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re: ATL Hawks Owner Looks to Sell because of "Racist Email"
Posted on 9/7/14 at 11:08 pm to genro
Posted on 9/7/14 at 11:08 pm to genro
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If it was anti-black
It was.
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it was only for economic reasons
Doesn't make it any less so.
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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.
His transitioning directly from talking about financial problems to talking about how the arena was majority black was where he fricked up, IMO.
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The rest were simply hairbrained ideas from a well-intentioned but clueless guy. He simply couldn't relate to young black people
And in that vein, came off as being anti-black.
All of that said, I'm not saying he's racist, and I understand what he was trying to do. He needed to choose a more tactful way to present his points, but like I said, that's more of a business ethics/PR issue than anything.
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Posted on 9/7/14 at 11:11 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Its no more anti black than stating something about white flight. Reality is reality and people should be applauded for pointing out a problem, not ostracized.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 11:31 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:Conceded. Being against black people for economic reasons and not personal reasons, is still against black people. I don't think it is necessarily wrong every time. It's a business.
Doesn't make it any less so.
quote:Why should he have to worry about "fricking up"? It's a rambling internal email.
His transitioning directly from talking about financial problems to talking about how the arena was majority black was where he fricked up, IMO.
quote:In relation to his stereotyping, this is the part where I totally disagree. He was ignorant, but not against. Un-black, and not anti-black.
And in that vein, came off as being anti-black.
This post was edited on 9/7/14 at 11:32 pm
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