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no matter how you slice it what Cuban said was bad.
He is assuming a black person with a hoodie on is a bad person and that people with tattoos on their face are bad people.
He lives in the real world instead of in a fantasy world. If criminals are known to look a certain way more often than not, then taking extra precautions when encountering someone who looks that way is the smart thing to do if you are concerned with your safety.
Intentionally ignoring potential threats or wasting resources on things that aren't threatening is perfectly in line with enlightened liberal thought. It's also stupid.
How many of those poor disadvantaged people that liberals are so concerned about could be helped with the money that goes into frisking grandma before she gets on a plane so as to avoid profiling?
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He lives in the real world instead of in a fantasy world. If criminals are known to look a certain way more often than not, then taking extra precautions when encountering someone who looks that way is the smart thing to do if you are concerned with your safety.
Intentionally ignoring potential threats or wasting resources on things that aren't threatening is perfectly in line with enlightened liberal thought. It's also stupid.
How many of those poor disadvantaged people that liberals are so concerned about could be helped with the money that goes into frisking grandma before she gets on a plane so as to avoid profiling?
there are literally hundreds of millions of people in this nation who wear hoodies and tattoos who have never even seen the inside of a jail cell.
I think Mark Cuban is missing the point as are most posting here.
Donald Sterling is not being punished for crossing the street to distance himself from some shady looking guy. He is not being punished for suggesting that he has/would do so.
He is a guy who has commited serious, substantive acts of discrimination. The facts of which came to light in the immediate aftermath of his rant being made public, which gave it an extra punch and is the reason he is being punished now. And as far a the rant itself, he is instructing his minority mistress to not be seen in public with minorities, as he perceives it as shameful. This bizarre request of his harkens to early 20th century racial thinking and is made even more perverse by the fact that she is herself is a minority (partially black in fact).
I dont think any bigotry in Cubans past is quite on that level of degenerate
I think Mark Cuban is missing the point as are most posting here.
Donald Sterling is not being punished for crossing the street to distance himself from some shady looking guy. He is not being punished for suggesting that he has/would do so. He is a guy who has commited serious, substantive acts of discrimination. The facts of which came to light in the immediate aftermath of his rant being made public, which gave it an extra punch and is the reason he is being punished now. And as far a the rant itself, he is instructing his minority mistress to not be seen in public with minorities, as he perceives it as shameful. This bizarre request of his harkens to early 20th century racial thinking and is made even more perverse by the fact that she is herself is a minority (partially black in fact).
I dont think any bigotry in Cubans past is quite on that level of degenerate
The commissioner stated that sterling's punishment had NOTHING to do with the past...only what was stated and brought to light at that time....
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Hundreds of millions of people who wear hoodies and tattoos that haven't been in jail?? Do you know the population of the US?
Im not saying hundreds of millions of people with both a face tattoo and a hoodie, but atleast one. my guess is the majority of the population of this country owns a hoodie.
I think that is the first time we have ever agreed ?
You may be right!
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