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

[JayGatsby]

white ,black ,green ,blue

i dont trus any1 in a hoodie

 

[Wacky D]

Yeah, people forgot that this happen.

This is when Mark Cuban first showed his true colors.

Like Richard Sherman said after the NFC Championship Game. Thug is a code word for "nikka".

So, Cuban was basically telling Kenyon Martin Mother that her Son is a " nikka".

yea. that was before its time. most people werent up on the codeword. but i think white folks were up on it, because i dont recall the media giving KMart a hard time for basically chasing mark cuban off the court.

as for these new comments, i dont have a problem with what cuban said(aside from the bad-timing on the hoody analogy but he apologized for that). what he said was actually needed. BUT my problem is the overall picture. why is he supporting donald sterling on the slick? that and the fact that i remember the kmart chit, is what i dont like. we already know who you are mark.

 

[UserNameless]

That dude lives in a gated community and hangs in the richest part of every city he is in. How fukking often would he come in contact with an actual thug nikka? What he was saying is he is suspect of ALL black people.

He used a very poor, distasteful example to illustrate an overarching message that nearly everyone possesses some measure of bias and bigotry. I think he's already apologized and acknowledged it, but he might get the from many more people, if they weren't giving him the before this.

 

[mrken12]

you're likely the one that doesn't get it. did you read his quote? the whole quote not the sectioned of stereotype examples he used?

the man is talking about people acknowledging prejudices exist and confronting them head on and working against them instead of pretending they don't exist all the while being guilty of them yourself in some way or fashion.

all most of you heard was black guy hoodie other side of the street and went ballistic. hell if you read the whole quote in context it doesn't even sound as if he's personally voicing that's what he'd do he's just rattling off example of reactionary behavior to stereotypes.

If you've followed what he's been saying for the last several weeks and looking at his support for Sterling, his comments just further prove that he's a closet white supremacist.

@winb83 probably has white friends and thinks they love him for who he is and what he percieves he brings to their lives

Guess what c00n, we all do. The problem isn't white people, its white supremacy.

Mark "Cuban" is a white supremacist.

So while you're caping for these people who DO NOT give a fukk about you, just remember that you coddling up under them won't save you when it comes time for them to make the same character assessment against you.

I completely agree. But shouldn't you be following your own advice?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

You need to fall your ass back thinking that because you're some hoodbooger that gives the bullshyt you're saying on this issue any extra credence. If you disagree with cats that's one thing but get off your own section 8 ass dikk.

Coward

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Cause it's the hood, of course nikkas gonna be on alert. Low income areas breed crime. The problem is when nikkas like black thought say ALL black youth should be looked at as threats. Not every black person lives in the hood or is a thug. When I was in Bankhead Court in Atlanta, I was catious because it is known as a high crime area. When I go to Gwinett or the Perimeter mall in Dunwoody, I'm not cautious like that and yes there are plenty of black people in both of those areas. The difference is, they are not KNOWN as high crime areas. Thats common sense right? And then ask yourself when the last time Mark Cuban been to a high crime area? That dude lives in a gated community and hangs in the richest part of every city he is in. How fukking often would he come in contact with an actual thug nikka? What he was saying is he is suspect of ALL black people.

All we have are quotes from Cuban with no context. I'm sure(not 100%) that he was not painting a scenario of encountering a brother in a hoodie in his neighborhood, cause anyone on his block has a net worth of at least 20 million and jacking someone is the last thing on his mind.......

 

[Raw Lyrics]

I think he's talking specifically about the recording. That's the only way his interview makes sense because he talks specifically about how he has to prevent his internal prejudices from affecting how he conducts business and treats people in business (external action). If he were defending Sterling's actual court record, then that crosses the line from internal prejudice to external action, and you're right that would be completely out of line.

You can't seperate the two, they're inextricably linked. The recordings are simply confirmation that Sterling's privately held beliefs (the recordings) adversely affects the welfare of the general public (housing settlement).

And for Cuban to suggest that his basic human prejudices are equivalent to Sterling's behavior, is essentially saying he's a racist - an employer who is a racist.

