Sigh. I'll give you $5 - to the charity of S.B.A.M. stop being a moron. And I hated 12 Years a Slave - I'm obviously a racist. You found me out you dumb mother****er you.
Saying that my race prevents me from having an opinion different from the narrative being rammed down our throats by espn, cnn, the mainstream media is the definition of racism, dip-****. My race isn't relevant.
Well, he hasn't broken the law, so what we're left with is the NBA constitution, which you've cited the specific part you claim he is in violation of:
What position did he take? He's not a guy who chases the spotlight. Someone illegally recorded a conversation where Stiviano was on a campaign to get Sterling to say something dumb (which we all have seen isn't hard to do - even for a moron like Stiviano). She was the one who kept harping on "why don't you like black people!" and he's the cornered old man saying repeatedly "leave me alone" but she won't leave it alone. She totally baited him and he's a moron who walks into being baited.
This is so vague. What are these clauses? Don't be racist? He pays all of his players and staff - regardless of race, so where's the racism? "Oh, but Elgin Baylor said once that he treats his employees like plantation workers?" Well, Baylor is wrong because what plantation worker was ever paid salary? This is obvious - which might be part of why Baylor's wrongful-termination suit was rejected. (He also claimed age-discrimination, so he played the race-card and the age-card, any card that might get him his job back! Why would Baylor want to work for what he considers a "plantation owner." this is so dumb)
Also, STERLING'S ENAMORED OF V. STIVIANO!! How can he be a racist when he wants to sleep with her? His "crime" as far as I can tell is he's too stupid to avoid the trap being set for him, and letting slip things that prove him to be obviously old and not very savvy.
Ok, so what's the argument against his ex-wife owning the team? She's not accused of racism. But the mob is on a rampage and won't be dissuaded by reason.
I'm not pro-Sterling. I'm anti-all this "finger-wagging" as Abdul-Jabbar put it. Many people over 75 seem to still have a little residual racism left in them from the era they grew up in, but what, are we gonna go bananas over it? They're old people, they're nearing senility. I'm amazed anyone gets their panties in a bunch over what they say. If they DID something, then that would be different - but they aren't doing anything. In contrast, Sterling does employ blacks, whites, doesn't matter - and pays them healthy salaries. The law forbids him from discriminating against them based on their race.
And don't forget the NAACP was about to give Sterling his SECOND lifetime achievement award. This whole thing reeks of a set-up. Various people have been trying to buy the clippers for years and then in 2012 this Stiviano decides to start this love affair with Sterling, all the while being friends with Magic Johnson - who happens to want to buy the team. This is gross.
All this finger-wagging and calling people "racist" isn't helping race relations. The media's getting people all stirred up and everyone's pointing fingers in an effort to distance themselves from racism. But racism isn't against the law. If it was we'd have to lock up many of the geriatrics, who are too old to do anything with their racism. It's just a stupid mindset from an era long past. But where is the actual racism here?
