Comments on: For the Don Imus in you http://lancehaun.com/for-the-don-imus-in-you/ Life between the brackets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aurea http://lancehaun.com/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-419 Aurea Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:34:26 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/2007/04/11/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-419 Dear HR: Imus debacle has everything to do with bad timing. The line he used was truly offensive to all women. I was part of the generation that saw Title IX come to life and I still remember the beating women's groups took for attempting to level the playing field (no pun intended) in college athletics. Now, Imus failed joke resonated because, the profound message the joke communicated spoke to the fact that we, as women, still have a long way to go before we can be judged by the content of our character and ability on the playing field. That was the message that companies like P&G and American Express ran from...it was not pressure from Jesse Jackson or the Rev Sharpton.. it was the huge business impact and image reparation required to explain their support to the women is never an equal message the Imus joke conveyed. And for Imus, becuase of YouTube, there was truly no place to hide once the cute joke got out of his mouth. So, to all the big mouths with aspirations to replace Imus...watch it! The rules of the game have chance for the better, so think it twice before calling anyone a "nappy headed ho". Good day! Dear HR: Imus debacle has everything to do with bad timing. The line he used was truly offensive to all women. I was part of the generation that saw Title IX come to life and I still remember the beating women’s groups took for attempting to level the playing field (no pun intended) in college athletics. Now, Imus failed joke resonated because, the profound message the joke communicated spoke to the fact that we, as women, still have a long way to go before we can be judged by the content of our character and ability on the playing field. That was the message that companies like P&G and American Express ran from…it was not pressure from Jesse Jackson or the Rev Sharpton.. it was the huge business impact and image reparation required to explain their support to the women is never an equal message the Imus joke conveyed. And for Imus, becuase of YouTube, there was truly no place to hide once the cute joke got out of his mouth. So, to all the big mouths with aspirations to replace Imus…watch it! The rules of the game have chance for the better, so think it twice before calling anyone a “nappy headed ho”.
Good day!

]]> By: Your HR Guy http://lancehaun.com/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-421 Your HR Guy Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:20:17 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/2007/04/11/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-421 Haha, thanks Robert Haha, thanks Robert

]]> By: robert edward cenek, RODP http://lancehaun.com/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-420 robert edward cenek, RODP Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:51:44 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/2007/04/11/for-the-don-imus-in-you/#comment-420 Imus, in addition to being biggoted, forgot that its showtime at work. We have certain boundaries and protocol that guide our daily actions, and those must pass the litmus test of what society considers to be acceptable. Imus' comments do not/did not pass that litmus test. Last, there is this simple theorem that many generation x'ers and y'ers have heard from their moms and dads - engage brain before mouth. robert edward cenek, RODP www.cenekreport.com Uncommon Commentary on the World of Work Imus, in addition to being biggoted, forgot that its showtime at work.

We have certain boundaries and protocol that guide our daily actions, and those must pass the litmus test of what society considers to be acceptable. Imus’ comments do not/did not pass that litmus test.

Last, there is this simple theorem that many generation x’ers and y’ers have heard from their moms and dads – engage brain before mouth.

robert edward cenek, RODP
http://www.cenekreport.com
Uncommon Commentary on the World of Work

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