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Dear Editor:
In general, I agree with Ms. Walsh. Mr. Imus should be dismissed.
I am stunned by the focus on HIM - and debate about his "intent." I don't really care whether he's a died in the wool racist or just made a mistake. The EFFECT on the athletes is what we should be discussing. How must it feel to be branded a whore, and to be categorized by a slur about one's hair, rather than have one's athletic abilities recognized, evaluated or admired?
This is the climate that such people as Mr. Imus creates, one in which it's just fine to make abusive comments about minorities. It's mean spirited, it's nasty, and it is not funny.
A time should be coming when such smallness of soul and spirit have no place in this country. I applaud Rev. Sharpton, and his response, and wish that we could have humor that affirms the human spirit rather than denigrates it.
Sincerely yours,
Susan McGee
