Words You Cannot Say About George Carlin
It boggles the mind how a culture can lionize the recently departed comedian George Carlin while simultaneously consigning radio guy Don Imus to the lowest precincts of hell.
They both have made a raunchy career out of “offending,” yet one—Carlin—was revered and eulogized while the other—Imus—is despised. After Carlin, 71, died of heart failure last Sunday, the praise rolled in, about his genius and brilliance, his ground-breaking comedy and social commentary, his willingness to challenge the powerful, and his advocacy for free speech. He, indeed, was all of that.
Imus, in turn, got himself in trouble, again, for “insensitive” and racist remarks. He lost one job last year for describing the players on a woman’s college basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” Now, he’s in trouble again for a comment he made about Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones, after another of his serial run-ins with the law. Imus asked, “What ... Read More...
