Don Imus Scandal - Corey Krupa

When I first heard the comments that Don Imus made about the Rutgers Women's basketball team I sadly was not surprised that someone thinks that way. However, I was surprised that someone with as much power as Don Imus made those types of remarks. He obviously should have never made those statements because he needed to serve as a role model instead. These types of racist remarks should never be tolerated even if you are just an everyday person. The comments were not only racist but other sexist. Why should a man like Don Imus care about how female athletes look? The Rutgers Women’s basketball team and their University did not need that type of negative publicity. I feel like issue such as racism and sexism will never go away around the world or in this country. Unfortunately, some older people in America are set in their stubborn ways and will not change their racist or sexist mindset. However, I feel like the younger generations of America have a better perspective on issues such as racism and sexism. America will never be perfect and these types of issues will never go away. I feel like we are heading towards a better place and we cannot let the thoughts of a few individuals in the entire population bring us down. Don Imus was the only person out of thousands of radio hosts that work every day to say those cruel remarks. That racism, sexism, and negativity will always exist. We need to look at the positives and appreciate how far our society has come in the last 50 years. -Corey Krupa