Oh for God's sake, being racist is not illegal

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Anonymous wrote:Intelligent folks of this thread...give up! We cannot get through the thickness of their thick skulls! No matter how much they grasp for any straws & we refute them they will continue to grasp for anything! These fonts can't read or comprehend anything intelligent. You would have more in depth conversations with a wall. Their unsuccessful attempt to defend this racist pig isn't working & they are panicking. Let them squirm. We know the backlash is simply capitalism speaking but if they don't want to listen oh well. For you mad posters...here is a beautiful sad song played on the world's smallest violin...

look, if you cannot see that this sets a dangerous precedence, then I cannot help you. what you say to your husband or wife in private and in confidence might offend someone someday. you could be the best person ever, your acts do nothing but good, but still share a private thought, perhaps not even accurate, and it can burn you. I think private conversations should remain private, unless you 100% know the context. Sterling is a bad example here, since he is a slumlord ambulance chasing POS. But the worry remains.

[Anonymous]

People let's be clear. Some of these posters care about one thing and one thing only: that someone will call them on their own hate spewing s***. They want to to be able to say anything they want without fear of any repurcussions.PERIOD. They think this Sterling case is a harbinger of bad things to come, a time when they will no longer be able to say whatever they want, no matter who it hurts. The thing they don't get is that time NEVER EXISTED. You are never free of consequences of the things you say. Every relationship, business or personal, is a game of chance that you will say something the other person does not like. If you are smart and lucky and THOUGHTFUL, then it is the very RARE occassion that you say something hurtful or offensive. So no one is taking away anyone's rights, just like you have the RIGHT to say anything you want, others have the RIGHT to respond in way they like and that may mean they stop doing business with you or having a personall relationship with you. If you fail to understand that, then you have bigger problems then a perceived lack of privacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Intelligent folks of this thread...give up! We cannot get through the thickness of their thick skulls! No matter how much they grasp for any straws & we refute them they will continue to grasp for anything! These fonts can't read or comprehend anything intelligent. You would have more in depth conversations with a wall. Their unsuccessful attempt to defend this racist pig isn't working & they are panicking. Let them squirm. We know the backlash is simply capitalism speaking but if they don't want to listen oh well. For you mad posters...here is a beautiful sad song played on the world's smallest violin...

look, if you cannot see that this sets a dangerous precedence, then I cannot help you. what you say to your husband or wife in private and in confidence might offend someone someday. you could be the best person ever, your acts do nothing but good, but still share a private thought, perhaps not even accurate, and it can burn you. I think private conversations should remain private, unless you 100% know the context. Sterling is a bad example here, since he is a slumlord ambulance chasing POS. But the worry remains.[/quote

If you cannot see that there is no precedence here & that what you say can have an impact on other people then I can't help you either. You trust that what you discuss with other people is private & in confidence but you cannot guarantee that so you have to be mindful of what you say & who you say it to. This isn't an issue of his right to free speech & no one is impeding it. He can say whatever he wants but a person in a position that impacts other people, in particular people he has stated he dislikes, his words will invoke reaction. He isn being banned because the NBA disagrees with him he is banned because the NBA is afraid of the financial backlash. How can you be upset about someone's reaction to the terrible things he has said? No one threatened violence, people just decided to pull their support from someone that doesn't like them. The NBA saw dollar signs and reacted swiftly to save themselves. That is all. We were taught from a young age to watch what we say & do because there are consequences. We are seeing that manifest today.

