Don Imus

Don Imus is an American radio talk-show host, known for his "shock jock" speaking manner. Many prominent politicians appeared on his show. Senator John Kerry was a regular on the program.^{[Citation Needed]}

An organization called Media Matters for America publicized some offensive comments from his show about the appearance of the Rutgers and Tennessee female basketball team players that some people perceived as playing on gender and racial stereotypes. The comments consisted of an urban slang expression that mocked the natural state of African hair and classified a group of female athletes as women of decidedly ill repute. African American activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson joined in, and said that the comments were offensive, joined by numerous other African-Americans and many women. On April 12^th 2007, CBS canceled Don Imus's show.