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re: ATL Hawks Owner Looks to Sell because of "Racist Email"
Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:45 pm to Pavoloco83
Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:45 pm to Pavoloco83
Three things:
1.) Business-wise, I understand what he's saying. He wants to maximize profits as an owner, and seeks to do that by shifting the marketing focus to a specific demographic. Businesses do this all the time without major ethical quandaries.
2.) The manner in which he presented his position in the email did come across as very anti-black. You want to broaden your marketing horizons, fine. But don't present a message that boils down to "there are too many black people attending games and represented on the jumbotron or on the cheer squad for us to be successful." That is what I got from reading his email.
3.) Why the frick did this come out now, anyways? Blackmail is obviously afoot.
Bottom line: I wouldn't put the Hawks' owner's email in the same category as Sterling's remarks. This guy just needs a refresher in business ethics.
1.) Business-wise, I understand what he's saying. He wants to maximize profits as an owner, and seeks to do that by shifting the marketing focus to a specific demographic. Businesses do this all the time without major ethical quandaries.
2.) The manner in which he presented his position in the email did come across as very anti-black. You want to broaden your marketing horizons, fine. But don't present a message that boils down to "there are too many black people attending games and represented on the jumbotron or on the cheer squad for us to be successful." That is what I got from reading his email.
3.) Why the frick did this come out now, anyways? Blackmail is obviously afoot.
Bottom line: I wouldn't put the Hawks' owner's email in the same category as Sterling's remarks. This guy just needs a refresher in business ethics.
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Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:48 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Blackmail
pretty much this....someone was gonna leak the e-mail, and old dude chose to do it himself.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 10:20 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:If it was anti-black it was only for economic reasons. He himself said he never felt unsafe or uncomfortable and in fact blamed white racists for spreading lies about the majority black fanbase, scaring off ticket-buyers. I don't see how that is anti-black people.
The manner in which he presented his position in the email did come across as very anti-black.
The rest were simply hairbrained ideas from a well-intentioned but clueless guy. He simply couldn't relate to young black people
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