Donald Sterling and Racism

[alfred russel]

NBA Probes L.A. Clippers Owner Over Racist Recording

The National Basketball Association is investigating an audio recording which purports to show Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks to his mixed-race girlfriend.

TMZ posted an audio clip Friday of a conversation allegedly between Sterling and girlfriend V. Stiviano, who is black and Mexican. In the clip, the individual identified as Sterling says "not to bring [black people] to my games" and chastises her for taking an Instagram picture with Magic Johnson, which has since been deleted.

"It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. Do you have to?" the man in the recording says. "You can sleep with [them]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games."

TMZ attempted to contact Sterling for comment, but received no response.

"We are in the process of conducting a full investigation into the audio recording obtained by TMZ," NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN in a statement. "The remarks heard on the recording are disturbing and offensive, but at this time we have no further information."

http://time.com/78189/donald-sterling-racist-recording/

Sterling is getting a lot of criticism right now. But I want to point something that the media isn't focusing nearly enough on: he tells his girlfriend she can sleep with black people.

Now in normal relationships, you can take pictures with minorities, but you aren't allowed to sleep with them. The opposite seemed to be functioning in Sterling's relationship. But which restriction would you prefer your significant other to impose on you? So I ask you this, who is the real racist, Donald Sterling, or the rest of us?

[okay, so Donald Sterling, but I still think this part of the story needs to be talked about  ]

[Admiral Yi]

I say Reverand Al and Jesse take him for 40 mill.

[mongers]

Failing to see the wood for the trees:

What does his girlfriend look like. 

[jimmy olsen]

Hasn't he been a well known racist for decades?

Haven't his buisness been sued for discrimination multiple times?

[alfred russel]

Failing to see the wood for the trees:

What does his girlfriend look like.

She is attractive. Also black / mexican.

He is 80 something, and looks like he might be pregnant.

[Tonitrus]

Failing to see the wood for the trees:

What does his girlfriend look like.

The couple...

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yikes

[Razgovory]

I say Reverand Al and Jesse take him for 40 mill.

Now why you gotta go bring politics into it?

[alfred russel]

Yikes

I think she's cute.

[sbr]

Anyone that is surprised by Sterling being a racist just hasn't been paying attention.

[CountDeMoney]

I say Reverand Al and Jesse take him for 40 mill.

Now why you gotta go bring politics into it?

The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People announced Sunday that Donald Sterling will not receive an honor amid controversy over a recording said to be of the Clippers team owner making racist remarks.

The Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP had been scheduled to give Sterling the group's lifetime achievement award at its May 15 banquet.   "He is not receiving a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP," Lorraine Miller, NAACP interim vice president, told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Also, on Twitter, the NAACP announced Sterling "will not be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the LA Branch of the NAACP."

At the banquet, the NAACP chapter also planned to give its first "person of the year" awards to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Rev. Al Sharpton, according to the organization's website.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-naacp-donald-sterling-award-racist-tape-controversy-20140427,0,2263229.story

[katmai]

He's a kook.

From a deposition a few years back.

[CountDeMoney]

lol, Mr. Koon.  You just can't make this up.

[Razgovory]

I say Reverand Al and Jesse take him for 40 mill.

Now why you gotta go bring politics into it?

The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People announced Sunday that Donald Sterling will not receive an honor amid controversy over a recording said to be of the Clippers team owner making racist remarks.

The Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP had been scheduled to give Sterling the group's lifetime achievement award at its May 15 banquet.   "He is not receiving a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP," Lorraine Miller, NAACP interim vice president, told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Also, on Twitter, the NAACP announced Sterling "will not be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the LA Branch of the NAACP."

At the banquet, the NAACP chapter also planned to give its first "person of the year" awards to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Rev. Al Sharpton, according to the organization's website.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-naacp-donald-sterling-award-racist-tape-controversy-20140427,0,2263229.story

Yeah, I saw an article in the National Review where they doing a some victory laps where finally someone turned out to be a racist wasn't a Republican.

[Valmy]

Anyone that is surprised by Sterling being a racist just hasn't been paying attention.

The NAACP was shocked and amazed.