 

[winb83]

If you've followed what he's been saying for the last several weeks and looking at his support for Sterling, his comments just further prove that he's a closet white supremacist.



I completely agree. But shouldn't you be following your own advice?

Support for Sterling? Cuban never voiced that. What he said is retaliating against somebody for an illegally taped private conversation they had in their own home is a slippery slope. Cuban always voiced disagreement with Sterling's comments.

Think about it like this. You talking to a friend on the phone at the crib and you say something people might find offensive. He recorded the convo and let's say he post it on Facebook. Somebody you know takes that recording to your boss at work and the next day you walk into your job your boss sits you down and says your company doesn't agree with you and what you said and you're fired for saying it. If legally you know your employer was on shaky ground for doing what they did and you had a legal shot at suing them do you take them to court or do you just go "I should have never said that, I should have never felt that way, I deserve to be fired." and just let it go?

The lack of empathy here is startling. all people really care about. all people here really care about is how they feel about something and the result they want to see. they don't care if the methods used to reach the results are right or wrong and if anybody questions any of it well throw them on the fire too.

 

[street heat]

some of yall are just slow. all cuban was saying was anyone who stereotypically looks like a thug, white or black, he will be on guard. the only thing he did wrong was use poor examples, but if you have at least average brain power you get what he was saying. another non story blown up by the media and idiots.

 

[J-Fire]

Bomani Jones is gay right?

that's an uncomfortably feminine man there

huh? whaaaaaa?

 

[J-Fire]

Damn, this thread is exposing who the white posters are and the black posters who hang with nothing but white people.

in which way? what's your context?



if you hang around white people you'd be mad! if you in the hood you be like ya know the type cuban talking about to some degree. blanket statements always hurts us people with white friends more because it takes away your blackness like it doesn't count anymore, ha....

 

[GetInTheTruck]

I don't know if this has been brought up in 60 pages but....

anyone remember a few years back when Josh Howard was on the Mavs and said something about how he don't respect the star spangled banner because he's black? He was being demonized in the media so Mark Cuban made pubic all the racist letters he was receiving about Josh to prove that there's a reason for him to feel that way...I thought that was a noble move and I respected him for that.

As for him being a racist, I don't know, I don't really see it.

 

[TXTrill1]

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.

I saw the clip. I watched First Take live that morning. And naw dude, YOU get what he was saying. You just wanna act like you don't for some reason.

You gotta be either a white boy or an Uncle Ruckus

 

[winb83]

You can't seperate the two, they're inextricably linked. The recordings are simply confirmation that Sterling's privately held beliefs (the recordings) adversely affects the welfare of the general public (housing settlement).

And for Cuban to suggest that his basic human prejudices are equivalent to Sterling's behavior, is essentially saying he's a racist - an employer who is a racist.

There's a difference between the NBA stepping in and telling Sterling he can't have his team anymore because of some privately expressed views he has that got out and the players, fans, and sponsors reacting to those views by withdrawing their support of Sterling's team.

One of those is a natural set of consequences of his views getting out. The other is an organization stepping in and dictating what the consequences of his actions should be. Make no mistake about it Sterling is finished as an owner in the league. There is consequences to the views he expressed and he won't escape them but is it really in the NBA's place to say we don't like your views you expressed privately so we're going to strip you of your property or should the fans be the ones to drop their support for the team? the players refuse to play for the team? the sponsors refuse to financially back the team?

The process of the NBA doing this leads to Sterling feeling like he was wronged by the NBA and gives him some sort of oppressor to blame. The process of the fans, the players, and the sponsors dropping the team leads Sterling to ultimately face that it was what he said that caused his own dilemma. It lets him see that what he said itself caused the damage that ruined him.

 

[jilla82]

I saw the clip. I watched First Take live that morning. And naw dude, YOU get what he was saying. You just wanna act like you don't for some reason.

You gotta be either a white boy or an Uncle Ruckus

yes...those are the only two options...because black people can only think one way