Donald Sterling banned for life by NBA

• Gblock

  like_that;1610083 wrote:Oh, that's why you made that comment about Mexicans right?

  i was joking obviously and if you were offended i apologized twice
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610084 wrote:wtf are you talking about

  Are all whites racist? If not, then why have discrimination laws and affirmative action?
• DeyDurkie5

  

  
• Gblock

  sleeper;1610085 wrote:A private conversation with his girlfriend explaining how his image is being affected by the people she hangs out with.

  how was his image being affected...she black for Christ sake
• like_that

  

  Gblock;1610086 wrote:i was joking obviously and if you were offended i apologized twice

  What if you made that joke privately and your gf records it and sends it to TMZ?
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610089 wrote:how was his image being affected...she black for Christ sake

  What?! You mean this alleged racist sleeps with black women but hates black people? Oh the humanity.
• Gblock

  sleeper;1610087 wrote:Are all whites racist? If not, then why have discrimination laws and affirmative action?

  weve covered that already...im not rehashing that. this topic was about sterling
• steubbigred

  DeyDurkie5;1610088 wrote:

  I hate to agree with this glib remark but it has some truth.
• Gblock

  like_that;1610090 wrote:What if you made that joke privately and your gf records it and sends it to TMZ?

  if it was funny probably nothing would happen....if i made racist or homophobic remarks i probably could lose my job.
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610092 wrote:weve covered that already...im not rehashing that. this topic was about sterling

  No, your comment was about how you only judge individuals and not races but yet you support laws that only exist because we label all whites as racist and the only way to protect poor minorities is to give them benefits based on their skin color.
• Gblock

  dont get me wrong if he said the n word or made a joke about fried chicken or something i wouldnt see it as a big deal. but to me his comments show a complete lack of respect for the race of blacks as being a lower class than others which is the part that bothers me
• KB0938

  Belly35;1610067 wrote:Why is there a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  Is there a National Association for the Advancement of White People
  Is there a National Association for the Advancement of Asian People
  Is there a National Association for the Advancement of Red Neck People
  
  Is the fact that the NAACP exist an indication of the groups intention to be racist?

  You sound like one of those idiots on social media who cry all february that theres not a white history month
• steubbigred

  What everybody should realize is all people have prejudices . White,black,hispanic,asian,jewish,etc. Respect is needed in the work place.
• Gblock

  sleeper;1610096 wrote:No, your comment was about how you only judge individuals and not races but yet you support laws that only exist because we label all whites as racist and the only way to protect poor minorities is to give them benefits based on their skin color.

  how do i support it? my opinion was that the amount of jobs or help blacks may get from it is extremely insignificant at this point of the number of jobs given out. i dont know anyone who ever got a job from being black although im sure you have examples. if anything this shows why it may be necessary because those who are in power like sterling in all industries may feel the same way. while his players and his coach may be black, im quite sure during his life he did whatever he could to not hire blacks. this cant be an isolated incident.
  
  either way AA has nothing to do with this OP
• steubbigred

  like_that;1610090 wrote:What if you made that joke privately and your gf records it and sends it to TMZ?

  Good point. You would be hard to find a single person who hasn't made some sort of joke or off colored comment at some point in they're life. Some people grow up and learn to think differently and some don't .
• sleeper

  

  steubbigred;1610099 wrote:What everybody should realize is all people have prejudices . White,black,hispanic,asian,jewish,etc. Respect is needed in the work place.

  It's kind of hard to treat all races as equal when some are given preferential treatment due to the color of their skin. It seems today's minorities have strayed away from MLK's "not by skin color, but content of character" and are more interested in using race to derive more benefits and punish those who dare speak poorly about their own heritage. Is Sterling an idiot? Yes. Does his opinion really matter? No. When will the race baiters grow up and stop making race an issue every second of every day?
  
