re: Al Sharpton on Clippers owner racist rant

I will give my thoughts on the issue. First of all, it was intended to be a private conversation. Not that it changes what the man is or what he perceives but if you listen to the conversation it sounds more like he is worried about perception. He never says I hate blacks in that context he just would rather not be associated with them publicly because of the perception that he believes that brings. Now, the man is over 70 and comes from a time in our history where his fathers and the fathers before him indoctrinated their children to not associate with people of color. Some people change some don't. It sounds like in his mind he will go to the grave believing these things and that's fine if that's the way he chooses to live his life but behind closed doors you never know what people think and believe. If you could tape every nba player that was black and every white athlete behind closed doors people would probably be appalled at the general dislike for people of other races not that it is right or wrong it's just the way people are in general. Everyone stereotypes to a certain degree. I've been in 5 points Altanta a few times to know that I have been in situations to where I was not completely comfortable....not that it is right or wrong but it was my inner thoughts. Now the story is 2 fold here. You have a gold digger intentionally taping the guy to make money. She knew what he was and knew that she could invoke this type of response because you see her continually bringing up the race issue in the conversation as to entice him to give a response she knew he would give so this subject was not foreign to her as she was baiting him. I have just as much an issue with what this girl did as I do with what this guy says not that it makes either thing right. I think people are attempting to make something bigger out of it than it needs to be. The guy needs to have his hand slapped and there should probably be some type of league intervention to ensure the Clippers organization doesn't go around mistreating their employees and beyond that it's his team and his organization and I am sure the money he is about to lose because of this will be a good enough black eye to make him rethink his decision making. I'll be happier when other people of other races of color that continue to perpetrate racist language and instead of being applauded for it are also held accountable. Rev Jackson, Al Sharpton, Oprah, Steve Harvey , Kanye West and many many more prominent black figures provide us with the other side of the coin with regards to it not just being a white issue. Not all but some black women disagree strongly with black men dating white girls and vice versus so the entire world whether we want to believe or not holds these inner bias that most would classify as racist even though if you ask them it's not racism it is pride in their skin color. People tend to believe in things with blinders on.

Cliffnotes version, frick this guy, frick Kanye West, frick ignorance, life is good.