Dear Don Imus: If you have to explain your remark then yes - it's racism

[LynneSin]

And btw just because you work with minorities doesn't make it ok.

[NightWatcher]

1. him, again?

to be honest, I had forgotten that he was even around

[loyalkydem]

2. just like

we can't forget about Bill O'riley and Rush Limburger :)

[BigDaddy44]

3. Ridiculous

Lets use an example, shall we?

I'm holding a meeting. I state "Due to budget cutbacks in our department, we will have to be much more niggardly in our dispensation of discretionary funds."

Someone gets offended. I explain the meaning and origins of the word in question.

So I'm a racist now?

[LynneSin]

4. why would you have to use that word in the first place

:shrug:

I can think of 10 other words that could have been used that wouldn't have been offensive