Your thoughts on this racist remark?

@pooty:

Likely because he is an owner and is held to a higher standard, this isn't the first incident of this for him (though it is the first time he's gotten so much notoriety), he is collectively known as a black eye on the league, and he made disparaging remarks about an ethnicity that makes up about 70% of his workforce and a large number of his customers.

You just summed up every post he has ever made.

...I'm not even going to...

*exits thread*

@erik: 30,000 posts. Nice job!

Thank you, @rogueshadow and @wolverine08. I concur. I would not have been able to express my point of view with your ease( i cant elaborate my thoughts in english to a certain extent because i'm not that fluent.It's not my mother tongue).

Holy crap, I missed a milestone moment!

To me!

@erik: You just summed up every post he has ever made.

Proverbs 14:5

@farkam: Only people I know that use that term are really old white folk who know no better and older black people. He knows the term is considered objectionable in a modern context which is why he is using it, to passively aggressively get reactions out of people with out getting into too much trouble with the mods. Lol.

Right. and people still reply to me like I just started doing it yesterday.

@jonez120: Lol. You're seriously calling black people negroes?

On a good day. On a bad day....

You're right. My comparisons are out of context. because STERLING DIDN'T COMMIT ANY CRIME!! Sprewell choked a coach who didn't touch him aka assault. Artest attacked the wrong person aka assault. Sterling committed no crime yet got the harshest punishment. Bull$hit!!

@pooty said:@erik: You just summed up every post he has ever made.

Proverbs 14:5

@farkam: Only people I know that use that term are really old white folk who know no better and older black people. He knows the term is considered objectionable in a modern context which is why he is using it, to passively aggressively get reactions out of people with out getting into too much trouble with the mods. Lol.

Right. and people still reply to me like I just started doing it yesterday.

@jonez120: Lol. You're seriously calling black people negroes?

On a good day. On a bad day....

@yodaprime said:

@pooty said: The Los Angeles Clippers owner made some racist remarks. He has to sell his team and is banned from the NBA for life. He didn't touch anyone. There's no proof that his personal opinions affected his business decisions. Yet he is banned for LIFE. Latrell Sprewell, a black man, choked his white coach. Ron Artest(a black man) ran into the stands and assaulted a white fan. They got suspended for one year. Were allowed back into the league. Why is this white man's words being punished harsher then these black men's actions?

While i do think banned for life is a bit overkill, these comparaisons are out of context because they weren't legit hate crimes but rather provoked assaults.

Also if you look at the cases, they prove that white people have gotten away with the same crime with less punishment. Sprewell

Artest was "provoked" because someone in the stands through a cup at him.. in which case is a warranted butt whooping, no matter the race.

You're right. My comparisons are out of context. because STERLING DIDN'T COMMIT ANY CRIME!! Sprewell choked a coach who didn't touch him aka assault. Artest attacked the wrong person aka assault. Sterling committed no crime yet got the harshest punishment. Bull$hit!!

A known racist will not be accepted by anyone as an owner. His presence would do more harm than good to the league. Again, Life ban is a bit much, but given that the sport is 80% black, it would have essentially ended up that way regardless of what any officials/commissioners say. Being racist ins't a crime. but being racist and owning a NBA team makes for a very complicated situation. Might have been different if he were just a player.

Personally I think this is in his best interest.. Without a ban, somewhere down the road I can see him getting choked out. Or at the very least be a fair excuse why his team performs poorly.

@yodaprime: like all big stories in media, if he lays low for awhile it would all go away. people have very short memories. Still, i hear he bought the team for $15M and selling it for $700M. almost like a reward

@pooty: Probably my fault because we don't interact that often but I was kidding.

@erik: All I hear about is your sense of humor. Can't believe I missed it.

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lol

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@superlightning123: Users shouldn't be bumping threads unless they actually want to add content to a thread or a duplicate happens and thus prompting a reason. So please don't bump this unless you or another user has something to add. Once is more than enough.

Ugh, I hate racist people. -_-

Anyways, why the heck was this bumped? Lol

this is hilarious pooty is a riot. some of the things I read on those post are just justifying their views with bottom lined data. with reasons behind them far more complex then given credit for. slavery ended 175 years ago, large number but thats just two 75 year olds back to back. segregation ended 64 but has that meant equality for the last 50 years? all along no group of people being perfect.

the guy was just ignorant. for what is spent on government support there isn't enough black/brown/asian people in the country to be half together...thats where misunderstanding lives. those receiving government support are generalized as hillbilly's when there are just as many city/suburban folk in the same position.

Hate speech protected under 1st amendment

Interesting.... Who am I kidding. This guy is a riot. Very funny.

:O I'm angry, palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on my sweater already, moms spaghetti, he's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs with me!

I cannot believe this unbelievably racist remark.

Are you kidding me with this garbage?

Allow me to give you some perspective. My father, an African-american man, now retired, was a cook by trade for 50 years. When we lived in Los Angeles (Culver City), he worked at the "Roll and Rye". Not once, in all those years that he worked there, did he EVER miss a day of work. As in NEVER. He was so good at his job, his boss asked him if he wanted to work not only the day shift, but the evening shift as well. He worked there for years. When he decided to move us to another state (Alaska), his boss begged him to stay. Literally begged him stay. Nevertheless, he moved on. He quickly found a job on the "slope", as a cook for a campsite of construction and oil workers on the "North Slope". It was a Teamster's job and it paid Davis-Bacon wages. As most of the workers on the slope do, he worked 12 hours a day seven days a week. Most of those workers worked a rotating shift, usually 4 to 6 weeks "on" and two weeks off. My dad took leave, two weeks a years. He worked the other 50 weeks a year. He did this for 18....EIGHTEEN YEARS.

