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Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Tells Girlfriend: Don't bring Black People to My Games

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tres borrachos said:
I know all about sports. This is a message board, Kobie, or didn't you know that? I'm voicing my opinion. Or is that against the rules?

I never used the word hypocrite. You did.

But at least they felt good about their message. And they will feel better when they deposit the big paychecks that mean old man gives them.
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Your insinuation was clear.

What do the players have to do with this? Why are you making this about them?
 
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tres borrachos said:
I know all about sports. This is a message board, Kobie, or didn't you know that? I'm voicing my opinion. Or is that against the rules?

I never used the word hypocrite. You did.

But at least they felt good about their message. And they will feel better when they deposit the big paychecks that mean old man gives them.
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Ah yes, the new message. Black athletes complaining about a bigoted owner should tear up the paychecks they earned so they can play for free.
 
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tres borrachos said:
I know all about sports. This is a message board, Kobie, or didn't you know that? I'm voicing my opinion. Or is that against the rules?

I never used the word hypocrite. You did.

But at least they felt good about their message. And they will feel better when they deposit the big paychecks that mean old man gives them.
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That mean old man doesn't give them money. They earn it
 
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Tralfamadore said:
I changed the word "supporters" to "those who see nothing wrong with his comments" in the middle of my thought - pretty much anyone who doesn't think what he said is wrong or excuses his comments. I don't really care if it was in privacy, closet racists are still racists. He knew that his racism couldn't be made public because it would hurt his business, so he kept it private, and he got caught.

I don't feel sorry for the man. Everyone has a right to say what they may, but that does not free them of the consequences.
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I don't feel sorry for him either, the guy has billions of dollars. I only feel for him for the fact that everyone in the country is discussing what he said in the privacy of some venue with his lady friend. I'm not a big fan of people's private conversations becoming public fodder.

I also don't care what his opinions on people of any kind are. The guy is pretty entrenched in a sports world filled with a larger than normal per capita black population. He seems to be a walking contradiction. If he doesn't care for black people, he should have bought the LA Kings instead. He shouldn't be surprised that there are black people coming to his games.
 
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Fiddytree said:
Ah yes, the new message. Black athletes complaining about a bigoted owner should tear up the paychecks they earned so they can play for free.
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Nope, they should just play and be glad the old fool pays them what he does. And for their own sanity, it would be best for them to find another team to play for next year.
 
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Kobie said:
Your insinuation was clear.

What do the players have to do with this? Why are you making this about them?
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Why not? They keep getting brought up. Am I not allowed to comment on them?
 
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tres borrachos said:
Nope, they should just play and be glad the old fool pays them what he does.
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The players should be glad the old fool pays them what he does?

No.

If the old fool actually keeps his team, the old fool should be glad.
 
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Tralfamadore said:
The players should be glad the old fool pays them what he does?

No.

If the old fool actually keeps his team, the old fool should be glad.
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He won't care. He'll retire rich and move on. And this will set a wonderful trend where everyone's personal conversations will be analyzed and everyone will be scrutinized for what they say and do in private.
 
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tres borrachos said:
He won't care. He'll retire rich and move on. And this will set a wonderful trend where everyone's personal conversations will be analyzed and everyone will be scrutinized for what they say and do in private.
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I can imagine what you say in private...
 
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shrubnose said:
Donald Sterling, the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, told his girlfriend not to post pictures on Instagram of herself with black people and not to bring black people to his basketball games, according to an audio recording posted by TMZ.

Read more here: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Tells Girlfriend: Don't Bring Black People To My Games | ThinkProgress


I don't go to basketball games and I don't watch them on TV, but I know that a lot of black people play and are interested in basketball, so I am a little surprised that Mr. Sterling, whose girlfriend is half- black and half-Mexican, would say this.

It will be interesting to see what the NBA has to say about this.
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I have heard the NBA may force him to sell his team. It would serve him right. If Black basketball players are the ones keeping him wealthy, the least he could do is speak kindly of them.
 
