OPRAH CASHES IN ON RACIAL FALLOUT
Posted Thursday, April 12th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Filed under: C.-Vivian-Stringer, Don-Imus, Mel-Gibson, Michael-Richards, Oprah, T.-R.-Knight
Today’s Oprah will play host to the Rutgers University women’s basketball players who landed in the headlines this past week when since-disgraced broadcaster Don Imus tossed a racial slur in their direction that hit the rim like a public-relations brick. Coach C. Vivian Stringer and the 10 team members will appear live, via satellite, says the AP.
I’m sorry, but enough already.
At first I felt bad for these girls. The comments were wrong and hurtful and took the focus off of a major accomplishment they had achieved.
But if they were really that upset by this then wouldn’t they want to put it behind them and move on? Holding press conferences and going on Oprah is only drawing more attention to the incident. T.R. Knight, Mel Gibson’s cop, and Michael Richards’ victims were, quite frankly, the subjects of much worse comments and didn’t seek out the press the same way these girl seem to be doing. And while Imus may have eclipsed their moment in the sun, they’re totally stealing the thunder from the Tennesse team. (They actually won the finals.)