Westside Steve Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 It seems like you can openly discriminate now.... There will just be consequences only for some groups. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 only for some groups. WSS Different groups see different things as discrimination. The public at large (or at least the most vocal parts) is the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 What are people going to consider discrimination more... Saying you don't want black people coming to your NBA games Or not allowing the Ten Commandments in a govt. Courthouse house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 of course that's not what sterling said. He said he didn't want his paid whore bringing them to his games. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Everyone is a racist. I guarantee Woody, GFT, etc. has thought some racist thought many times. Man up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Won't deny that. I've had plenty of thoughts you could probably call racist. Like when getting on the underground, seeing it's full of indians and thinking "shit, this is gonna stink" and sure enough, I'm holding my nose the whole way. But it's not our thoughts that define us, it's our actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 That reminds me of a time I was flying to singapore with Emirates. Done the flight a dozen times (used to live/work there, have family there), and one time the route changed, and we stopped by Colombo - after boarding, the stewards/stewardesses came down the aisle spraying something for 'cleanliness' or whatever they called it. Only ever happened when stopping in Colombo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 chris - I just ignored your other points, just took the one seriously enough to respond. ooooh ! I just cherry picked your post. dammit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 of course that's not what sterling said. He said he didn't want his paid whore bringing them to his games. WSS I read through that recording's transcript and three things became apparent. 1) that's basically what he said, or at the very least, there were plenty of other racist comments in there. 2) He's basically just an old man that wants to live how he always has, not how society is changing (sounds familiar). He just grew up in a time when all of that was OK and he legitimately thinks his comments and actions are justified. That doesn't make them not ravist though. 3) It is even more apparent she was digging and trying to get something out of him. It doesn't excuse his comments, but its even easier to tell when typed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 So do you think we should get fired from whatever job he has because he called a woman a cunt? Chris, would you support that? What if those comments seen by the public, like maybe us? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXDawg Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 EDIT:wrong thought. Was arguing it wasn't discrimination but there is a very small gray area I guess it could be. Is expressing an opinion discrimination if you only share the opinion with people you feel comfortable with? essentially everything we do can be described as discrimination. We need a better word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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