4-19 Don Imus controversy

What? No Plato? Shocking.

Instead, we shall be speaking about a recent controversy, the Don Imus controversy. Once again, this blog may be less... interesting than usual, since I don't quite keep up-to-date with this "Television" device you people speak so fondly of. As such, please forgive me if I don't have all my facts straight, and please don't hesitate to correct me.

1. According to the NAACP, why should Imus be silenced?

According to them, Imus should be silenced because of the racial slur that he threw out over the air.

2. According to Frank Rich, why should Imus not be silenced?

According to him, Imus shouldn't be silenced because when he makes fun of people, he makes fun of everyone. As such, he's not showing any hatred towards any particular race (and thus, not being "racist"), but instead is poking fun at the human populace in general.

Long Answer: Write a short essay, w/ intro, body and conclusion, about 4-5 paragraphs with at least 4 sentences each.


3. Do you think Imus should be silenced? Why?

Wait... an essay? Maybe this blog shall not be as short as I thought.

It's foolish how Imus was silenced. Although the NAACP does has some moral reasons for getting rid of him, their views are vastly unfair. I am unsure if this is because they simply have their facts wrong (As seems to be the case in a lot of legal issues involving the media. If anyone has ever heard of Jack Thompson, you should know why I say such things), or if they are merely distorting the truth to cause controversy (Which, sadly, also seems to be the case quite often when it comes to media. If anyone has ever heard of Jack Thompson, you should know why I say such things). Then again, the NAACP isn't fully to blame, either. The broadcasting companies were the ones that fired him, after all. And, while they pretend to agree with the NAACP, I do have a strange feeling it is for other reasons.

I have the strange feeling that the broadcasting companies didn't exactly fire him for moral reasons. I wonder if the only reason they're firing him is because of monetary or reputation reasons. Maybe CBS and MSNBC caved in to the 5 or 6 angry calls they are sure to have gotten? Maybe they kicked him out so he wouldn't drive away African-American viewers? In today's society, such things happen quite often, and I wonder if this is one of those cases.

The NAACP, on the other hand, can only complain for moral reasons, due to the nature of their organization. I do understand that they are trying to protect the basketball team, but now that Imus has apologized and the team has accepted, any further action is really just trying to blow it out of proportion. Why? Maybe the NAACP is looking for attention. Maybe it's the media blowing it out of proportion, and they're just trying to defend themselves. In any case, Imus and the team have already kissed and made up, so there's no real reason to continue arguing.

It seems every time someone makes a racist joke in the public's eye, someone has to go about and make a big deal of it. I do remember that in kindergarten, they taught us that "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me." Do adults forget that as they grow older?

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Now then, time for the obligatory EE post:

So, throughout the production of Eternity's End so far, I've been really experimenting with the concept of a virtual office (Partly inspired by Tom Clancy's talk of it in "Teeth of the Tiger"). Until now, I've only been recruiting classmates and close friends, so I can still meet up with them in person if the Virtual office fails.

Well, I feel confident, and feel like stepping up this concept to the next level. Now's the time to, ah, "overcome topography through the use of the topological plane", as McKenzie Wark's "Gamer Theory" would probably put it.

I've decided that I MAY be publicly hiring for the last main voice-acting job, the voice of the younger of the two princesses of Kakana and the mercenary team's only Kunoichi, Dimona. However, I'm going to be a lot more strict. You gotta go through an audition, of sorts. In reality, that just means email us, I'll send you back a little script, and you send me back the soundclips.

I warn you though, since this is a REALLY BIG test on the concept of a virtual office, you gotta be serious about this. That doesn't necessarily mean putting in 16+ hours of work a day (Although I would love it if you do ;)), but just that you don't fall behind too much.

Oh, there are also a bunch of little jobs up for grabs, too. These are only a few lines or so, so these aren't as serious ;) For all genders, too!

Also, if anyone is good at designing towns, I really need help in that. I'm horrible at it.

So, if anyone is interested, mail us at eternitysendrecruiting@gmail.com