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Verax said:
I can imagine what you say in private...
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I say a lot in private, as do you. But it's none of our businesses what the others say in private.

I gather you hate the concept of "privacy".

Carry on.
 
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tres borrachos said:
He won't care. He'll retire rich and move on. And this will set a wonderful trend where everyone's personal conversations will be analyzed and everyone will be scrutinized for what they say and do in private.
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Unless you really trust the person you are talking to, you should always be careful what you say anyhow. Especially if you are rich and famous.
 
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tres borrachos said:
The old coot didn't even say the N word in his private conversation with a bimbo. I thought this country valued privacy?
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Only when it comes to abortion do people care about privacy.
 
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I have not read this thread yet, and might not. But just out of curiosity, are the usual suspects defending this racist clown too?
 
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Kobie said:
Your insinuation was clear.

What do the players have to do with this? Why are you making this about them?
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Hey, did you see this?

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tres borrachos said:
I say a lot in private, as do you. But it's none of our businesses what the others say in private.

I gather you hate the concept of "privacy".

Carry on.
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I think privacy is great. However if this girl recorded this conversation its because he's always saying things like this. Since you're defending him and trying to spin this as everything but unacceptable I can assume its because you agree with him. Therefore I can imagine in private you probably sound similar to him.

Just an observation.
 
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tres borrachos said:
Nope, they should just play and be glad the old fool pays them what he does. And for their own sanity, it would be best for them to find another team to play for next year.
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You do know that most of them have contracts.

DBR
 
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mak2 said:
I have not read this thread yet, and might not. But just out of curiosity, are the usual suspects defending this racist clown too?
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Of course :)
 
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tres borrachos said:
He won't care. He'll retire rich and move on. And this will set a wonderful trend where everyone's personal conversations will be analyzed and everyone will be scrutinized for what they say and do in private.
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Never before has anyone's private words been reported by the media!!!
 
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beefheart said:
You do know that most of them have contracts.

DBR
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All of them have contracts. But apparently they should boycott the game and basically end their season because Donald Sterling is the same racist asshole we've known he was for 30 years.
 
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Not to change the subject, but isn't it illegal to record someone without their knowledge? I still believe you should be careful what you say.:)
 
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mak2 said:
I have not read this thread yet, and might not. But just out of curiosity, are the usual suspects defending this racist clown too?
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Of course...but in the most passive aggressive ways possible.
 
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Verax said:
I think privacy is great. However if this girl recorded this conversation its because he's always saying things like this. Since you're defending him and trying to spin this as everything but unacceptable I can assume its because you agree with him. Therefore I can imagine in private you probably sound similar to him.

Just an observation.
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Of course that's your observation.

The difference between me and others is I'm not a hypocrite. I believe that people have a right to privacy in their bedrooms, which is why I am very much in favor of gay rights. I also believe that women have a right to privacy when it comes to their bodies, which is why I am pro-choice. I don't pick and choose the meme of privacy as apparently many others do. This man made a private statement to his female friend that is, simply put, none of our business. It was made in private, and he has a right to say what he wants. It's his First Amendment right, especially in private.

Racism to me means people getting hurt by the actions of others, including oppression, prevention of success, terror, death, and other assorted things that actually do harm. Who exactly was harmed by what he said to his girlfriend? This guy owns a team that employs how many black people? Lots. The irony of his words make this a total non-issue.

Agree with him on what, by the way? Agree with him that he doesn't want his girlfriend to bring black people to his team's games? Agree with him that he doesn't want her to post pictures of herself with black people? I didn't know we were supposed to agree or disagree with that. Why would I or anyone care who his girlfriend brings to games, or who she takes selfies with?
 
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Amanda1858 said:
Not to change the subject, but isn't it illegal to record someone without their knowledge? I still believe you should be careful what you say.:)
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Yes it is.
 
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