Fun questions to ask yourself…
1- If owner was black and said this about whites…would he be banned?
2- If Sterling said this same comment about Asians, would he be banned? Jews? Hispanics? Native Americans?
3- Have we ever had racial thoughts cross our mind? Have we made racial remarks in private? Do we want to hold others to a higher standard than we do ourselves?
4- Has Sterling’s other actions in life been taken into account? Is he a good man? Has he benefited society and if so in what ways? Have his actions in the past led us to believe he is racist? Should we not put this comment into perspective of this man in his entirety?
5- Is racism our modern day “witch trials”? Will society look back on this time in 200 years and think how barbaric (sensationalized) our reactions were to racism – whether it be Sterling, Zimmerman etc…?
6- Is racism fair (symmetrical)? Should minorities be held to the same standard as whites – in terms of racist commentary?
7- Would we be surprised if Charles Barkley made this same comment about whites or Hispanics? Would we care?