He NEVER called in sick. EVER. He made about 100, 000 dollars a year. We ultimately moved back to California in a pretty nice neighborhood, with a pool in the back yard, no less. He took money, that HE SAVED UP, and opened his own restaurant. He sold it eight years ago for $600 grand. Not a major franchise, but not bad for a guy raised in racist Texas. He moved to San Antonio and leaves completely off his retirement and his 3200 square foot home is paid for with money that he EARNED.

For anyone that knows a thing about what it takes to run a restaurant, turnover is usually high. Many of his employees were not dependable, either not showing up to work, or showing up high and/or drunk. Except for ONE of these employees, these people were all WHITE.

Incidentally, my dad ran into a guy he worked with, an administrator. My dad inquired about a job that he put in a bid for some years ago, that he didn't get. Would you like to know why he didn't get that particular job? The administrator said: "I didn't want to create any static at the time, but when I suggested your name, they were all gung ho about you...until I told them you were black". One guy told him, "I'm not gonna be responsible for putting any money in the n*&&$%s pockets!". As well, my grandfather, not understanding the importance of education, refused to let my father, or his siblings go to school after the fifth grade, because he felt their help on the farm was more important. So, despite racism and lack of education, my father is a true hero, over coming unbelievable odds to accomplish what he did.

And yes, racism is still alive and well...which is a more accurate description than that Black people are lazy.

So in my opinion, if some African-american's are unemployed as a result of racism, and they "get over", as you put it...more power to them.

I say foot the f(*&%^& bill America!

i got something to add Comrade SC. What do you think of the CV community posting topics about stuff like this but nothing on this news filled month? "The CV off-topic community: keeping racist rodeo clowns in check" seriously was there even one little ol topic of the prisoner swap?

@blackstaroblivion: So, despite racism and lack of education, my father is a true hero, over coming unbelievable odds to accomplish what he did.

People of every nationality have started from nothing and achieved some goals. That doesn't make them heroes. That makes them responsible adults. Regardless, according to any reliable, accurate statistics, your fathers example is far to rare to offset the ones who choose to fail

And yes, racism is still alive and well...which is a more accurate description than that Black people are lazy.

Which is more accurate description is a matter of opinion. and I didn't say ALL blacks were lazy. i said the ones who allow the government to take care of them have become lazy

if some African-american's are unemployed as a result of racism, and they "get over", as you put it...more power to them.

This regrettable mind set is,no doubt, part of the problem.To think that any group should be allowed to "get over" is unfortunate

I thought this was over lol!

@blackstaroblivion:

Not really. Not when he could've just given up like some do. Then the ones that do give up, you call lazy.

I love that logic. Sheer genius. And one of many symptoms of what is wrong with a sick world we live in.

A hero is, in part, an individual that overcomes overwhelming odds successfully. My father is hero as well as responsible. And those of ethnic origins other than European that have been successful in this country are heroes as well.

I disagree. If you create a good life for yourself then you have done what you are supposed to do. people standards are so low that they expect commendation for taking care of themselves and their family. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO!! Improve the world or community or save lives then i'll call you a hero.....maybe. My father made sure dinner was on the table, a nice home, never beat us. he could have been a dead beat dad but he chose to be a real man. I don't consider him a hero. Maybe my personal hero but not to anyone else. And if you give up you are lazy.

I love this. They choose to fail.

Yes. We need to accept responsibility for our own success and failure. Stop pointing fingers and blaming others.

Let me ask you a question: have they chosen to fail when they aren't given a chance? Or do they simply make the logical choice?

IMO the vast majority of americans are given NUMEROUS chances. very few are not given a chance at all

Pooty, what is your ethnic background?

Neutral/doesn't matter. I believe you can have an honest perspective no matter what race you are.

Funny how through all this, you never commented on the racism my father experienced

Every road to success is littered with obstacles. Racism was his. I had different obstacles. I can't say his obstacles were any worse then mine or any one else's

And I don't think African americans using the system is unfortunate. It's what many do to survive.

sorry to hear that

And, uh, just throwin' this out there but my wife's sister has been scamming the system for over a decade now. She is as white as snow. Three kids from three different fathers. All white.

Going off the little you told me. your sister in law in a whore-ish bum. IMO she is worse then a minority who does it. because of the situation blacks endured for so long i can give them A LITTLE leniency. I have very little respect when a minority person does it. I have no respect when a white person does it. Does that answer surprise you? People call me racist towards minorities because this thread happens to be about black people. make one about white people and they'll call me racist against white people. Shouldn't call a person racist until you hear their thoughts on multiple races. Does that make sense?

In your opinion, is it worse for a white person to be on welfare, or a black person?

Even though i just wrote it above. it makes me so disgusted, i'll say it again. WHITE PEOPLE ON WELFARE IS MUCH WORSE!!!!

Do you have any black friends? Just curious.

I keep a very small tight circle of friends. Do i associate with black people and enjoy their company? yes. do i have a black friend who would be a best man in my wedding? no

Welfare is abused by unethical people, its the unfortunate reality of the human condition. The world isn't perfect and it never will be. In the us black people in particular have been the most abused through recorded history. I've read many slave narratives and it almost brings a tear to my eye to hear the testimony. It may sound like black people are playing up being victims to some but those people are wrong. African Americans worked for almost 2 and a half centuries for free, making the us the most richest nation in the world. The money went to white slave owners and subsequently their children and so on. The disparity of opportunity is staggering. I remember reading that there is a 50% less chance of getting a call back for an interview for simply having a "black" name. That is disgusting. Times are changing our generation is one of progressive thinkers. I am hoping we can all be equal someday. It starts with you.

Wow I totally forgot about this. The former-Clipper's owner stole all of the spotlight away from this story, which is kind of sad because Bundy's rant seemed way more problematic to society.

What i think about this? Its nearly over 9pages...