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Trey Burke makes fun of disabled man on IG

Joe Bagadonuts said:
Wrong. Just because they are both examples of bad behavior doesn't make them the same. There is a ginormous difference between these two situations. And even if they were exactly the same except for the person who perpetrated them, there would still be a big difference because of the differences in the men who perpetrated them.

Should Trey apologize (assuming he's the one who did this)? Absolutely, and he ought to go the extra mile to make it up to this guy and to set an example for others to treat disabled people with the respect they deserve. Should Trey be prevented from pursuing his current career because of this event? No way.
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how is it different

sterling did it in private. shaq/burke did not.

shaq and burke Personally hurt the feelings of 1 guy.
sterling hurt the people of the whole black race i suppose
 
Sexual Favors said:
Thank you for your response. So, to make sure I understand this correctly, both are equally as bad, but historically racism is worse because it affects a whole people, whereas disability discrimination only affects a person?

Historically the discrimination of the disabled has bred equally dangerous results in human history. I suggest you do a little research to see who the first people imprisoned and killed by the Nazis were. They were the disabled. In our own country, negative attitudes about the disabled brought about the forced sterilization and hospitilization of many who weren't a threat to themselves or society. You should read up on the case Buck vs Bell.

There is no difference, and the damage is the same. The disabled are a people. The only difference is is that their voice hasn't been heard yet. They are even opressed by the opressed.

They are very much a people. A lot of disabilities are genetic, and are passed down via the DNA cocktails of the non-disabled. We are one.

There are many disabled people who have formed organizations for their specific disability, and the law recognizes them as a people, even if sociey does not. The NFB is to the blind what the NAACP is to adrican americans.
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Thanks for your thanks and the reading suggestions, but no thanks for producing answers for me.

To me, although it's never numbers vs numbers(which is very vague and arguable), the wars that caused by racism and the probable wars that might be caused by racism is enough on its own to make it the worse discrimination out of the two discriminations. It's the concept really, the composition. The disabled are not different as victims and not less valuable as people obviously but they are victimized on a far more personal level and in a scattered way in the public, which is a case that makes the incidents you wrote about relatively more defunct than the racism incidents in today's society and reality. Humanity is at a better level(not saying the desired level or even good level) against the discrimination towards the disabled society but the racism still is the one problem that is far more dangerous than the most other problems of the humanity worldwide and can affect the masses simultaneously. That's the point where the precautions, punishments and corrections differentiate actually. You have to deal with discrimination against the disable on a far more personal level and give weight more to precautions, educative and preventive measures against it(not saying no to penal sanctions). You even consider and practice positive discrimination when and where they really need and want it.

Against racism however, alongside the precautions, educative and preventive measures, you also have to constitute and implement much more severe sanctions since it can trigger far more dangerous events, create actual enemy parties and induce masses towards far more horrible things. So in my opinion, not to make discrimination amongst the discriminations, but racism is the one that is more dangerous(especially potentially) and to be feared more.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Very lame, Trey. Very very lame. They contacted the Jazz with no response either. Stay classy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkyLUk119E
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A kid made fun of how someone else looks? Shocking! Burn the witch, burn the witch. (Something I bet everything I have, we've all done.) Hopefully he will learn a lesson from this and mature.
 
Sexual Favors said:
Thank you for your response. So, to make sure I understand this correctly, both are equally as bad, but historically racism is worse because it affects a whole people, whereas disability discrimination only affects a person?

Historically the discrimination of the disabled has bred equally dangerous results in human history. I suggest you do a little research to see who the first people imprisoned and killed by the Nazis were. They were the disabled. In our own country, negative attitudes about the disabled brought about the forced sterilization and hospitilization of many who weren't a threat to themselves or society. You should read up on the case Buck vs Bell.

There is no difference, and the damage is the same. The disabled are a people. The only difference is is that their voice hasn't been heard yet. They are even opressed by the opressed.

They are very much a people. A lot of disabilities are genetic, and are passed down via the DNA cocktails of the non-disabled. We are one.

There are many disabled people who have formed organizations for their specific disability, and the law recognizes them as a people, even if sociey does not. The NFB is to the blind what the NAACP is to adrican americans.
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I agree discrimination is bad regardless. There is no difference as far as it being discriminatory. I think the intent was different though. I really think that Sterling doesn't like black people and he is in a position of power to actually do something about it. While Trey or Ian and Shaq who ever did it, are just being mean or thoughtless. So there is a difference even though I do agree that both are bad. Unfortunately, Instagram, Facebook and other Internet sites have simply made it easier to be mean and thoughtless to the point where people either don't realize the harm or are desensitized about how harmful their "making fun is".

It is always easy to make fun of others when you don't know them but if you listen to the kid, he sounds like a kind soul and if Trey, Ian or Shaq actually met this guy they probably wouldn't have made fun of him. Even adults sometimes get caught up in joking around and later realize they shouldn't have said it. I am not saying this is what happened..maybe they are hypocrites but I am not going to attack Trey or Ian without hearing their side of it. I am giving them the benefit of doubt. With Shaq, I think he is kinda of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde and he can be both nice and a jerk. He is older he should know better.

As an organization, I am glad that the Jazz just didn't freak out and make a claim or excuse without knowing the facts. However, I think the organization should definitely, do something about it once they talk with Trey or Ian. Whoever did it should be required to apologize to the kid and then they should be fined. I think it would even be great if he did a anti-bully commercial with the kid and the organization could even invite him to a game or give him some gear if the kid wants to have it.
 
You people getting bent out of shape need to shut the hell up. The thing with Sterling and this dude with the disability are no where near the same

Again I don't like that Burke did this, and it's a shame that the dude in question had to go through this, but I'm sure each and every one of us has been made fun of. As for what Sterling did it involves some of the worst evils in our history as a people.

Sorry Sexy either you really are this dumb or you somehow got on your high horse Amanda couldn't get off or just butt hurt. Stop being so over dramatic.


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Also don't think what Shaq and Burke did was out of hate again everyone at some point gets bullied. It's not an attack, just stupidity. What Sterling did was an attack of hate.


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