This just gets more and more laughable. "He's got some African in him," said in regard to a player who was born in Africa.
How the fuck is that racist in a league that is over 80% black? Obviously he's not referring to his skin color, since the same remark would apply to the vast majority of players in the league in that case. He's referring to his personal characteristics and habits, which have an African influence since he was born and raised through childhood in Africa.
The most insane thing is it wasn't even the owner who said this, it was the GM. But the owner's remarks in the email were found by the law firm investigating the GM's remarks. What a complete and utter joke this story is. It just represents the PC insanity that continues to overwhelm our culture. I particularly gagged at this:
The utter cowardice and sheep-like thinking of whoever said this is truly appalling. Apparently lacking their own brain, they just decide what to think and do based on dictates from the media. And this is how the progressives slowly tighten the noose of political correctness. Each victory builds off the last. With each scalp they take, the bar of what is politically correct shifts further toward the progressive ideal. So what was allowable to say prior to Sterling may no longer be said. And in the near future there will be another case that will further limit the ability of anyone in American public life to make even innocuous statements on race. Within a decade, it will probably be a professionally ruinous offense to even mention black people (or other victim groups) in anything less than the most glowing terms. To speak of a victim class without unbridled and enthusiastic endorsement will be seen as racist, because, they will ask, if you aren't a racist, why aren't you saying nice things about them? Only a racist would talk about a victim group without emphasizing their intrinsic goodness.
How the fuck is that racist in a league that is over 80% black? Obviously he's not referring to his skin color, since the same remark would apply to the vast majority of players in the league in that case. He's referring to his personal characteristics and habits, which have an African influence since he was born and raised through childhood in Africa.
The most insane thing is it wasn't even the owner who said this, it was the GM. But the owner's remarks in the email were found by the law firm investigating the GM's remarks. What a complete and utter joke this story is. It just represents the PC insanity that continues to overwhelm our culture. I particularly gagged at this:
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"This is wrong. This should not be said. It's not appropriate in any world but not a post-Sterling world."
The utter cowardice and sheep-like thinking of whoever said this is truly appalling. Apparently lacking their own brain, they just decide what to think and do based on dictates from the media. And this is how the progressives slowly tighten the noose of political correctness. Each victory builds off the last. With each scalp they take, the bar of what is politically correct shifts further toward the progressive ideal. So what was allowable to say prior to Sterling may no longer be said. And in the near future there will be another case that will further limit the ability of anyone in American public life to make even innocuous statements on race. Within a decade, it will probably be a professionally ruinous offense to even mention black people (or other victim groups) in anything less than the most glowing terms. To speak of a victim class without unbridled and enthusiastic endorsement will be seen as racist, because, they will ask, if you aren't a racist, why aren't you saying nice things about them? Only a racist would talk about a victim group without emphasizing their intrinsic goodness.
[size=8pt]"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”[/size] [size=7pt] - Romans 8:18[/size]