Most women would conclude that any man who has ever said derogatory statements about a woman will always be the same sick man in their eyes, but Laura breaks out from the normal and says how influential this man can be and how he can be forgiven and things forgotten because hes been punished accordingly. This brings me to my own understanding of her points. If a woman decides that she will continue to accept a man that has degraded women then I and everyone else should also agree with her and accept this man back it society. It also seems to me that this man is very influential and he is needed on the air to tell his listeners what they want to know about a certain event or person. In conclusion I would accept this man because of all the better things Imus has done in his life that Laura expresses.
I believe Isaiah Thomas's quotes concerning the differences of a black man and a white man pertaining to what they can say to a black woman are most influential in this column. Isaiah's comment is the most relevant to Imus's situation in the sense that they were both talking about the black woman population and degraded that population as if it was alright. The example works well because it shows a clear cause, Isaiah was not punished at all while Imus was "swiftly and severely punished" for his actions. She does a great job proving her point through all the examples she used.
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