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The commissioner works for the owners. Only their interests matter. by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 04/27/2014, 4:09pm PDT
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

or not. - Last wrote:

We all get punished or rewarded for the things we say and do.


Sterling was found guilty of discriminatory housing practices 5 years ago. That's a real thing that hurts people.

This was him saying shit in private. This hurts exactly nobody.

THIS is where people are going to make their stand though. Because of shit he thinks instead of shit he does. That's crazy to me. Fucking with a person's ability to get an apartment is a billion times more heinous than holding awful thoughts.


ICJ


In other words, people are making their stand here because the fix is in.

The owners recognize that any one of them might have to settle a housing discrimination lawsuit (albeit with much less odious and convincing evidence against them). They don't want to punish each other for something like that.

However, they won't tolerate harming the marketability of the product. Same reason why they come down on (mostly black) players in the (mostly black) league like a ton of bricks whenever they fuck up. When you're trying to sell a mostly black league to a country that loves all of its citizens equally, protecting the marketability you do have is paramount.

They've given him enough rope to hang himself three times over. He's 80 years old. It's 29 against 1. His team is holding pregame silent protests and mailing in PLAYOFF GAMES. At this point, it's just a matter of time.
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Sterling makes racist comments BUT it was a private call. Should he be punished? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/27/2014, 9:42am PDT NEW
    Whether it's a private call or not is irrelevant. People either agree with him by or not. - Last 04/27/2014, 1:51pm PDT NEW
        Here's my problem with it by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/27/2014, 3:25pm PDT NEW
            The commissioner works for the owners. Only their interests matter. by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 04/27/2014, 4:09pm PDT NEW
            Kareem agrees by Fullofkittens 04/29/2014, 9:51am PDT NEW
                Kareen is the best player in NFL history as well as the best m by Souffle of Pain 04/29/2014, 11:44am PDT NEW
                    Oops, got the Browns draft on my mind NT by Souffle of Pain 04/29/2014, 11:45am PDT NEW
            Re: Here's my problem with it by Roop 04/29/2014, 5:11pm PDT NEW
                A guy is losing his business of 33 years due to an illegally recorded call by Kenji Carter 04/29/2014, 5:19pm PDT NEW
        Donald Sterling: banned for life! by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/29/2014, 11:49am PDT NEW
 
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