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Think about when you may have gossiped to a friend about a neighbor & your child was listening. The child repeats to the neighbor or within their earshot. Now the two gossiping adults spoke in private but their conversation did reach other ears and there are consequences. The adult can't hurt or sue you for hurting their feelings (your right to say what you want as long as it doesn't incite violence) but they could stop Speakin to you or stop supporting you which would be their right. That child will be told to watch what he or she says because their words can hurt others or have different consequences. Why is it different now? Not the strongest example but meh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People let's be clear. Some of these posters care about one thing and one thing only: that someone will call them on their own hate spewing s***. They want to to be able to say anything they want without fear of any repurcussions.PERIOD. They think this Sterling case is a harbinger of bad things to come, a time when they will no longer be able to say whatever they want, no matter who it hurts. The thing they don't get is that time NEVER EXISTED. You are never free of consequences of the things you say. Every relationship, business or personal, is a game of chance that you will say something the other person does not like. If you are smart and lucky and THOUGHTFUL, then it is the very RARE occassion that you say something hurtful or offensive. So no one is taking away anyone's rights, just like you have the RIGHT to say anything you want, others have the RIGHT to respond in way they like and that may mean they stop doing business with you or having a personall relationship with you. If you fail to understand that, then you have bigger problems then a perceived lack of privacy.

Amen dammit!! AMEN!!!!! Best response in this thread!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about when you may have gossiped to a friend about a neighbor & your child was listening. The child repeats to the neighbor or within their earshot. Now the two gossiping adults spoke in private but their conversation did reach other ears and there are consequences. The adult can't hurt or sue you for hurting their feelings (your right to say what you want as long as it doesn't incite violence) but they could stop Speakin to you or stop supporting you which would be their right. That child will be told to watch what he or she says because their words can hurt others or have different consequences. Why is it different now? Not the strongest example but meh.

BIG CHILD IS WATCHING YOU!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Intelligent folks of this thread...give up! We cannot get through the thickness of their thick skulls! No matter how much they grasp for any straws & we refute them they will continue to grasp for anything! These fonts can't read or comprehend anything intelligent. You would have more in depth conversations with a wall. Their unsuccessful attempt to defend this racist pig isn't working & they are panicking. Let them squirm. We know the backlash is simply capitalism speaking but if they don't want to listen oh well. For you mad posters...here is a beautiful sad song played on the world's smallest violin...

look, if you cannot see that this sets a dangerous precedence, then I cannot help you. what you say to your husband or wife in private and in confidence might offend someone someday. you could be the best person ever, your acts do nothing but good, but still share a private thought, perhaps not even accurate, and it can burn you. I think private conversations should remain private, unless you 100% know the context. Sterling is a bad example here, since he is a slumlord ambulance chasing POS. But the worry remains.

So this development has suddenly scared the shit out of you and made you paranoid about a possible precedent being set...
Lol - c'mon seriously? I can understand how the reprehensible racist remarks of a high-profile billionaire owner of an NBA franchise could spark public outrage and lead to some frightening repercussions but who the hell are you that anyone would give two shits about what you say to your spouse in private?

+1

This fake fear about privacy invasion is laughable. No one gives a shit what you tell your husband. You're not important enough for anyone to bug your home. GMAFB.

+2. Also, nobody owns an interest in your marriage and is worried about their profit on you.

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To the thought police posters- If I have a fight with a close friend in private, where I lose it and call her a C U next Tuesday and all other kinds of hateful things. She then shares this abusive tirade with our whole group of friends and now everyone thinks I am a dick. How is this a threat to my first amendment rights? Why should there be no consequences because this conversation happened in private? No lets say this friend is actually a work colleague, and the things I said in the heat of the moment are then talked about at work... I mean that would really suck for me but I think I would only have myself to blame right?

Actions have consequences, that is life not some political talking point...why do we have to have this same discussion every time a celebrity says something dumb?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Think about when you may have gossiped to a friend about a neighbor & your child was listening. The child repeats to the neighbor or within their earshot. Now the two gossiping adults spoke in private but their conversation did reach other ears and there are consequences. The adult can't hurt or sue you for hurting their feelings (your right to say what you want as long as it doesn't incite violence) but they could stop Speakin to you or stop supporting you which would be their right. That child will be told to watch what he or she says because their words can hurt others or have different consequences. Why is it different now? Not the strongest example but meh.

BIG CHILD IS WATCHING YOU!

LMAO!!!

[Anonymous]

You know it really did not get to me or truly hurt me until I heard my co-worker, I person I work with, talk to and laugh with say to someone '... But did he have to lose his livelihood over something he said in private?'
I guess that means a person can hate me, vilify me and blatantly disrespect me but because does it in private I am obligated to pay him for the privilege of doing so. I am obligated to buy tickets to his games, buy his paraphenalia and continue to help him profit off his hatred of me.
Damn, aren't I a person?

