I'm an Italian-American male, born and raised in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Growing up, I saw my share of hatred towards African-Americans, Puerto Ricans and whoever else had the "nerve" to move within the confines of "our" little enclave of the east Bronx. I heard my share of bigoted remarks within my own family. I'm not an apologist. It's no more up to me to apologize to minorites for my grandparents view of the world than it is to a WASP to apologize for slave trading or for a third generation German-American to apologize for anti-semetism. However, I choose to "break the chain" on that way of thinking. The very least I can do is recognize that what Imus said was very wrong. He's being punished and he needn't be fired. I just choose not to listen anymore. What everyone else does is their business.