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Am I the only one who thinks the NBA/race issues are stupid?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:23 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:23 am
If a guy is racist, so be it. People are losing high profile jobs, altering the landscape of NBA franchises, just because of personal beliefs? Pathetic.
Whether or not it's write or wrong isn't the issue...these guys have made their bed and have to lay in it. That's bad enough IMO.
Whether or not it's write or wrong isn't the issue...these guys have made their bed and have to lay in it. That's bad enough IMO.
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:24 am to TexasTiger08
You, me and Kareem.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:27 am to TexasTiger08
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People are losing high profile jobs
The horror of a rich guy losing his "job" He will sell the team for hundreds of millions and never look back. Who fricking cares
I'm not going to feel bad for the billionaire
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 11:28 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:30 am to TexasTiger08
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Whether or not it's write or wrong isn't the issue
I laughed
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:31 am to TexasTiger08
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If a guy is racist, so be it.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:34 am to Sterling Archer
You're right. When someone has their business taken away from them it doesn't matter. Because they are rich and you are not. What a mature point of view.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:37 am to genro
I'm intending to say bluntly:
I think it's stupid for people to lose ANY job based on a point of view that, last I checked, wasn't illegal to have.
I think racism is wrong. Do I think every bigot should be fired? No.
I think it's stupid for people to lose ANY job based on a point of view that, last I checked, wasn't illegal to have.
I think racism is wrong. Do I think every bigot should be fired? No.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:39 am to genro
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genro
You have to follow rules. You can own a home but if you do something to piss the HOA off they can fine you or kick you out. Same concept. He was part of an association and you have to follow those rules.
I didn't see anything wrong with what the Hawks owner said and he is voluntarily giving up his business.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:40 am to TexasTiger08
Im fine with this if the players are also held to these standards but I have a feeling they won't be.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:47 am to TexasTiger08
I don't get your point? If I said something stupid in a corporate email I could lose my job. I don't know where you work but that's pretty common in white collar jobs. Go ask Mark Hurd.
He's not being FORCED to sell the team. There is an internal battle going on with the ownership groups and his opponents are doing whatever they can to get him to sell. Leaking emails and things like that are part of the war.
He's not being FORCED to sell the team. There is an internal battle going on with the ownership groups and his opponents are doing whatever they can to get him to sell. Leaking emails and things like that are part of the war.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:56 am to TexasTiger08
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I think it's stupid for people to lose ANY job based on a point of view that, last I checked, wasn't illegal to have.
I think racism is wrong. Do I think every bigot should be fired? No.
You have every right to hold any beliefs you want. Your employer also has every right to take your job from you if they feel that said views hurt their image or are in conflict with their values
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:16 pm to TexasTiger08
It's bad for business when the employer makes insensitive and degratory remarks about 80% of their workforce...that doesn't fly anywhere.
Can't insult your base and just think it's okay.
Their beliefs are bad for business and really have no place in a modern and inclusive society. It's better be on the progressive end of social issues.
Can't insult your base and just think it's okay.
Their beliefs are bad for business and really have no place in a modern and inclusive society. It's better be on the progressive end of social issues.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:17 pm to LL012697
Exactly. It's bad for business. Plus we have the whole slave/slave master dynamic (not saying it exists in the nba) and the last thing you want is that perception to become prevalent about your sport..a bunch of rich white guys that use black bodies for profit but think little of them.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:18 pm to TexasTiger08
The issues with the hawks are more an ownership power struggle than racism IMO.
They don't like Danny Ferry either.
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They don't like Danny Ferry either.
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This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:22 pm to genro
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You're WRITE. When someone has their business taken away from them it doesn't matter. Because they are rich and you are not. What a mature point of view.
In his case, FIFY !
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:30 pm to TexasTiger08
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I think it's stupid for people to lose ANY job based on a point of view that, last I checked, wasn't illegal to have.
This is a terrible argument. The discussion we should be having is the extreme broadening of the definition of racism.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:31 pm to genro
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When someone has their business taken away from them it doesn't matter. Because they are rich and you are not. What a mature point of view.
He's the one volunteering to have his business taken away, nobody has forced him out.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:34 pm to RedRifle
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If I said something stupid in a corporate email I could lose my job
I don't understand how people don't get this.
It's not about being racist. Fine who cares be racist. But when you say things that negatively impact your company and can cause them to lose money you will be gone.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:38 pm to StrongSafety
Yeah, you're right. The way they treat their players by paying them millions of dollars definitely reminds me of slavery.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:43 pm to Sterling Archer
I think what the OP is saying is that why is racism this big of a deal when its a personal belief. Its not stopping him from paying players more than fairly. Lots of people have negative beliefs that include groups of people. So, if Tom Benson is caught on the phone calling somebody a fatty is every lineman in the NFL going to strike?
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