Sunday, April 15, 2007

Imus..Was Not Alone...



Now that the storm of the sexist and racist comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team has opened a major dialogue for all everyone to take notice. The culprit has been sentenced and dealt a punishment that has ruptured his image (hmmm) his pocketbook (just a mill or two) and his career. Don Imus, even though made comments that have been heard "around the world" by now, was not acting alone. The center piece is Imus, but two others, played a significant roles as well.

Sidney Rosenberg, known more as "Sid", also made comments that were
damaging and degrading. He too made spoke words that struck on sexism and racism such as "They look like the Toronto Raptors!"(the Toronto Raptors are an NBA pro team predominately made up of African-Americans) Sid Rosenberg appears on Imus' WFAN radio show once a week and has a history of making many derogatory comments about people, groups and races. Being that Sid is Jewish, he should well know, that this should be a manner that he, should not be engaging and should be sensitive in commenting on. In further looking at the academia side of the equation, Sid attended and dropped out of the University of Miami in 1984, enrolled into Brooklyn College and then immediately dropped out of there in 1985. The Rutgers women are on coarse studying and besides participating in high level athletics, are on direction of obtaining their degrees, without dropping out. Ahh...but let me make note, he did get his associates degree from Kingsborough Community College in 1990 and then his bachelor's degree in business from Baruch College in 1992.

Bernard McGuirk, who is the executive producer of the show, played a role as the antagonist of this topic that was aired and heard. He even went as far to make a reference in his comments to Spike Lee's movie "School Daze" of saying "jigaboo's and wannabees". But it was he, that started out with the words and sayings of "Hardcore Ho's". Mr. McGuirk is married with 2 children...hmmmm...interesting?

Neither of these men have felt the wrath that came upon Imus, but they too, should be held accountable, the same as Don Imus. So. they'll escape from this, except for being associated and go back to their daily comings and goings. Sid will be on another talk radio station, spewing out the same negativism and did I say he was Jewish? Ok... and Bernard McGuirk is still executive producer of the WFAN radio sports segment, continuing on with his right-wing rhetoric and siting at home later in the evening, having a glass of milk with his two children being a good American.

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