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

[Rell84shots]

M.E.D got SAS reeling

 

[J-Fire]

SAS can't see past the hood.....
he keep applying hood logic to the issue which is false.

 

[OG Talk]

These silly new blacks man... its like when women listen to rap song all about bytches and say the rapper aint talking about them...

Great analogy... Most of them live in a bubble and are so far removed from the current Black experience that they honestly believe what they're saying..


These Pharell and Kobe types probably have positive experiences with 99% of the white people they come in contact with....They perform infront of crowds of thousands of adoring white faces.. So their mentality is "Being Black in America is pretty freakin awesome isn't it?"



And the longer they live in the bubble the more they lose their ability to contextualize

 

[winb83]

I just listened to his comments and the outrage in this thread seems mad forced. y'all mad at cuban for being honest about prejudices that he has because of the social conditioning that we are all a part of?

he's saying that society has conditioned people to view certain people as threat when they present themselves a certain way....for black people, particularly young black people, it's hoodies, for white people it's bald heads and tattoos and that he's not above anybody else when it comes to falling victim to this programming when in a certain situation. He's not saying it's right, he's saying it is what it is. I don't know why he's even commenting in the first place, but Cuban is known for being a loud mouth and very opinionated.

people need to stop falling for every media manufactured controversy that gets thrown out there....ever since this sterling shyt the media been salivating at the chance to prolong this bullshyt as much as possible...meanwhile aint shyt gonna change.

I been trying to tell people this. What Mark Cuban was saying was actually good in the full context he just used a poor example especially in the proximity of the Trayvon case. People are taking what he said out of context and missing the whole point.

 

[J-Fire]

Great analogy... Most of them live in a bubble and are so far removed from the current Black experience that they honestly believe what they're saying..


These Pharell and Kobe types probably have positive experiences with 99% of the white people they come in contact with....They perform infront of crowds of thousands of adoring white faces.. So their mentality is "Being Black in America is pretty freakin awesome isn't it?"



And the longer they live in the bubble the more they lose their ability to contextualize

put people in the hood co-sign cuban as well cause they associate it with dudes on the corner!!!!

and i showed styles with hoodies and described that shouldn't be threatening to anyone.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

I know what the fukk he said. You dont get props for being honest if your insulting someone. My coworker is fat. If i say im disgusted seeing their fat rolls everymorning i dont get props for being honest. I get fired. And people were conditoned to see blacks as 3/5s of a human being for long time too.. you give those cacs a pass too?



They do it all the time as an excuse to kill and abuse young black men and send them to jail. why so think zimmerman confronted trayvon with a gun... Same thing with jordan davis and every other unarmed black kid gunned down by police every day.

I'm not giving anybody a pass I'm just laughing at you dudes acting all outraged over basic ass shyt. People calling Cuban a nazi, a a Jew, and all this other garbage without even trying to put his comments in context. It's absurd. What he said is in no way comparable with what Sterling was saying in those recorded conversations but y'all foaming at the mouth trying to make that equivalency. Like I said, I'm not buying it, and I'm not buying the idea that you've never stereotyped anybody in your life either.

If Cuban is indeed a piece of shyt racist CAC then let the proof come to the light like it did with Sterling. Until then you need to pipe down with all this fake ass militant talk. You aint fooling nobody.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

I been trying to tell people this. What Mark Cuban was saying was actually good in the full context he just used a poor example especially in the proximity of the Trayvon case. People are taking what he said out of context and missing the whole point.

Yeah I wouldn't call his comments good, IMO they were needlessly honest given the current climate. He said what everyone knows is true about how a lot if not most white people feel about unfamiliar young black males but he should be cognizant of the fact that low IQ types like the ones that frequent message boards like this would be all over it.

 

[choc_cardigan]

So Cuban can be afraid of a black kid in a hoodie, but what if a kid looks like this....

or this...

or maybe this...

or finally this

Would he just think they were innocent white kids with innocent thoughts? That's the problem with stereotyping, you miss real threats by focusing your attention on the wrong things.

All white kids, all mass murderers...yet somehow not labled a threat to society.....

