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Sacramento Kings cancel t-shirt give away due to racial insensitivity
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:53 pm
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T-shirt in question:
So now a 3000 year old Chinese tradition is insensitive to the plight of millionaire basketball players.
quote:
The Sacramento Kings pulled the plug on a T-shirt giveaway at the last minute Monday night because of concerns within the organization of racial insensitivity.
The seats at Sleep Train Arena had already been draped with shirts featuring a large purple monkey to commemorate the Lunar New Year before the game against Milwaukee. The Chinese Year of the Monkey starts Feb. 8.
quote:
"I walk into the building and DeMarcus Cousins calls me over to an animated discussion he's having with Kings operations people," Bucks broadcaster and former player Marques Johnson wrote on Facebook. "He ask me, 'Olskool, what you think about this T Shirt? Told him a little insensitive on 1st day of Black History Month'. They pulled the shirts..."
T-shirt in question:
So now a 3000 year old Chinese tradition is insensitive to the plight of millionaire basketball players.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:54 pm to colorchangintiger
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:54 pm to colorchangintiger
IWWI
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:56 pm to colorchangintiger
They shoulda just pulled it b/c it is a really goofy shirt.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:56 pm to colorchangintiger
So who is a purple monkey supposed to be offensive to?
I mean, it's all so confusing. Can't tell the offended parties without a program these days.
I mean, it's all so confusing. Can't tell the offended parties without a program these days.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:56 pm to colorchangintiger
Im sure this shirt will be popular in Africa.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:56 pm to colorchangintiger
Can you imagine if it were a black monkey on a purple shirt?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:56 pm to colorchangintiger
Im always amazed at how stupid certain segments of the population are...
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:57 pm to colorchangintiger
Its embarrassing that he's offended by that. It's sad that they pulled the shirts.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:57 pm to colorchangintiger
quote:
due to racial insensitivity
Because it's an insult to the hardworking Chinese for a bunch of overgrown, under-educated shitheads to wear their Chinese new year symbol?
Do they think the Zoo should close its entire primate exhibit in February?
Is it insensitive for that animal to exist now?
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:57 pm to colorchangintiger
i think it's a little funny that a black man sees a pic of a monkey and immediately jumps to racism
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:58 pm to CptBengal
quote:
“We all need a lesson in sensitivity,” Kings President Chris Granger said, according to the Sacramento Bee. “In an effort to celebrate Chinese New Year, we had some concerns about the T-shirt giveaway, so we pulled them all before the doors opened. Certainly we don’t want to offend anybody, and we acted as soon as we heard the concern.”
I don't know whether to
or use a sarcastic 
, but I'm offended at this jerk not wanting to offend anybody. Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:58 pm to Choctaw
quote:
i think it's a little funny that a black man sees a pic of a monkey and immediately jumps to racism
Unless he's trolling his employer, then it's awesome.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:58 pm to colorchangintiger
Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:00 pm to colorchangintiger
from the comments...
quote:
He's really gonna be upset when he sees the Suns mascot later this month at the All Star Game.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:00 pm to colorchangintiger
I dont know if its offensive but the idiot that decided on this one should be canned. Retarded at the very least.Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:01 pm to Choctaw
Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:01 pm to colorchangintiger
I mean who GAS about the Lunar New Year anyway?
This:
is even more baffling.
Why don't they just drop turkeys out of helicopters.
This:
quote:
The Chinese Year of the Monkey starts Feb. 8.
is even more baffling.
Why don't they just drop turkeys out of helicopters.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:01 pm to colorchangintiger
Looks like a year of the monkey shirt to me. 
Trying not to identify yourself/your race with monkeys would be a good start there, Olskool.
quote:
Told him a little insensitive on 1st day of Black History Month
Trying not to identify yourself/your race with monkeys would be a good start there, Olskool.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 3:02 pm to colorchangintiger
frick this gay earth
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