Don Imus: The Return

As we all knew he would, Don Imus is trying to make his return to radio. He’s settled his lawsuit against CBS Radio and got $7 million. It’s just a matter of time before he’s back on the air, pissing people off and getting us talking again. Personally, I’ve got no problem with this, because I never expected anything less. After all, he is white.

In a surprising twist, Rutgers basketball player, Kia Vaughn, one of the women impugned by the forked tongues of Imus and his producer, has decided to file suit against Imus, alleging defamation of character or some other such allegations. I don’t really remember the details, and I’ve got no problem with this, because Don Imus is a terrible human being.

And unsurprisingly, Kia Vaughn is being criticized for suing Imus. When the controversy was going on, the Rutgers women’s team and C. Vivian Stringer were praised for handling the situation with “class.” They didn’t cause a big stink, they didn’t get loud and pissy. They quietly expressed their displeasure and they were done. White people love it when black people handle the situation with “class.”

But now that she’s suing, she’s selfish and all about the money. The words that were used to describe her and her team are now being thrown in her face. Her lawyer says that she wants to live a normal quiet life and the Imus situation took that away from her, so by gaining much more individual attention, she will get that back. I know it sounds ridiculous, and it is. Let’s be straight up about this: No one outside of Rutgers knows who the hell Kia Vaughn is. I can’t imagine someone walking up to her on the street and saying, “Hey, you’re Kia Vaughn.” It’s not like she’s Kevin Durant.

But should she be allowed to sue? Why not? What’s really so wrong with her lawsuit? We live in a litigious society, and everybody does it. That doesn’t automatically make it right, but with the amount of criticism she’s drawing, I wholeheartedly support her. Do I think it’s racial? Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Because when the Goldman family wouldn’t leave O.J. alone, they were and still are, lifted up as saints. I saw the civil suit against O.J. as a way to profit off of their son’s death. When some slob sues a large corporation because of something that they’d done to themselves, no one seems to have a problem with that. Why can’t she sue Imus?