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Great article by Jason Whitlock on Sterling
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:29 pm
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Mob rule is dangerous. Well-intentioned, TV-baited mobs are the most dangerous. They do not consider the consequences of their actions, and they're prone to take a simple-minded, instant-gratification approach to justice rather than a strategic one. Removing Donald Sterling from the NBA solves nothing. It sets a precedent that will likely boomerang and harm the black players and coaches who are shocked and outraged that an 80-year-old man with a documented history of bigoted actions also has bigoted private thoughts.
Let's be careful here. From the owner's box to the locker room, professional sports are overrun with wealthy men in complicated, volatile sexual relationships. If TMZ plans to make "pillow talk" public and the standard is set that "pillow talk" is actionable, it won't be long before a parade of athletes joins Sterling on Ignorance Island.
A right to privacy is at the very foundation of American freedoms. It's a core value. It's a mistake to undermine a core value because we don't like the way a billionaire exercises it. What happens when a disgruntled lover gives TMZ a tape of a millionaire athlete expressing a homophobic or anti-Semitic or anti-white perspective?
I wonder how this column would fare if written by a white person?
LINK
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:32 pm to Enfuego
Whitlock with another great article
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:35 pm to Enfuego
What happens? If the athlete is black, not much. Just issue an apology and pay a fine.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:37 pm to Enfuego
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Let's be careful here. From the owner's box to the locker room, professional sports are overrun with wealthy men in complicated, volatile sexual relationships. If TMZ plans to make "pillow talk" public and the standard is set that "pillow talk" is actionable, it won't be long before a parade of athletes joins Sterling on Ignorance Island.
preach. i've made that joke many times since saturday
if there is one group in the US who needs to chill out on freaking out over a scorned woman seeking revenge, it's NBA players
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:38 pm to Enfuego
He would have a point if these rules were going to be applied uniformly. We all know they won't.
And that's not a white/black thing. In this case, the underlying standard is liked versus loathed.
Sterling was a unique example. If Michael Jordan or even Mickey Arison gets caught on tape, the same thing won't happen.
And that's not a white/black thing. In this case, the underlying standard is liked versus loathed.
Sterling was a unique example. If Michael Jordan or even Mickey Arison gets caught on tape, the same thing won't happen.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 5:46 pm to Enfuego
One thing has me confused, and I just need clarification.
Does the NBA formally ban racism in their by laws?
Can they ban any owner who does something the commissioner disagrees with? What are the limits to his power on banning owners?
If Irsay was an NBA owner, could they have banned him?
Does the NBA formally ban racism in their by laws?
Can they ban any owner who does something the commissioner disagrees with? What are the limits to his power on banning owners?
If Irsay was an NBA owner, could they have banned him?
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