At least one thing stands out regarding all the hoopla about the situation with radio talk show host Imus -- MONEY.

One note of interest is expressed in this USA Today headline: "Could his offensive remarks bring down a multimillion-dollar media business?"

To the contrary, his "offensive remarks" will enhance a multimillion-dollar media business not bring it down.

I might add, by the way, that I am no fan of Imus. I've attempted to listen to him but I simply cannot.

About his offensive remarks, however, I find this interesting: How could any of the folks who have complained about his remarks not raise the same objections about any number of other "celebrities" who utter (sing) remarks at least as offensive?

These folks should be addressing offensive language elsewhere also.

Consider Rap music lyrics for example. You'll have to just turn on the radio and listen to it because I cannot bring myself to print the words here.

Consider a paper turned in by an Oakland High School student who received the highest honors at the school district's Ebonics translation competition.

The translations of this student of very popular Rap tunes are every bit as disparaging of women as anything Imus said. Yet, this young man won highest honors.

His translations include references to women, black and white women apparently, participating in deviant sexual acts. He refers to them wanting nothing but money. He refers to parts of their anatomy, as well as men's, with less than scientific or biological terms.

Rap music is filled with as offensive words and phrases as anything Imus said, although what Imus said was certainly inappropriate. Yet all this offensive language played many times daily on radio stations, producing millions and millions of dollars for artists and producers, is left untouched and not attacked, as Imus is being.

The remarks made by Imus were inappropriate and wrong. He should not have made them. His remarks, however, are no more offensive than the lyrics of songwriters who continue making lots of money using the same kind of language.

All this hoopla regarding the remarks Imus made is just that -- hoopla involving people who want to make noise and a name and MONEY.

Jack Rollins is the managing editor of the Daily Dunklin Democrat.