[Anonymous]

People are allowed to be racist, sexist, ageist. Just keep those thoughts to yourself for goodness sakes is the takeaway here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know it really did not get to me or truly hurt me until I heard my co-worker, I person I work with, talk to and laugh with say to someone '... But did he have to lose his livelihood over something he said in private?'
I guess that means a person can hate me, vilify me and blatantly disrespect me but because does it in private I am obligated to pay him for the privilege of doing so. I am obligated to buy tickets to his games, buy his paraphenalia and continue to help him profit off his hatred of me.
Damn, aren't I a person?

you are missing the point. you might say something in private that you might later reqret, or not even mean, and if it is taped illegally and released, it can destroy your livelihood? that seems unfair. try to ignore the subject matter and focus on the privacy aspects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know it really did not get to me or truly hurt me until I heard my co-worker, I person I work with, talk to and laugh with say to someone '... But did he have to lose his livelihood over something he said in private?'
I guess that means a person can hate me, vilify me and blatantly disrespect me but because does it in private I am obligated to pay him for the privilege of doing so. I am obligated to buy tickets to his games, buy his paraphenalia and continue to help him profit off his hatred of me.
Damn, aren't I a person?

you are missing the point. you might say something in private that you might later reqret, or not even mean, and if it is taped illegally and released, it can destroy your livelihood? that seems unfair. try to ignore the subject matter and focus on the privacy aspects.

Why is everyone surprised by this? People who are public figures need to be damn careful about the things they say. Look at Mitt Romney and his comments about not caring about the 43 percent. It was a dumb thing to say, someone recorded it, and it tanked his campaign. If you say something stupid, you better be prepared to face the consequences.

By the way, I'm sure he'll manage to find a way to pay the bills. This nonsense about losing his "livelihood" is just a distraction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know it really did not get to me or truly hurt me until I heard my co-worker, I person I work with, talk to and laugh with say to someone '... But did he have to lose his livelihood over something he said in private?'
I guess that means a person can hate me, vilify me and blatantly disrespect me but because does it in private I am obligated to pay him for the privilege of doing so. I am obligated to buy tickets to his games, buy his paraphenalia and continue to help him profit off his hatred of me.
Damn, aren't I a person?

you are missing the point. you might say something in private that you might later reqret, or not even mean, and if it is taped illegally and released, it can destroy your livelihood? that seems unfair. try to ignore the subject matter and focus on the privacy aspects.

Yes, that's true. You might. Or I might. And?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know it really did not get to me or truly hurt me until I heard my co-worker, I person I work with, talk to and laugh with say to someone '... But did he have to lose his livelihood over something he said in private?'
I guess that means a person can hate me, vilify me and blatantly disrespect me but because does it in private I am obligated to pay him for the privilege of doing so. I am obligated to buy tickets to his games, buy his paraphenalia and continue to help him profit off his hatred of me.
Damn, aren't I a person?

you are missing the point. you might say something in private that you might later reqret, or not even mean, and if it is taped illegally and released, it can destroy your livelihood? that seems unfair. try to ignore the subject matter and focus on the privacy aspects.

Why is everyone surprised by this? People who are public figures need to be damn careful about the things they say. Look at Mitt Romney and his comments about not caring about the 43 percent. It was a dumb thing to say, someone recorded it, and it tanked his campaign. If you say something stupid, you better be prepared to face the consequences.

By the way, I'm sure he'll manage to find a way to pay the bills. This nonsense about losing his "livelihood" is just a distraction.

I don't give a shit about Sterling. Talking about privacy concerns. Mitt was GIVING A SPEECH TO THE PUBLIC! Talk about a bad example. You have never said dumb jealous things to a gf or bf in a fight? I certainly have. I've made comments I regret. And I am not white by the way. People are human. When you state a fact in private I can see being burned. When you state an opinion in private, IMO it should carry less weight. Sorry.