#los angeles clippers
When the NBA came down on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling with the punishment of a lifetime NBA ban and a move to force him to sell the team today, I was honestly a bit shocked. I was expecting a slap on the wrist, which is usually the norm in any and all of these situations. “You mean the bad racist rich man is actually going to lose this time?” I thought. “Incredible.”
The dumbest thing I’ve heard in defense of Donald Sterling and his racist comments was courtesy of everyone’s favorite dumbass Donald Trump. It’s hard to top Donald Trump claiming Donald Sterling was SET UP by an evil woman who recorded Sterling’s private (racist) comments.
However, when you put a challenge forth like topping the idiocy of Donald Trump, many will accept that challenge, unknowingly, and attempt to accomplish such a thing.
I bring you: people who think the “Constitution,” “freedom of speech,” “first amendment,” any phrase that they use in an attempt to sound knowledgable, protects Donald Sterling and he cannot be punished.
Small tiny little teeny weeny note before we continue here: The First Amendment protects Donald Sterling from government censorship. For example, Donald Sterling cannot be jailed for his racist comments. However, the Constitution does NOT force a private entity, such as the NBA, to continue working with you after you say something extremely racist.
Without any further ado…
Mark, when you find it, be sure to read it and let me know what it says.
No, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
I assume Hannah doesn’t actually know what the first amendment is and this is not meant to be a rhetorical question.
No it won’t.
lmao this dude has it all backwards and is calling for the players to break their contracts.
Thanks for clarifying that you are not a fan of racist comments.
You?
Moving on, there’s these two great conversations @YesYoureRacist had over on Twitter trying to explain to these fools that the first amendment does not apply to a private entities rules and regulations. Sadly for the sake of us all, they just do not get it:
lmao
He sure does get the “specifically the rich and powerful” part right, though.
Next up, we have the white people who believe this is just another example about how the United States of America holds the WHITE MAN down…
Poor white people. :(
White people never get to speak out. :(
You’re welcome to all the white people for giving white man’s plight a platform here.
Some of my favorite tweets were from Conservatives who hate big government complaining that…a private company is allowed to create whatever rules they’d like inside their own private organization? What…
Does anyone know what “legal progressive scum weather” is? Is it a rainstorm? A Hurricane? Weather created by HAARP? A haboob?
And finally, my favorite of the bunch. The tweet in itself may not be much different from the others…
…but you’ll see why it’s extra special when you take a look at Martin’s bio…
…and realize he is a CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER.
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