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Jazz reaction to the Sterling ban.

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Here is the reaction from Greg Miller:


“On behalf of the Miller family, we support the decisive action by Commissioner Silver and the NBA to reaffirm that there is no place for racism and hatred in our league,’’ Miller said. “The Jazz organization and all the teams in the NBA should act as national leaders in promoting inclusiveness and diversity. We have a responsibility in our communities to fight against discrimination and ignorance and showcase sports as an example of respect and tolerance. While this situation has been inexcusable, I hope it serves the greater purpose of reinforcing our vigilance against this type of behavior.”
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Also this was posted on the website and through all social media avenues.

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Go Jazz!!!
 
Very classy, Greg. Furthermore I think, Silver handled this extremely well. How unbelievable is it that this type of mentality still exists?
 
Thank you. I've been lurking about in the shadows for a while now and feel the time to throw my hat into this ring of rabid Jazz fans has come.
 
I don't know why people are surprised about this.

That entire generation was raised to be racist.

My own Grandma would say to my brother "You still dating that black girl."

Or she would say "I don't mind them being on TV, but I don't want to hang out with them."

My other Grandma would sing the "eenie meenie minie moe. Catch a ____ by his toe. Fifty dollars everyday.......etc etc"
In front of us as a kids. She had no idea it was bad.

Is it stupid?? YEP! is it horrible and racist? Yep
But I am not sure why people are surprised by a racist person in their 70's or 80's.
Racist black people and white people in America still.
Younger generations I would be surprised, but not these old people.
 
I'll bet most of us have said a thing or two in confidence that we'd not like broadcast to the world. I know I have.
 
Noomskull said:
And that's the type of thinking that breeds a safe haven for this mentality. It's 2014, time for people to evolve their beliefs.
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Look, I think racism is dumb and stuff to, but it's not going away. One of my pet peeves when people say "It's *insert current year*". What the **** does that mean? Humans have been on the planet for a long *** time, why the **** do you think this is the year when people stop being assholes and dicks?
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Look, I think racism is dumb and stuff to, but it's not going away. One of my pet peeves when people say "It's *insert current year*". What the **** does that mean? Humans have been on the planet for a long *** time, why the **** do you think this is the year when people stop being assholes and dicks?
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Totally agree.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Look, I think racism is dumb and stuff to, but it's not going away. One of my pet peeves when people say "It's *insert current year*". What the **** does that mean? Humans have been on the planet for a long *** time, why the **** do you think this is the year when people stop being assholes and dicks?
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Not fully transformed in minds maybe, but our time has a unique state of being the most proper time to get to know the world around you, hence the thoughts, concepts, life styles, notions that make the world as it is. One would be a dumbass to think that any person in the world would do that and enjoy the plurality, hell, even the guilty old *** mother****er himself is as old as Adolph Hitler! But when someone says it's the year bla bla, I pretty much believe that they mean that there is no excuse not to banish this type of act/thought from the current world. As naive as it sounds, I think that's the main intention.
 
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