By: Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Reprieved radio shock jock Don Imus has done it again. On his nationally syndicated WABC morning talk show on Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, Imus, in response to a statement from another WABC programmer about Dallas Cowboys defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones' legal difficulties, asked "What color is he?" When the programmer responded he’s African-American, Imus responded, "Well, there you go. Now we know.”
The response reinforces the worst racial stereotypes of crime and violence about African-Americans. White football players and other sports notables have run afoul of the law, but there is no known Imus statement linking their misdeeds to their race. But he did it with Jones.
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