What's Good For Imus Should Be Good For Chris Matthews

When MSNBC finally got around to firing Don Imus last spring they said it was because he was a serial offender of inappropriate comments and inappropriate banter. The network said they couldn't tolerate that.

And yet, here we go again.One  of their uber stars, Chris Matthews is spewing sexist comments on a regular and ongoing basis. While many are honing in on his  offensive comments about Hillary Clinton, she is just the latest in a long list of women that he has either insulted or verbally hit on.

Here's my problem.  If you are going to fire Imus for saying inappropriate things about women,  then either management at MSNBC hasn't been watching the same program as the rest of us, or  the management believes its okay to say s inappropriate things about women as long as race is not also involved..

It would be helpful if the network shared what their definition of inappropriate is. What are their standards? How do they assess whether a remark is sexist? Do they have criteria?

If a producer or lower level employee said the same things to guests that Chris Matthews does, would they be reprimanded?

To read my entire rant, check out this post on Blogher.

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Comments

[bvb720]

This was not a positive comment on Don Imus at all. And though we the I-Nation do not have any love for Chris Matthews or MSNBC, where do you see the connection?

[Elana Centor]

The connection is that the president of NBC news said they were firing IMUS because he had made inappropriate comments and inappropriate banter. If that is their standard for firing someone then it seems to me Mr. Matthews is at risk because his statements fall into the category of inappropriate.