tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24087625.post6577488639790140626..comments2023-11-05T00:19:30.325-07:00Comments on Seething Mom: Imus is gone, but is the cost too high?Seething Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13589584407018948285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24087625.post-19967780844154605992007-04-15T15:46:00.000-07:002007-04-15T15:46:00.000-07:00I don't see how it's a bad thing that for once, ra...I don't see how it's a bad thing that for once, racism has consequences. Serious ones. Not just "media slap on the wrist"; not just "he called me a racist! Oh shame on me!". But someone lost their job for this. And I do think that that sends a message that you can't just get away with this anymore. As for censorship in the media etc: the one truth that won't go away is that, in our society, the media is a business first and foremost. If a controversy will make more money than it costs, it's a good thing and they'll milk it for what it's worth. (Be it accepting racism, or refusing to air gay content). No matter what responsibility we want to assign the media, the first, and sometimes only responsibility that they will accept for themselves is TO themselves financially.<BR/>-PeaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com