  It's the same shit with Trevon Martin. DUDE WAS A THUG; who cares what color skin he has or the color of his murderer? The reality is, race baiters love this because it gives them an opportunity to make race and issue and derive themselves more benefits. Pretty sick.
• Belly35

  

  KB0938;1610098 wrote:You sound like one of those idiots on social media who cry all february that theres not a white history month

  Why does there have to be any ethic history month?
  This information should be taught in the schools and lots of facts online, many ethic social organization have lesson on their culture and heritage ..... why then is their one group that has it's own history month?
• steubbigred

  sleeper;1610104 wrote:It's kind of hard to treat all races as equal when some are given preferential treatment due to the color of their skin. It seems today's minorities have strayed away from MLK's "not by skin color, but content of character" and are more interested in using race to derive more benefits and punish those who dare speak poorly about their own heritage. Is Sterling an idiot? Yes. Does his opinion really matter? No. When will the race baiters grow up and stop making race an issue every second of every day?
  
  It's the same shit with Trevon Martin. DUDE WAS A THUG; who cares what color skin he has or the color of his murderer? The reality is, race baiters love this because it gives them an opportunity to make race and issue and derive themselves more benefits. Pretty sick.

  I'm sick of the race baiters also but race relations need to be talked about with respect. Travon Martin was a thug and people used him as a martyr. The dude that shot him was a POS punk who should have minded his own business,but he was attacked and Florida gun laws allow him to protect himself. A trial should have never ensued.
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610100 wrote:how do i support it? my opinion was that the amount of jobs or help blacks may get from it is extremely insignificant at this point of the number of jobs given out. i dont know anyone who ever got a job from being black although im sure you have examples. if anything this shows why it may be necessary because those who are in power like sterling in all industries may feel the same way. while his players and his coach may be black, im quite sure during his life he did whatever he could to not hire blacks. this cant be an isolated incident.
  
  either way AA has nothing to do with this OP

  You do realize Sterling has many blacks in his front office positions correct? And are you implying that no black owners discriminate against white people? Again, the generalizations you make against whites are apparent despite you claims of judging individuals only.
  
  And yes, I have plenty of examples of blacks being given jobs solely because they are black. I remember distinctly talking about candidates after a meeting and we had it whittled down to 3 candidates. 1 black, 2 whites. They all had great interviews but the grades and schools from the two whites were far superior to the black man. My boss would never admit this publicly but there's no doubt in my mind we hired the black guy because of his skin color and because our team is mostly white people. Guess who now is the most incompetent member on our team despite working here longer than most of us?
• steubbigred

  Belly35;1610106 wrote:Why does there have to be any ethic history month?
  This information should be taught in the schools and lots of facts online, many ethic social organization have lesson on their culture and heritage ..... why then is their one group that has it's own history month?

  It's not 40 acres and a mule but a black history month is what our government came up with.
• Gblock

  im sorry its so hard to be white sleeper...keep your head up man the struggle is real!!!!
• Gblock

  sleeper;1610108 wrote:You do realize Sterling has many blacks in his front office positions correct? And are you implying that no black owners discriminate against white people? Again, the generalizations you make against whites are apparent despite you claims of judging individuals only.
  
  And yes, I have plenty of examples of blacks being given jobs solely because they are black. I remember distinctly talking about candidates after a meeting and we had it whittled down to 3 candidates. 1 black, 2 whites. They all had great interviews but the grades and schools from the two whites were far superior to the black man. My boss would never admit this publicly but there's no doubt in my mind we hired the black guy because of his skin color and because our team is mostly white people. Guess who now is the most incompetent member on our team despite working here longer than most of us?

  i was speaking more to the many businesses he ran before he became an nba owner. no way he was an equal opportunity employer in my opinion
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610110 wrote:im sorry its so hard to be white sleeper...keep your head up man the struggle is real!!!!

  It's about as hard as being black but instead of crying about it and blaming others I work hard and enjoy the adversity. It's an attitude; when are black people going to get this attitude instead of looking for handouts and handups?
• Gblock

  only one i see on here crying is you
• sleeper

  

  Gblock;1610111 wrote:i was speaking more to the many businesses he ran before he became an nba owner. no way he was an equal opportunity employer in my opinion

  Yes but in a free market those who chose to hire based on a non-value added reason like skin color will lose in the long run because their competition is willing to focus on value added qualities only. Sterling, if he did deny the best candidate regardless of race a position, would be at a competitive disadvantage. We don't need discrimination laws; we already have a free market. Discrimination laws just place people who don't belong in positions they aren't qualified to mitigate lawsuits the company might face for hiring the best people regardless of skin color. Absolutely stupid.