I thought that it was completely rude. However, after considering the first amendment along with the examples used in Rinkleen's article, I must say that I agree with her, let the Imus voice be heard.
Rinkleen's excellent use of examples only proves the unjust jurisdiction behind the Imus case even further. The strongest example must be, "Bill O'Rielly was unrepentant and unpunished for suggesting that African-Americans eating peacefully in a resaurant was an extraordinary event." This is possibly one of the most belligerent statements I have ever heard in my life. The audacity that O'Reilly has to claim that Black's can't properly handle themselves in a public restaurant is absurd, I for one have never seen an African-American act any ruder (while eating) then a white person. If O'Reilly can get away with saying this, then why was Imus punished for ripping on whinny basketball girls?
O'Rielly's statement was a pure matter of opinion, but perhaps he has also had personal experience with the subject. Perhaps he was speaking of one specific restaurant that the reoccurring situation was held in. Imus could have been referencing the same thing, an opinion, which he is allowed to in America because we have freedom of speech, or perhaps he was referencing a personal experience he had in the past with a similar event.
Either way, Imus, unlike O'Rielly had the boldness to stand up for himself while apologizing at the same time. I agree with Rikleen, let Imus speak; it is in my opinion that he should have never been silenced in the first place.
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Katie, Be kind to your AP teacher's aging eyes and make the font just a little larger. Thanks.
"Whiny basketball girls"...that was my favorite sentence that you crafted. I smiled and thought, insightful, accurate and interesting.
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