Rutgers team: We accept Don Imus apology

No fanfare, no press conference. Who will know the Rutgers team under the control of coach C. Vivian Stringer forgives Don Imus??? Is Stringer keeping this lowkey for a reason?

Rutgers team: We accept Don Imus apology
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
6 minutes ago



The Rutgers women's basketball team accepted radio host Don Imus' apology Friday for insulting them on the air, saying that he deserves a chance to move on but that they hope the furor his word caused will be a catalyst for change.

"We, the Rutgers University Scarlet Knight basketball team, accept — accept — Mr. Imus' apology, and we are in the process of forgiving," coach C. Vivian Stringer read from a team statement a day after the team met personally with Imus and his wife.

"We still find his statements to be unacceptable, and this is an experience that we will never forget," the statement read.

"These comments are indicative of greater ills in our culture. It is not just Mr. imus, and we hope that this will be and serve as a catalyst for change. Let us continue to work hard together to make this world a better place."

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no class/class

We may not have an aristocracy, but we know a real one when we see one. A whole team of them, too.

"Ladies" involves whether or not the woman or women meet standards -- always subjective and changing, btw -- which can then be used as a weapon against women. Some women aren't the white gloves type, but they can be penalized for being "not very ladylike," or not ladylike enough.

IOW, the word has been used as a mechanism of CONTROL, controlling our behavior, and women are never the winners in that game.

It's kind of ironic since athletics for women has been (and probably in some areas still is) considered unladylike. Tough to meet most basic standards of a proper lady while sweating and puffing and panting and racing around in those ugly jerseys.

I understand your intention was to compliment these wonderful young women, and I hope you'll understand and accept my explanation of why calling them "ladies" isn't the best method. The upshot is it just depends on what YOUR definition of "lady" is and your subjective definition will necessarily exclude many other fine women who don't deserve to be considered or called the dreaded, demeaning, humiliating UNladylike.

one man or one statement. And she thinks alot of people, white and black have not been held to account.

She seemed glad that this happened, because many black leaders were not being heard at all about the cultural problem of the dog/bitch denigration of humans in general, and blacks in particular who aim it at themselves.

The National Association of Black Journalists has been campaigning to get the poisonous Black men vs. Black women "artistry" to stop - but nobody has listened to them. Maybe somebody - like CBS and BET which make zillions on it - will listen now.

It has spread to the whole popular culture. Imus didn't invent the terms he used. He picked them up - like the lowlife that he himself is -from the lowlife "artists" in Black entertainment. The Rutgers team and coach have shown character and set a real standard for the general culture.

I don't know why there are some that would imply that since Imus apologized he should have his job back.

First, the hundreds of people who Imus has insulted and demeaned over the decades should have a meeting with Imus...and he should apologize to each one.

Second, it should be clear that sick ol' men full of hate are not fit to be on the airwaves of major networks... I mean, isn't there someone better qualified?

Did McQuirk apologize to the student-athletes at all?
Did Imus apologize to all the NBC female employees I saw him abuse over time (who all were white)?
Did Imus ever apologize to the Williams sisters?
Did Imus ever apologize for abusing his close employees on air?

Just curious.

I am happy that it didn't take them too long to get to this decision.

Indeed, what many of us have been saying. This should not end with Don Imus, it's time for a cultural awakening that shakes MEN and WOMEN of every color from their slumber.

She wants those ladies to get on with their lives and put this behind them. Do you realize that they had mid-terms and will probably go through finals while still dealing with this mess.

Let these girls have their lives back.

He's in the hospital because of this mess.

As a Rutgers graduate, this statement made me proud. C. Vivian Stringer has no agenda other than the best interest of her team.

Should they be "keepin' it real" and fuel the fire of the spectacle? I've never seen so many white people playing the race card before. i.e. "What if it were Snoop who said it?" Well the same people who are upset about this have had plenty to say about the "bitches, hoes, and tricks" mentality. It's just the white people now crying "race bait" never listened to them before. They only came swooping in when one of their own got criticized for racism and sexism. Just like Aretha Franklin was to Muddy Waters, Eryka Badu is to Snoop Dogg; the criticism has been their all along, and only a few of us white folks have been lending their ear.