OT: The racist witch hunt in the nba

[superjohn]

Saying everyone is prejudiced is a cop out, I can honestly say I don't see color, ethnicity etc. People are people, I think around 90% of us suck but it has nothing to do with nationality or color.

 

[intlzncster]

Saying everyone is prejudiced is a cop out, I can honestly say I don't see color, ethnicity etc. People are people, I think around 90% of us suck but it has nothing to do with nationality or color.

Probably higher than that if you take the entire human race into account. But I'm a misanthrope, so don't necessarily listen to me.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Stephen A. Smith nailed it.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...an-and-race-after-being-labeled-an-uncle-tom/

I cannot like that video enough.

 

[David 76]

I stayed away from this thread and now I know why. So here is my chance to piss everyone off!

Look, Cuban was being honest and he was not being hateful. This could have been the start of a conversation about how we all stereotype to some extent or another. Too bad we can't talk about this stuff like grown-ups.
Worse yet, every bigot now feels more justified that racism no longer exists and that all related incidents are bull like this overreaction to Cuban.
1) This is not an NBA witch hunt , it is a media frenzy. Big difference. Because that is what the media does. Everyday on every issue. 2) Unlike Sterling, nothing will happen to Cuban other then the stupid media frenzy. Because every one with half a brain knows he didn't do anything wrong beyond inadvertently hurting the feelings of parents who recently loss their son due to that stereotype. And he apologized to them. 3) He was trying to admit that, like most of us, he is not perfect. I applaud him for that.
If one links Sterling with Cuban feeling like they were both unjustly punished by blacks and liberals for being "politically incorrect", then I think you are a bigot
On the other hand, if you link Cuban and Sterling as racists and don't see the difference in their statements and intent , I think you are a bigot too.

 

[JaYnYcE]

The Bigots come out at night, the Bigots come out at niiiight

 

[Sky ball]

It's not a strawman, it's the logical conclusion from what you posted. So either you're deflecting or aren't the best at expressing your thoughts through writing.

Let's break it down, shall we:



What Cuban said is that if he sees a black person in a hoodie, he would walk to the other side of the street (implied that this would be out of fear of violence)

You don't see anything racist with saying that a black person in a hoodie is dangerous.


A few years ago on the news (Wash DC) they were interviewing Black & White Women on the street. Asked them if they saw a group of young white men walking towards them on the sidewalk what would they do? Nothing they said. Black men? Walk across the street. Thus White Women are racists towards Black men? How about the Black Women?

 

[Sky ball]

A few years ago on the news (Wash DC) they were interviewing Black & White Women on the street. Asked them if they saw a group of young white men walking towards them on the sidewalk what would they do? Nothing they said. Black men? Walk across the street. Thus White Women are racists towards Black men? How about the Black Women?

 

[Rocktheworld]

A few years ago on the news (Wash DC) they were interviewing Black & White Women on the street. Asked them if they saw a group of young white men walking towards them on the sidewalk what would they do? Nothing they said. Black men? Walk across the street. Thus White Women are racists towards Black men? How about the Black Women?

Or you just saw the prejudiced interviewed whose testimony the producers of the show specifically chose to tell a specific narrative?

 

[Sky ball]

Or you just saw the prejudiced interviewed whose testimony the producers of the show specifically chose to tell a specific narrative?

Well if you want to discredit the story without actually seeing it or knowing the context what can I say? However, knowing the local DC news they are not loaded with Neo Nazi KKK types. DC Local news probably has more black reporters, anchors etc. than any other city in America. So your premise of prejudice though possible is very doubtful.