Reactions to Don Imus

I feel that if Don Imus was wrong in the statements he made about the Rutgers University women's basketball team referring to them as "nappy headed hoes.” It was taken to me as ignorant and uneducated when he compared the players' looks, describing them as tattooed "rough girls." It is acceptable for someone to hold their own opinions; however, slandering a group of young women for negative intentions on a radio station is inappropriate.
The radio station that produces Don Imus’ talk show has offered their sincere apologies and I feel as if the situation could be cleared up by Imus stating his intentions of the comments he made and by offering an apology. The media doesn’t help the situation by putting the story in top highlights and replaying what he had said over multiple times.