I am simply pointing out that the lengthy statements the NBA has made, that they never discriminate, and that they are an inclusive, open association, is false and hypocritical.
I cannot find any quote by any NBA representative, including Adam Silver's press conference, saying that the NBA never discriminates. Please provide me with a quote so that I can better understand what makes you think that the NBA's position is that it's wrong for anyone anywhere to ever discriminate against anyone else for any reason of any kind, and that everyone is free to be included and associated with the NBA to any degree without being discriminated against for any reason, including being bad at basketball. I can't really find anything like that, but maybe I missed it.
The NBA doesn't hire Chinese women as basketball players because it would result in bad business is as valid as Sterling opinion that his girlfriend's actions would result in bad business. Both actions are discriminatory. Both actions can be passed under the "it's just business" scapegoat you are flaunting.
I just want to get this straight. You heard that whole transcript, and what you took away from it is that Donald Sterling thinks that his girlfriend associating with Magic Johnson (or anyone else) is bad for business. You think that?
If discrimination is wrong, then it is wrong at all levels, not just what you pick and choose.
That's an incredibly infantile view of discrimination. Discriminating on 'how good are you at basketball' is pretty different from discriminating on 'how white are you.' Honestly, tell me that you can't see the difference.
I didn't read anything about black people being the enemy.
If your girlfriend started going to parties with other guys, causing you to receive all manner of racist comments and treatment, you would probably want her to stop, too.
If you sent your daughter to an all-Indian school, and received continuing abuse for it, you would want to take her out of that school, too. Are you a RACIST for taking your daughter out of the Indian school? You are discriminating against Indians, after all, not wanting your daughter to be associated with them because of their race. I have not yet received an answer to this question. I believe it to be very valid and pertinent to the issue at hand.
The 'enemy' bit is contained in the link I posted.
I don't hear Sterling anywhere describe that he's being abused. He says he's receiving negative comments from associates. He doesn't say anything about it hurting business or anything like that. You know why?
Because Magic Johnson's presence at a Clippers game is not bad for business. That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard. It's like saying that bringing Magic Johnson to a basketball game is going to hurt...oh wait, I just covered that.
And no, I don't think that the best response to aggressive racists is to submit to them and become a racist. Your comparison isn't apples to apples, anyway. If my child were in a threatening environment of any kind I would want her removed from that environment. Race is irrelevant to that.
In a more accurate comparison, if I sent my daughter to an all-Indian school and some friends of mine starting 'abusing' me with racist remarks about it, I'd get new friends. Or stand up for my daughter. Or really anything else but submitting to their racism.