Donald Sterling-l and girlfriend V. Stiviano-r
The LA Clippers staged a silent rebuttal to their owner's racist rhetoric yesterday by turning their suit up gear inside out, and throwing their Jersey's in the middle of the floor as to not show the team's significant logo.
Donald Sterling, owner of the LA Clippers, didn't make an appearance at his teams playoff game yesterday as most assume he is to embarrassed to show face. Mr. Sterling, a married man of 50 years, was recorded on tape as he spoke these racist words to his Black and Mexican girlfriend V. Stiviano, of whom he's been dating since 2010 and who looks young enough to be his granddaughter.
Man: "It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?" (3:30)
Man: "You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games." (5:15)
Man: "...Don't put him [former NBA player Magic Johnson] on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games." (9:13)
As time went on more exerts from this mysterious recording kept unraveling as Donald Sterling, continued his black degradation rhetoric and this time he decided to give his opinion on Jews.
Man: "The white Jews, there's white Jews and black Jews, do you understand?"
Woman: "And are the black Jews less than the white Jews?"
Man: "A 100 percent, fifty, a 100 percent."
Woman: "And is that right?"
Man: "It isn't a question—we don't evaluate what's right and wrong, we live in a society. We live in a culture. We have to live within that culture."
As time went on more exerts from this mysterious recording kept unraveling as Donald Sterling, continued his black degradation rhetoric and this time he decided to give his opinion on Jews.
Man: "The white Jews, there's white Jews and black Jews, do you understand?"
Woman: "And are the black Jews less than the white Jews?"
Man: "A 100 percent, fifty, a 100 percent."
Woman: "And is that right?"
Man: "It isn't a question—we don't evaluate what's right and wrong, we live in a society. We live in a culture. We have to live within that culture."
But actually, Mr. Sterling seems to evaluate what's "right" and "wrong" all the time, as he deems it to be "wrong" for his minority girlfriend to associate with other minorities. Doesn't that just sound ridiculous? And by the way Mr. Sterling, thanks for giving that brief history lesson about the Jews, because now it makes it clearer to everyone why the constant battle of racism ensues.
Woman: "But shouldn't we take a stand for what's wrong? And be the change and the difference?"
Man: "I don't want to change the culture, because I can't. It's too big and too [unknown]."
Woman: "I don't understand, I don't see your views. I wasn't raised the way you were raised."
Man: "Well then, if you don't feel—don't come to my games. Don't bring black people, and don't come."
Woman: "Do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you?"
Man: "You just, do I know? I support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. Who gives it to them? Does someone else give it to them? Do I know that I have – who makes the game? Do I make the game, or do they make the game? Is there 30 owners that created the league?"
Man: "I don't want to change. If my girl can't do what I want, I don't want the girl. I'll find a girl that will do what I want! Believe me. I thought you were that girl—because I tried to do what you want. But you're not that girl."
V. Stiviano, was brilliant in questioning Sterling on whether he forgot that his NBA team is majority black as he spewed his toxic language. And did Sterling also forget that his girlfriend is black, and that his words just might hurt her feelings too?
Did you get wind of Sterling stating that the 30 owners is what makes the basketball teams?! He is correct; the owners make up part of the franchise and the NBA players make up the other part. I mean, he didn't think that he "built it" all on his own...now did he? It would seem easier to replace NBA owners because they are in the few, verses an athlete who hones superior athleticism.
It sounds like Sterling enjoys his money and power, and uses it to flex his invisible muscles in order to remain relevant. And currently his wife is flexing her invisible muscles as well, as she uses it to sue Sterlings' girlfriend to retrieve all the trinkets, properties, and cash that she received from her unfaithful husband...her unfaithful husband..."unfaithful", well, I guess she missed that part.
To be continued...
Click here to hear the actual recording...insane!
Woman: "But shouldn't we take a stand for what's wrong? And be the change and the difference?"
Man: "I don't want to change the culture, because I can't. It's too big and too [unknown]."
Woman: "I don't understand, I don't see your views. I wasn't raised the way you were raised."
Man: "Well then, if you don't feel—don't come to my games. Don't bring black people, and don't come."
Woman: "Do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you?"
Man: "You just, do I know? I support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. Who gives it to them? Does someone else give it to them? Do I know that I have – who makes the game? Do I make the game, or do they make the game? Is there 30 owners that created the league?"
Man: "I don't want to change. If my girl can't do what I want, I don't want the girl. I'll find a girl that will do what I want! Believe me. I thought you were that girl—because I tried to do what you want. But you're not that girl."
V. Stiviano, was brilliant in questioning Sterling on whether he forgot that his NBA team is majority black as he spewed his toxic language. And did Sterling also forget that his girlfriend is black, and that his words just might hurt her feelings too?
Did you get wind of Sterling stating that the 30 owners is what makes the basketball teams?! He is correct; the owners make up part of the franchise and the NBA players make up the other part. I mean, he didn't think that he "built it" all on his own...now did he? It would seem easier to replace NBA owners because they are in the few, verses an athlete who hones superior athleticism.
It sounds like Sterling enjoys his money and power, and uses it to flex his invisible muscles in order to remain relevant. And currently his wife is flexing her invisible muscles as well, as she uses it to sue Sterlings' girlfriend to retrieve all the trinkets, properties, and cash that she received from her unfaithful husband...her unfaithful husband..."unfaithful", well, I guess she missed that part.
To be continued...
Click here to hear the actual recording...insane!
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