Photos used without permission from the Dorothymantooth blog. Reprinted here to show respect (and give more exposure) to the man who showcased this visual juxtaposition.
(Thank your mother for art school.)
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I'm not a Don Imus fan, nor a Don Imus hater. But I am familiar with Kinky Friedman-- a frequent guest in the past year on Imus's show.
Kinky, while in the national spotlight running for Governor of Texas -- and at any other time he grabbed the spotlight as a country western singer-- was an "equal opportunity offender." His crime novels, which are fiction, contain nuggets of Kinky-esque commentary, which make them funnier than the stories themselves--but his writing certainly is not for everybody. There is a certain audience for it. Kinky responded in this article:
"How can we ignore the problem that every 12-year-old in the country knows this phrase?" asks comedian-turned-gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, who also has been accused of being a racist and sexist. "And we're giving Grammys to guys for using the same phrase that gets Imus fired."
"Bill Cosby has been decrying rap lyrics for years," Friedman says. "That's the bigger issue, not scapegoating Imus. "Forgiveness is the ornament of the brave. If you can't accept it, somebody bigger than you will."
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This latest flare up over Imus will pass. The next blunder will come along. . . and another outcry will follow. But will this outcry lead to a kinder, more respectful, less divided nation? I doubt it. Will it eventually rid the airwaves of all perceived bigots or misunderstood comedians? No, I think not. There's still a lot of healing to do.
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