Perspective
I wonder if anyone else is struck by how ridiculous those who want to keep the Don Imus controversy alive look in light of Monday's events at Virginia Tech.
After all, as painful as words can be, all that Mr. Imus did in his offense was speak hurtful words. Words which, by the way, probably would not have been heard by those they were directed at had not those invested in the "Victim Culture" decided to repeat them ad infinitum to a much broader listenership/viewership than Mr. Imus could ever hope to reach. It may very well be that many other people have said similar hurtful things about the Rutgers Women's basketball team, and many other teams for that matter, that they will never hear about. Nevertheless, those women all have the opportunity to celebrate a great run in the NCAA tournament and get on with their lives.
On the other hand, what we saw in Virginia on Monday was real hurt inflicted by a disturbed individual. His victims - who didn't go looking for victimhood - have nothing left to celebrate, and will never have the opportunity to see what their lives would have produced if they would have been allowed to move on past April 16, 2007.
My heart breaks for the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, and their families. And my mind reels back in disgust from the trivial and petty individuals who are calloused enough to still assert victimhood on the part of a group of people who are, after all, still alive.
After all, as painful as words can be, all that Mr. Imus did in his offense was speak hurtful words. Words which, by the way, probably would not have been heard by those they were directed at had not those invested in the "Victim Culture" decided to repeat them ad infinitum to a much broader listenership/viewership than Mr. Imus could ever hope to reach. It may very well be that many other people have said similar hurtful things about the Rutgers Women's basketball team, and many other teams for that matter, that they will never hear about. Nevertheless, those women all have the opportunity to celebrate a great run in the NCAA tournament and get on with their lives.
On the other hand, what we saw in Virginia on Monday was real hurt inflicted by a disturbed individual. His victims - who didn't go looking for victimhood - have nothing left to celebrate, and will never have the opportunity to see what their lives would have produced if they would have been allowed to move on past April 16, 2007.
My heart breaks for the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, and their families. And my mind reels back in disgust from the trivial and petty individuals who are calloused enough to still assert victimhood on the part of a group of people who are, after all, still alive.
posted by JeffreyH | 5:49 AM
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