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two, one in Newark one in New Brunswick.
i think they're attacking me cause i'm awesome. how's that??
by missreporter on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 03:39:15 PM PDT
I wish they would have shown more of her on TV. I read about her when people here were promoting her for Corzine's seat after he was elected governor. Very impressive woman.
A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' Douglas Adams
by dougymi on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 04:29:33 PM PDT
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by SemDem on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 04:49:37 PM PDT
She made what is one of the best points of this whole sorry episode:
That the athletic accomplishment of these amazing young women - their moment in the spotlight, their opportunity for their families and friends to bask in the fruits of their labor - was utterly obliterated by Imus' racist and idiotic remark.
Imus stole the spotlight that rightly belonged to the Rutgers team.
I felt really badly for these women when she pointed that out. They kind of lost that moment because of that pompous ass.
You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty. - Jessica Mitford
by Swampfoot on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 05:39:28 PM PDT
That has been the focus, and rightly so--Imus and his producer's remarks pandered to the worst racial stereotypes--they also perpetuate the stereotype that the female athelete is less than feminine.
My mother played basketball in college. She played in the mid '60s, and at a level far below that of the Rutgers women. But I know that growing up she was made fun of for being taller than many of the boys (she's 6') and she's said more than once how ugly she often felt. On a purely personal level, since I'm neither black nor female, this what was offensive to me about Imus's remarks.
He's getting his just desserts. Next stop, Limbaugh.
"Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. You've got to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight." --Bruce Cockburn, "Lovers In A Dangerous
by AustinCynic on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 06:00:15 PM PDT
And that damned Al Jackson and that Bill Clenis! Three Card Monty, Racial Huckstering Pimps all!
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by Salo on Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 07:18:50 PM PDT
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