Results 1 to 15 of 15

Thread: The Hawks owner selling his stake cause of "racist" email...

  1. #1
    if my thought dreams could be seen goldfly's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    21,092
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    5,367
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    3,337
    Thanked in
    2,262 Posts

    The Hawks owner selling his stake cause of "racist" email...

    is really dumb

    if he wants to sell his stake

    he could just do that

  2. #2
    It's OVER 5,000! bravesnumberone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    17,267
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3,351
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    3,001
    Thanked in
    2,022 Posts
    Leave it to an irrelevant Atlanta sports franchise to make headlines this way.

  3. #3
    Approaching Buddy Hernandez Territory
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    1,012
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    4
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    236
    Thanked in
    176 Posts
    I'm really not sure what was racist about it. What I read was an email about marketing where he was concerned that a group he'd like to be part of his target market was not coming to games because the game atmosphere did not appeal to them. Middle aged white guys don't like listening to hip hop downtown in what they would perceive as an urban environment. Also he was having a hard time selling enough tickets. He just wanted to find ways to bring them in. If he had said young black men didn't want to be at an arena with a bunch of middle aged white guys listening to country music would that be racist? I don't think so, and it's basically the same thing.

    Demographic markets exist, and sometimes they don't like the same things. You have to be aware of that if you want to make money in business.

  4. #4
    **NOT ACTUALLY RACIST
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    5,632
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    84
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    552
    Thanked in
    440 Posts
    I have no problem with the email. Middle aged white guys aren't a big audience of the NBA anyway.

  5. #5
    It's OVER 5,000! cajunrevenge's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    uranus
    Posts
    25,392
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    4,507
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    3,830
    Thanked in
    2,739 Posts
    Are we sure this isn't an onion news story?
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


    Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.

  6. #6
    It's OVER 5,000! yeezus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    8,108
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1,501
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1,720
    Thanked in
    1,122 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Krgrecw View Post
    I have no problem with the email. Middle aged white guys aren't a big audience of the NBA anyway.
    Uhh what?
    Have you seen the sidelines at games?

  7. #7
    Making Atlanta Great Again!
    #MAGA!

    Promises MADE, Promises KEPT!
    The Chosen One's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    School of Hard Cox
    Posts
    25,408
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    8,603
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    9,770
    Thanked in
    5,761 Posts
    I think he saw how much Sterling got for the Clips, and wanted to jump ship and get a lot for his stake in Hawks.
    Forever Fredi


  8. #8
    It's OVER 5,000! yeezus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    8,108
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1,501
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1,720
    Thanked in
    1,122 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by BJ#1FAN View Post
    I think he saw how much Sterling got for the Clips, and wanted to jump ship and get a lot for his stake in Hawks.
    This was my exact thought.

  9. #9
    Co-Owner, BravesCenter
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    10,516
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    4,345
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    4,305
    Thanked in
    2,446 Posts

  10. #10
    Atlanta Braves Fan
    Wash Nationals Fan
    Bryce Harper Fanatic

    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    11,459
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    87
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1,317
    Thanked in
    874 Posts
    This is ridiculous. Liberal type mentality.
    "Yes, I did think Aldrich was good UNTIL I SAW HIM PLAY. "- thethe

  11. #11
    It's OVER 5,000! yeezus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    8,108
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1,501
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1,720
    Thanked in
    1,122 Posts
    blah blah blah liberal media's fault blah blah

  12. #12
    It's OVER 5,000! cajunrevenge's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    uranus
    Posts
    25,392
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    4,507
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    3,830
    Thanked in
    2,739 Posts
    Let get this straight. People are offended because he stated that a non black player had some African in him because he is good at a sport that is something like 70% black in a country where they make up about 12% of the population? That seems more like a complement to black people and an insult to non black players.

    Maybe someone should link the commish to the video of white people in the minority getting attacked. I would like to see the commish take a walk down some streets in Atlanta where blacks are the majority without protection and see how he feels like after that.
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


    Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.

  13. #13
    Gwinnett Bound
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    668
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    151
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    323
    Thanked in
    199 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Let get this straight. People are offended because he stated that a non black player had some African in him because he is good at a sport that is something like 70% black in a country where they make up about 12% of the population? That seems more like a complement to black people and an insult to non black players.

    Maybe someone should link the commish to the video of white people in the minority getting attacked. I would like to see the commish take a walk down some streets in Atlanta where blacks are the majority without protection and see how he feels like after that.
    No regular white person is stupid enough to walk through the ghetto's of Atlanta or Oakland alone. Pretty much everyone, liberal or not, has those fears.

    Yet the second you vocalize those fears, you're considered a racist. It's hypocrisy at it's finest.

  14. #14
    A Chip Off the Old Rock Julio3000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Posts
    15,038
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    6,273
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    9,790
    Thanked in
    5,155 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Let get this straight. People are offended because he stated that a non black player had some African in him because he is good at a sport that is something like 70% black in a country where they make up about 12% of the population? That seems more like a complement to black people and an insult to non black players.

    Maybe someone should link the commish to the video of white people in the minority getting attacked. I would like to see the commish take a walk down some streets in Atlanta where blacks are the majority without protection and see how he feels like after that.
    That is not at all what he stated.

  15. #15
    It's OVER 5,000! cajunrevenge's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    uranus
    Posts
    25,392
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    4,507
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    3,830
    Thanked in
    2,739 Posts
    That was in a scouting report of Deng which led to the investigation. What he said in his emails was stereotyping and it wasn't wrong.

    The definition of racism is the irrational hatred based on race. I don't see how any of this falls under that definition.
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


    Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.

Similar Threads

  1. Braves release""big hat"
    By depley in forum 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 03-31-2016, 09:15 PM
  2. Rosenthal: Braves players frustrated with Fredi; he has "lost the clubhouse"
    By dak in forum 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!
    Replies: 159
    Last Post: 09-15-2015, 12:27 PM
  3. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-18-2015, 09:08 AM
  4. 6/17/2015 MINORS FINAL WEDNESDAY ... A "Grosser" pitching line you'll never see
    By rico43 in forum 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-18-2015, 09:08 AM
  5. Interesting Article: "Model for a Modern Day Manager" - Does Fredi Fit the Mold?
    By NYCBrave in forum 2024: The Campaign to Re-Elect Snit for Four More Years and Make Atlanta Great Again!
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 08-19-2013, 05:33 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •