Thread about racist NBA team owners

[Tuberski]

His best player is white

No. He's biracial.

ACK!

[Al B. Sure!]

No. He's biracial.

ACK!

Hey if Black people got full dibs on Halle Berry when she won an Oscar, can we get the NBA superstar? Steve Nash sucks and Kevin Love plays for Minnesota. Blake could be all we have.

[Kidlicious]

No. He's biracial.

ACK!

He's pretty white though so he might just go by white.

[-Jrabbit]

I also don't see how it matters that most of his team is black.

It doesn't. But it makes his comments about black people all the more pointed and...let's call it ironic.

I don't see why white people aren't also offended by racist comments.

Many of us are.

[Ben Kenobi]

His best player is white

And? That's a problem in the NBA? Why is race still relevant? If the man's good enough to play ball, isn't that all that matters?

[Ben Kenobi]

But it makes his comments about black people all the more pointed and...let's call it ironic.

The problem is, rah, many of the people condemning Sterling for his comments really do believe that race is important and that racism is ok.

I don't see why white people aren't also offended by racist comments. Many of us are.

Kareem came out pretty quick. Does that make Magic right and Kareem a racist? I think his points were spot on. Sterling made a comment that many players have made over the years.

[Ben Kenobi]

Then why can't you see when non gay people are offended by your anti gay comments.

I'm supposed to be surprised when people who hate Catholicism are offended by Catholic teaching?

You've already established that slurs are ok when it attacks the Catholic church.

How many times have you accused us of coddling pedophilia? Again, it's just like Kareem said. The folks condemning the comments are just participating in a dog and pony show.

[rah]

The problem is, rah, many of the people condemning Sterling for his comments really do believe that race is important and that racism is ok.

Hmm the quoted comment you posted and was replying to was not made by me but by JR. Please keep it straight.

[Sava]

Please don't get me wrong. The guy is as big of a douche as BK.
I just think the not allowed to attend a game is kind of ridiculous considering the average crowd at a sporting event.
His comment in private makes him lower than the wackos that currently attend?
But yes, he's scum and I won't waste much sympathy on him.

Maybe. But I don't care.
Terrible things happening to terrible people
oh no! he has to watch the game at home now with his ugly hookers girlfriends

boo friggity hoo

It was interesting reading all of the things he has done in the past, and this is what finally broke the camel's back. The extreme punishment is partly due to the NBA's embarrassment over not dealing with this earlier.

yup

[Kidlicious]

Maybe. But I don't care.
Terrible things happening to terrible people
oh no! he has to watch the game at home now with his ugly hookers girlfriends

boo friggity hoo


yup

If a woman has sex with a fat guy she's called a hooker

[Sava]

I think of him more as an old guy rather than a fat guy

[Ben Kenobi]

Hmm the quoted comment you posted and was replying to was not made by me but by JR. Please keep it straight.

Ok. Then, JR, the problem is that many of the same people condemning Sterling have said similar things, in public and in full view of the NBA, and yet the NBA hasn't banned them from attending games. The fine I can see, the rest of this, just goes well beyond what I can see as a proportionate response. The league argues this has hurt their brand? Fine, then fine the man.

[Sava]

I'm only reading kid today, sorry.

[Kidlicious]

I think of him more as an old guy rather than a fat guy

You think a lot of things.

[Sava]

I suppose so.