Saturday, November 3, 2007

Stringer Still Angry

C. Vivian Stringer is widely known as the head basketball coach of the University of Rutgers Women's basketball team. Most know her not from leading her team to the Final Four last year and a Big East Title, but for the situation with Don Imus and him calling her players a bunch of "nappy-headed hoes." 7 months after these comments were made, she is still very angry at Don Imus. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=3091087 Why is she still angry? Does she have the ability to forgive? But don't misread me. I do not condone what Don Imus said about her players at all. It was wrong, racist and worst of all, said on a national radio broadcast. But what I am getting at is that she should forgive the man. He messed up and he realized it. He came out with a public apology to the Rutgers Women's Basketball team and even after that he was fired from his broadcasting job. I would say after all of that, that Imus has learned his lesson. But no, Stringer can't give forgiveness which I think she should do. She has even used this situation to give her opinion on other subjects. She openly criticized Isaiah Thomas after his sexual harassment case. Why can't athletes and coaches just mind their own business and stay concentrated to their own job? What is Stringer now the African American Female Advocate of Sports now? I could see why she was angry about the Imus comments but after he apologized and was fired, at least give him the decency of forgiveness since it seems that he has learned his lesson.