Did Don Imus Go Too Far (Again) With His Latest Comments?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Thats because all the people like Al Sharpton the national news etc... keep telling us that race relations are poor.

How do you know that race relations are poor because of the media and people like Sharpton? That's pretty amazing that you are able to enter the minds of hundreds of millions, determine whether they are racist and if so why, and then reach some universal conclusion about the existence/cause of problematic race relations.

Anecdotally, I have seen a fair amount of racism from whites, blacks, asians, latinos, etc. My girlfriend's family is from the South and whenever I go to visit them, I am astounded by how bad the racism is (I have many interesting/sad stories to share). I currently live in Wisconsin and many people here hate immigrants and Native Americans quite openly. Part of my family is Korean and they openly bash Chinese and Japanese people. Another part of my family is from California, and the way they talk about latinos is disgusting.

Neighborhoods are highly segregated, interracial couples still encounter problems (I know from my own experiences), groups of friends are usually from one racial group, etc. In my experience, we've come an awfully long way since the 1950s, but we've still got a ways to go.