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ooky

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10. Yeah, he was charitable, and he was also a disrespectful, racist

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 02:56 PM

Dec 2019

radio and TV commentator who used his broadcasting celebrity to say very hurtful things.

And his morning show on MSNBC has to be the most boring show I have ever observed. MSNBC was fortunate in that anything they replaced him with (following his last racist remark) was bound to be an improvement. Watching him sitting in that studio mumbling with headphones on was like watching grass grow.

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Why are people afraid to treat Imus' racism as a feature, not a bug? [View all] StarfishSaver Dec 2019 OP

Never could stand him. He was creepy. Srkdqltr Dec 2019 #1

I am completely baffled by the Imus idolizing. LakeArenal Dec 2019 #2

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #3

I don't get it either. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #4

If you admit his racism was intentional and ingrained... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #5

Imus who?????? Cryptoad Dec 2019 #6

Would require self observation and recognizing irisblue Dec 2019 #7

I completely ignored Imus when he was alive. MineralMan Dec 2019 #8

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #9

Yeah, he was charitable, and he was also a disrespectful, racist ooky Dec 2019 #10

Fuck that guy Blue Owl Dec 2019 #11

K&R for, thank you UTUSN Dec 2019 #12