Yes, let's not be hypocritical here....

This was a underrated post

 

[winb83]

So Cuban can be afraid of a black kid in a hoodie, but what if a kid looks like this....

or this...

or maybe this...

or finally this

Would he just think they were innocent white kids with innocent thoughts? That's the problem with stereotyping, you miss real threats by focusing your attention on the wrong things.

All white kids, all mass murderers...yet somehow not labled a threat to society.....

Yes, let's not be hypocritical here....

You do get that Cuban was preaching against the line of thinking that has white people look at a black person in a hoodie and fear fear right? He wasn't defending that line of thinking at all or even saying it was justifiable or right. If you read the whole quote it's very clear.

 

[Matt504]

You do get that Cuban was preaching against the line of thinking that has white people look at a black person in a hoodie and fear fear right? He wasn't defending that line of thinking at all or even saying it was justifiable or right. If you read the whole quote it's very clear.

even with saying this, the question still remains and is valid; would Mark Cuban cross the street if he saw any of those white males in a hoody walking towards him? I highly doubt it as they do not meet his criteria of a white person that would arouse suspicion.

 

[WheresWallace]

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.

These people get it. They just look for any way to avoid speaking against a white person being racist. They're mentally weak. This should be EVERY BLACK PERSONS retort when someone says some non-nonsensical shiit like what Cuban or Sterling says.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

nah yung....either he has been a victim (which I highly doubt), he has been taught to believe that (highly plausible) or he's just as moronic as the ones "he likes to see them make idiots of themselves" by believing false narratives that black men are this ONE way

That's exactly what he's saying though, that people have been subconsciously taught to harbor prejudices towards certain groups of people and that everybody is guilty of it to a certain point.

If a white person who doesn't have any experience dealing with/socializing with black people is walking down a dark street and sees a young black kid in an oversized hoodie pulled way over his head, hands in his pockets coming towards him/her they might be on guard. Nobody is saying it's right but that's a natural reaction beyond their control.

There's a deli/sandwich spot over here in a white part of Queens called Cherry Valley, the first time I went there I had just finished smoking with these white boys at like 3am and it's packed with brolic guido kids with baseball caps, wife-beaters, silver chains and tattoos. I was mad uncomfortable being the only dark skinned person in the vicinity and was definitely on guard for fear of being a victim of some sort of racial attack. Same shyt breh.

 

[ProfessorEdee]

You do get that Cuban was preaching against the line of thinking that has white people look at a black person in a hoodie and fear fear right? He wasn't defending that line of thinking at all or even saying it was justifiable or right. If you read the whole quote it's very clear.

Cuban didn't condemn that line of thinking, he rationalized it by stating, "he does it himself." By calling something "reality" it takes away the condemnation of a problem by making it "common". Its a trick that has been used for decades by marketing and sales people. Make a person accept something by making it seem like everyone does it.

As that ultimate business person, Mark would know that....

 

[kermit da hustla]

I don't think he's "racist". I do think he's scared of what could potentially happen to him considering the fact that he's a "rogue" owner. Wouldn't shock me if he had some dirt as well. The refs already got together and cost him the 06 Championship due to his constant shytting on their job performance. I'm sure other owners don't like his ass as well. Again, if you don't wanna worry about that slipper slope, keep your bigotry to yourself.

I'm still kinda hopin that Sterling goes Nino Brown on the other owners after his ousting. Drop that dirt!!!

But if this shyt aint unanimous, the players that play for that owner who votes no better boycott.

Man, I hate when people like you low key for Cuban. B-b-b-but he's not really racist. He's just , y'all. Foh.



Everything he has said after Sterling's tapes were unearthed has revealed who Mark Cuban is. I always knew he was a racist. He treats his players like glorified pets. He doesn't respect them and you can see that in his interactions with them on the court.

 

[kermit da hustla]

if he's not, i'd like every black player to sit out from that point....but that probably wont happen...I expect silver and the nba to be like 'well, we tried, yall happy?' and go on with business as usual....

And black people will continue watching the NBA c00n festival, and black men will still sell their bodies to these racists. shyt like this makes me hate my own people. fukking cowards.