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Dump Don Imus - Take Action!

by NOW
Does "Imus" rhyme with "Disgust"? Well, not quite. But it oughta.
Dump Don Imus - Take Action!

Does "Imus" rhyme with "Disgust"? Well, not quite. But it oughta.

I tuned in to the NCAA women's college basketball championships mostly to see a great game between Rutgers and Tennessee, but also to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Title IX, the law that required equal opportunities for women and girls in educational institutions, including sports as well as academics.

But on sports radio station WFAN in New York, and broadcast all over the country by CBS Radio and MSNBC Television, host Don Imus wasn't talking about the game. He was talking about the players, and so was WFAN's Executive Producer Bernard McGuirk, who called the Rutgers players "hard-core hos."

Imus, who had already commented that the players were "rough girls," added "nappy-headed hos" to his description of the second place team in the country. Read the transcript or watch the video.

Take action by sending messages to General Manager Chuck Bortnick of radio station WFAN, which produces Imus' show, to Karen Mateo, Communications VP of CBS Radio which owns WFAN, and to MSNBC television which airs and promotes the show.

Your message to WFAN, CBS Radio and MSNBC? Tell them "You don't have to let Don Imus keep peddling racism and sexism on your airwaves. It's time to Dump Don!"

You can use our letter, modify our letter, or write one of your own.

If you also want to call your local station, you can find the stations that carry Imus in the Morning.

Thanks for taking action with NOW!

For equality,
Kim A. Gandy
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