There is no way that Don Imus should have been fired or taken off the air.  While his comments were idiotic, I do not think that he personally meant to offend anyone.  He thought his comments were cute and trendy.  That is because others say it everyday and nothing happens.  African Americans can say it and there is no backlash.  Pastors say it often, they use both words. 

The problem is the double standard.  If my brothers and sisters do not want anyone to call them names then they too should stop using offensive language.  Rappers need to be held accountable.  No one seems to care how much they degrade women......both Black and White.  There is something wrong in American when commercials use language like "Where You At?"  White kids  now act like Black kids because the definition of cool is found in hip hop culture. 

Imus is the scapegoat.  The problem is much greater than him.  He lost his job.  Okay that's fine though I do not agree.  He has done a lot of good for African Americans.  We still love Abraham Lincoln and he is on record saying the he thinks "the Negro is inferior to Whites".  American really needs to wake up before society goes right down the old hip hop tubes.  That my two cents worth.