| spurgeonryan said:
But when Baseball players pump themselves full of drugs they get a fine or a slap on the hand and that is it. Not to mention that he OWNS the team! Lets remember though, Steroids and Gambling ( Pete Rose) actually involve the sport. As I said. These were horrible comments. But would his punishment have been different if he owned....a Nascar racing team? It amazes me that laws have made Racial issues go away, but even in today's world racial tension is at a boiling point. We just have laws keeping the pot from boiling over. I am against political correct America. Maybe I am just not cool enough to understand. None of that stuff matters to me. Comedians can say what they want, double standard in this country, but then Paula Dean or this idiot say something and they are persecuted. I think her quote was like decades ago, and she was still slammed hard. But the political correct Americans will continue to go over board when it comes to race, and soon religion. |
The decision by the NBA was more because of financial reasons than moral reasons. Media sources have covered Sterling's racist remarks before, but none have been as widespread as this. Tis particular recording was covered by almsot every major news source, which means that a fairly large portion of the NBA audience have witnessed him explicitly promoting racism. From a business perspective, it makes sense for the NBA to not associate with Sterling to not lose money from fans, promoters, etc. I agree that it's unfortunate that people are punished for expressing themselves in a private conversation, but the NBA's decision was about money, not righteousness.
