Looking for genuine discourse re: Donald Sterling/NBA

[HighlandHomie]

Still can't see how Sterling gets forced to sell the team even if 3/4's of owners vote him out. This is going to go to court and be a lengthy process. Clippers may end up sucking because of it, but people will forget about this story and back to status quo until another extraordinarily rich ******* in a leadership role gets exposed.

 

[moevillini]

Its like Game Of Thrones.

All these billionaires fighting for power.

Sounds like magic johnson played the game better than donald sterling.

Well played magic....
Dont hate the playa, hate the game

it ain't over til it's over

 

[DutchJazzer]

atleast poland is land of the free.

these guys said it out in the open:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/15/...-anti-semitism/index.html?iid=article_sidebar

 

[One Brow]

rapists are thought to target, sometimes, on extreme hate. Men who set up co-habitation routines with their sexual partners, not so much.

Viewing a person as less human/les fully human/etc. than you, because of their skin color, does not imply you hate them. There is a long tradition among male, white people invested in racist thoughts who nonetheless have trysts with black people. What they don't do is marry them or acknowledge any children.

 

[colton]

ok so black people/african americans or whatever the hell they wanna be called.
who have "fought" for equality, freedom and all other human rights.

thinks it is okay to take some of those human rights away.

NICE!

If I spouted off a racist diatribe which was made public I'd probably be fired from my job as well, even if I had spoken the words in private. I imagine a lot of people in here could say the same.

I wouldn't, however, go to jail or have any consequences from the government--which is really what the freedom of speech right is about.

 

[VINYLONE]

Your post is soaked in non-black privilege.

You son of a bitch.

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[Stoked]

You son of a bitch.

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That'll get your point across.

 

[One Brow]

Did anyone see that Larry Johnson tweeted that blacks should just have their own league? Imagine if Hayward tweeted there should be an all-white league. Love the hypocrisy.

You men, because black owners would have so much of an advantage it would be unfair to the white owners?

“Black people your Focusing on the wrong thing. We should be focusing on having our own, Own team own League! To For Self!!”

I don't see anything in there about an all-black league.

 

[DutchJazzer]

If I spouted off a racist diatribe which was made public I'd probably be fired from my job as well, even if I had spoken the words in private. I imagine a lot of people in here could say the same.

I wouldn't, however, go to jail or have any consequences from the government--which is really what the freedom of speech right is about.

ok.

so basically i have to frisk anybody entering my home for electronic recording devices.

beacuse if i go into a discusion for example about "gay mariage" i might get fired.

cus to some those are bigotted. for now it is kinda still allowed to express my views on that

 

[b_line]

So much weirdness going on in this here thread.

My take on the matter:

The NBA is a business that takes care of it's players and owners. Sure, Donald Sterling has every single constitutional right and privilege to say whatever the hell he wants. But free speech has never in the history of free speech, been without consequence. A policeman, or judge or civil official would not have been able to fine Sterling for what he said (although they did fine him for what he did in SoCal with his discriminatory rental policies, settled out of court) but the NBA has a different set of rules altogether, and absolutely must protect it's bottom line.

If you were a young black kid with tons of talent, would you want to play for any owner that acted like that? What if the league just said, "well, that is Mr. Sterling's private opinion, so free speech bitches!"? That completely undermines the business and the character of the NBA. Sure it is private, but Donald Sterling became a public figure in the eyes of the NBA and the world 31 years ago when he purchased the Clippers, and his actions are subject to punishment by the NBA and what it sees fit.

Personally, I think it is awesome that the old douche bag is going to be forced out of the NBA. It's not like he is going to lose money on the Clippers sale. They are probably one of the most valuable franchises in the NBA, given their market share in LA.

 

[Archie Moses]

I am undoubtedly without Racism and I think most people here on this board are as well.


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You're incredibly ignorant if you believe this.

 

[One Brow]

About time one brow chimed in

I chimed in back on page 6.

As for Sterling, his racism is old news and I have no sympathy for him. At the same time, I'm not fond of using a recording by a private individual to condemn him, either. A real-life case of Black-and-Gray morality, and I'm not sure who's grayer.