By now, I’m sure everyone is familiar with the Don Imus story. If you’re one of the rare people who actually lives on Planet Earth and are not familiar with the story, let me recap it really quickly. Mr. Imus, a broadcast journalist with a radio show broadcast on MSNBC, made comments last week after the Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship, calling the almost all-black Rutgers University team “some nappy-headed hoes”, while making references to jiggaboos, tattoos, and various other racist and sexist remarks. To say his comments were in poor taste would be an understatement. And this is coming from me. The same guy who tried to tell you readers that when it’s snows, that’s God skeeting on us all from On High. So when I say something is tasteless, dammit, you better believe it really is some offensive sh*t.
I’m not even going to go into the racial aspect of things, because I believe that Al Sharpton is doing a more than adequate job of showing the world how ignorant Imus’ comments are. My main beef is this: Where the hell does Don Imus get off criticizing anyone else’s hair? It might be time for me to write another of my famous open letters. I mean look at this jackass!
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What the f*ck, Don?! I know you’re a shock-jock and Howard Stern is a shock-jock…but that does not mean that it’s cool for you to sport a mullet just because Howard wears one! Howard gets women naked on his show, so nobody really cares what he looks like. You, on the other hand, need never again talk about someone’s hair! you look like the offspring of Vince Neil from Motley Crue, and Sam Eagle from The Muppet Show. If anybody deserves to get clowned, it’s your popped-collar, jean-jacket wearing ass. I’m gonna need for you to hire a stylist before you start making fun of anybody’s looks. You look like the fossilized remnant of a roadie from a 1980s hair band. Like you used to open for Whitesnake or something. Get it together, Don.
You truly have a face made for radio. The Crypt Keeper called, and told me to tell you that he wants his look back. I’m going to do you a favor, Don, and put up a quick illustration of what a good haircut looks like. Take note of Exhibit A:
Notice the smooth, streamlined perfection achived by actual grooming! I look clean in that picture, whereas you look like a raccoon is liable to jump out of that rodent nest that you call a haircut resting on top of your ignorant bigot scalp.
By the way, that was the only time that the word “coon” is going to be mentioned on here today. Sorry to get your hopes up, Donny boy.
Now, time for Exhibit B:
Notice the precision with which my barber, Dwayne, hooked up my line! You can cut coke with that motherf*cker, it’s so sharp! If you want, I can pass along Dwayne’s number to you, Don. He works at Gentlemen of Distinction shop in downtown Silver Spring, MD. Don’t try to understand him when he talks, since he’s straight from the Carribean. He speaks heavy Pat-Wahhh, so you’ll only be able to decipher every third word that he says. Despite the language barrier, he’s a pro, and he’ll take care of that abomination that you call a haircut.
So yeah, Don Imus, whether or not you get fired for your stupid remarks, I want you to do something about that haircut. I mean, you’ll still look like a caucasian Grim Reaper, but at least you’ll be a stylish one. Hope this open letter reaches you,
Leon
P.S.,
Don’t let me catch your ass in the street :)
Sam Eagle…hahahhaha!
You grabbed a good shot, but you gotta see this one from back when he had a perm. That nap is bigger than shag carpet.
You are too funny! Good point.
I see you with your Steve Harvey Line up. LOL!!!!
Play Lotto!!!
This afro wearing Nubian sister wants to say — “Thanks for your support Black man.” That’s why The Common Share loves ya.
Been a fan of your blog for a while and reading your blog is def the highlight of my boring long ass days at work. This post is the lil icebreaker that most of us needed. The tension is just to hot Don Imus right now.
Nice hair cut!
When rappers, etc stop talking about people this way then maybe everyone else will stop too. What’s good for one person is good for all people. I don’t think it’s fair for one “celebrity” to be able to say it all day long and it’s fine and someone else can’t.
^^^ i luv how ppl respond annonymously to stuff like this. as if havin ur screen name is akin to ur real name being posted. if ur gonna comment, why would u wanna remain in the background. these are the type of ppl that sit in an open forum fuming and wanna bitch and moan all the way home (in the car by themselves). there i go off on a tangent again. nice blog leon, imus is a throwback tryin to stay in the limelight. i must applaud him for cashin in on satelite radio. too bad he didn’t learn from the likes of rush limbaugh and star (which i happened to enjoy quite a bit). and that’s this: u can think whatever the hell u like, but we live in a society that still isn’t ready to deal w/the decades of racial/gender and whatever other kind of stupidity that’s come about.
ahahahahahah wish he could read this
YES! His hair is a hot happening mess. LMAO….only you Leon.
And your cut is razor sharp. Now go find a date!
good blog… um as for Anonymous commenter using that excuse of rap music….
lets get serious Imus is a grown ass man…who good and well don’t listen to no rap music or his bitch ass would have a grill in his mouth right about now…lol
I think we don’t mind the nappy part cause I do stay nappy…but to disrespect some young ladies and called them out of their name… that is a damn shame…
Imus should takes notes from you …that line-up is hot for real.
If I see him in the streets it’s on…he is to damn old, almost dead and should know better about what he is calling women. That man lacks all type of home training.
He looks like any crotchety old white guy who says what he wants and thinks its ok because hes old.
stop stop stop
you are such a ham
that is all
lol
not a raccoon?? OH MY GOSH I can’t stop laughing!!!
you got a tight ass line. your barber is good!
First of all, thanks for “attacking this from a different angle”…(wink, wink). To anonymous’s comment…FUCK THAT! It is NOT okay for some old crusty white man who looks like he attended a couple of lynchings back in the day to call Black women “nappy headed ho’s”, I don’t care HOW many rappers say it! This motherfucker deserved to get fired. Get him, Leon! Fuck Don Imus!!!
Did you know your post was in the Express Newspaper this morning? I was reading it on the metro today. They cut out some of the quote like when you referred to Imus’ comment as ignorant. Maybe that was just to make it shorter. Good post though.
now this post in its entirety should have made it to the express
I’m on here from time to time, but this post definitely made my week! Thanks :)
Your hair is Alright but I love that popped collared stone washed Jacket look!! What wrong with you pimpin?
that made my week too, thanks:)
That’s right, we read it here first! There comes a time in every man’s life when you just have to commit….and reach for the razor or buzz cut number 2.
Cheers
note to self:
leon is fine! (in a non-chocolate sort of way)
i know that’s bad…intra-racism…but i just have a thing for chocolate bro.s
btw…i like your blog…you are like the chris rock of the blogesphere! intelligent humor
don’t stop!
three things to say. 1 – you are HELLA stupid for remembering sam eagle. 2 – that IS a clean ass haircut you are rockin. props to leon. 3 – check out what snoop had to say about it:
The star says, “It’s a completely different scenario.
“(Rappers) are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports.
“We’re talking about hoes that’s in the ‘hood that ain’t doing [bleep], that’s trying to get a [bleep] for his money. These are two separate things.
“First of all, we ain’t no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls.
“We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them [bleeps] say we are in the same league as him.
One of your great posts! Thank you.
I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I read your comment likening Imus to the “offspring of Vince Neil from Motley Crue, and Sam Eagle from The Muppet Show.” That show helped with babysitting- kids will sit still for 30 minutes. I became a fan, and you are so on point with his mug looking like Sam Eagle’s………Imus’ Back in the Day perm also revels that the guy has been secretly envying us since day one…..
PS…Nice lineup. Can your barber teach my barber how to do it right?