Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Whats the real issue with the recent Donald Sterling racism controversy

If you watch sports, and the news the past couple days, you have heard about Donald Sterling, and his rascism remarks and the fallout. Well I am gonna add my .02

If you really want to know what the problem is I would suggest following two people, Blogger Matt Walsh, and ESPN associate Bomani Jones. They will talk about the real issue here. It's not that Sterling is a rascist, but its more that everyone knew what he thought, and how he viewed minorities, yet for the most part is was no big deal because it didn't affect their wallets. But once it hit the airwaves in a way that caused companies to dropped their NBA sponsership or threaten it, then WOW he is the devil.

EVERYONE who ever had association with Sterling, knew what he was, YES even the other NBA owners and governing committee members. LA sports columisnts knew it, Coach Doc Rivers even knew it. This is not a hidden fact. But where was the uproar, where was the threat to boycott, why did the companies still sponser the team? Cause you and I did not know it, and thus we didn't know that these coporate sponsers associated with a "racist"

Well, an estranged wife sued the mistress who in turn needed a reason to extort some money from the A Hole, and Boom, a private conversation gets recorded, somehow given to TMZ, though the mistress who recorded claims she did not share it(LMAO), and wham it's now shared with the general public. And whats on this recording?? Racist remarks?? Probably given his history. But if you listen closely what was Sterling mad at his mistress for, who by the way is a mix of Black and Mexican. Was he saying that blacks are evil? Did he say they are lesser of people. NO. What he said was he did not want his mistress to put out in such a public manner(Instagram) that she was with a black person(Magic Johnson) at a game, and why, because the people he associates with, other billionares, might make judgements. Heck he even said she can sleep with Magic if she wanted too, even says Magic deserves to be admired for what he has done. Just do not publicize it.

Now I am not going to argue his comment are not rascist, again everyone knows what he is, and so they are are what they are, but why is it just now news, and why is it now as big a deal as it is. MONEY could be lost.

O and guess who will make money off of this? Donald Sterling. He bought the Clippers in the 80s for 12 Million, and now will sell for over a billion, and yes his team has made hime millions over the past years. And for those of you thinking he will lose money long term due to selling now, HE's 80 freaking years old. If he doesn't cash in now he might not get the chance.

Want to fix the real issue? When you see Rascism, Sexism, Bigotry, ETC address it then and there. Do not just accept it as part of life, do not just say well I cannot change anyting, do not just say, its not worth the trouble.

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