Overreaction Du Jour

Ok, seriously? This Don Imus "nappy headed hos" story is still dominating the news? Who cares? Why is this such a big deal? Should he have said that? Of course not. Should people be absolutely consumed by it? Of course not! I'm not defending Imus, but I think people need to take a deep breath and just calm down.

I feel like this whole story could be called Janet Jackson's breast at the Superbowl 2.0. This is just another case of our country losing its collective mind over something that, in the grand scheme of things, doesn't freaking matter! If you pay attention, you can hear far worse things said on TV shows, popular music, and movies. I completely agree that what Imus said was wrong, but why does it have to be national news? At least the Superbowl incident happened in front of millions of viewers and was forced into the spotlight. How many people actually listen to/watch Imus? I don't know a single person who does. (How many people had even heard of him before this incident? If it weren't for his feud with Howard Stern, I wouldn't have)

I guess this country just needs trivial issues to fuss over every once in a while. I think that we, as a country, must get bored and look for something to obsess over. Every few months, something pops up to grab our attention. It was Janet Jackson, it was cartoon sex in Grand Theft Auto, it was Terri Schiavo, and now it's Don Imus. At least Congress hasn't gotten involved in this one yet. The bottom line is that stupid people say stupid things. There's no need to blow them out of proportion. If this hadn't turned into a media spectacle, the only people who would have been affected by Imus's comments would have been the 40 or 50 people who actually listen to his show. End of story.