Mark Cuban:"I know how I'm going to vote, but I'm not ready to comment on it."

[jilla82]

This was the comment "And on that side of the street there's a guy who has tattoos all over his face — white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere — I'm walking back to the other side of the street ... I know that I'm not perfect."

You tellin me you know alot of regular white bois with shaved heads and tats all over their FACE? That's a neo-nazi description dude. A white boy with crazy ass tats all over his damn face is just as threatening than a black guy with no tats and a simple article of clothing on?

Why are y'all tryna play stupid about this? Y'all know what the fukks goin on

watch the actual clip...he was trying to come up w/ something off the cuff.
No it wasnt perfect, but you get what he was saying.

This is why politicians are so damn phoney...one little slip up and people are all over your neck.

 

[ghostwriterx]

I don't believe addressing prejudices should be something like an alcohol habit that you have to fight daily or weekly with. If it is, I would believe that there is a more deeply troubling view that is in that person's heart.

I think the issues is Cuban conflated bigotry and prejudice. Bigotry = "I don't like black people, they stink." Prejudice = "I think that black guy with dreds smokes weed."

We all make snap judgments of people based on skin color, appearance, stereotypes, past experience etc. every day of our lives, even if only on a subconscious level. That doesn't stop, the real issue is what action do you take based on those judgments? By being aware of our prejudices we can take steps to ensure our actions aren't heavily influenced by them.

 

[DonFrancisco]

Cuban spittin that truth that a lot of people can't handle

Then those people show tell others to shut the hell up when they talk down to the working class and poor. You can't fear working class people that don't look clean cut yet tell them the need to up the ladder. How you gonna move up the ladder and into power positions if people are inherently afraid you and don't want to even be in the same sidewalk as you?

How would you feel if you boss proudly admitted that if you weren't making him a lot of money, he wouldn't even be in the same side of the street or room as you?

 

[J-Fire]

Yall reaching hard as hell on that hoodie argument. What yall want dude to specify? Bandanas, Dreads, left leg of the pants up, dude made a general statement If you don't get the gist of what he said cool. You can feel the way you do. And I can feel the way I do.

that would be in line with the white dude description. It wasn't a twitter post....it was an interview.
why couldn't he explain the kid guy?....what stopped him from doing so? He blanked his statement for the black kid...which you admitted he did.

cuban is a smart guy...he knew he blanked one group of people and the nba doesn't have a place for it.
i'll give him the benefit of the doubt and wait for explanation.....

 

[jilla82]

Did you even read the post you quoted? Why quote it as if you are responding to it if you haven't? You went a totally different angle breh. A totally different angle.

because you dont know what he meant either...you just jumped to racism.
Cuban didnt grow up rich, so im sure he had to walk regular streets.

Everyone wearing the same thing isnt a new idea...its normal...which is why im surprised yall are acting brand new w/ this.

So many generalizations on this board that go unchecked because its part of group thought.
Yall sound like white folks when Larry Johnson said what he said after Sterling...muthafukas just want to be outraged.

 

[jilla82]

if a group of nikkas in hoodies was walking down the street late at night and your girl saw them...she wouldnt be shook? You wouldnt be shook?

You cats are liars.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

moving away from crime ain't prejudice. moving away because kids wear hoodies is prejudice.

Huh? Man crime in Birmingham happens in like 4 areas, she didn't stay near either of those areas. The lady is scared of Black youth period. Hoodies, sagging, bandana's, Fitteds, Snap backs, all scream thug to her. My point is Its her prerogative to feel how ever she feels.

 

[Easy-E]

"There's no law against stupid." - Cuban

But, the law specially states that an employer cannot discriminate employees/applicants on basis of religion, race, sex, gender, nationality, disability and so on and so on.

I'm tired of ppl turning this into a personal issue. Sterling is a billionaire employer; NO, HE NOT ENTITLED TO BE A RACIST TEAM OWNER...IT'S ILLEGAL!!!!



Cuban is trying to save his behind from, someday, goin' through the same fate and failed miserably.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

that would be in line with the white dude description. It wasn't a twitter post....it was an interview.
why couldn't he explain the kid guy?....what stopped him from doing so? He blanked his statement for the black kid...which you admitted he did.

cuban is a smart guy...he knew he blanked one group of people and the nba doesn't have a place for it.
i'll give him the benefit of the doubt and wait for explanation.....

All that aside, what's frightening is that, this is where "honesty" gets us in 2014, especially honesty about prejudices.

Damn I miss Patrice O'Neal right now.

 

[ghostwriterx]

"There's no law against stupid." - Cuban

But, the law specially states that an employer cannot discriminate employees/applicants on basis of religion, race, sex, gender, nationality, disability and so on and so on.

I'm tired of ppl turning this into a personal issue. Sterling is a billionaire employer; NO, HE NOT ENTITLED TO BE A RACIST TEAM OWNER...IT'S ILLEGAL!!!!



Cuban is trying to save his behind from, someday, goin' through the same fate and failed miserably.

discrimination and racist thoughts are two different things.

 

[Master Teacher]

if a group of nikkas in hoodies was walking down the street late at night and your girl saw them...she wouldnt be shook? You wouldnt be shook?

You cats are liars.

Yeah because groups of nuggaz walk around looking like sith lords

Be serious this hoodie shyt is the most ridiculous codeword racist shyt i ever heard

 

[Lakers Offseason]

Then those people show tell others to shut the hell up when they talk down to the working class and poor. You can't fear working class people that don't look clean cut yet tell them the need to up the ladder. How you gonna move up the ladder and into power positions if people are inherently afraid you and don't want to even be in the same sidewalk as you?

How would you feel if you boss proudly admitted that if you weren't making him a lot of money, he wouldn't even be in the same side of the street or room as you?

SMH. I don't know what you read breh but his message is pretty clear:

We all have prejudice. And instead of throwing stones and being a hypocrite because he knows he is not perfect himself, he finds other solutions to fight against bigotry.

What people are arguing about here is his example of why he is prejudice and the stereotype that he used. If that's all people are getting from the entirety of what he said, then that doesn't really surprise me.

Critical thinking has gone out the fukking door in this country

 

[J-Fire]

if a group of nikkas in hoodies was walking down the street late at night and your girl saw them...she wouldnt be shook? You wouldnt be shook?

You cats are liars.

how did one kid turn into a group? lol.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

discrimination and racist thoughts are two different things.

I don't get how people are failing to understand this. These cats on some 1984 thought police type shyt.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

SMH. I don't know what you read breh but his message is pretty clear:

We all have prejudice. And instead of throwing stones and being a hypocrite because he knows he is not perfect himself, he finds other solutions to fight against bigotry.

What people are arguing about here is his example of why he is prejudice and the stereotype that he used. If that's all people are getting from the entirety of what he said, then that doesn't really surprise me.

Critical thinking has gone out the fukking door in this country

Selective outrage is at an all time high.