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NBA and Media Beat Up Man Fighting Cancer
Lawrence Journal World ^ | May 7, 2014 | Reasonmclucus

Posted on 05/07/2014 3:11:11 PM PDT by kathsua

Did the NBA in effect punish L.A. Clippers 80 year old owner Donald Sterling because he is fighting prostate cancer?

The NBA has voted to force L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his team because of a secret recording in which he told his black girl friend he didn't want her to be seen in public, such as at Clippers games, with black men such as former basketball star Magic Johnson. He said he didn't mind her going to bed with such men. He just didn't want her to be in public with them.

I don't know the specifics of the current status of Sterling's prostate cancer, but it is possible his condition or treatment caused his comments to his girl friend V. Stiviano. I don't know if Sterling was undergoing chemotherapy at the time of his comments or whether the condition known as "chemo brain" might have affected his statement.

Prostate cancer can adversely affect a man's sexual abilities which could be particularly frustrating for a man who associates with an attractive young woman. NBA players have a reputation, at least among some comics, of being very sexually active. This reputation is due in part to former players such as Magic Johnson bragging about their sexual activities. I suspect that the reputation is exaggerated and based in part on racist beliefs about black men, but Sterling could have been especially frustrated seeing Stiviano with men whom he believed could easily do what he might be unable to do because of his cancer.

We aren't always consciously aware of why we feel a certain way or say certain things. The reasons may be locked in our subconscious. People sometimes hire professionals like tv's Dr. Phil to learn why they feel the way they do. Sterling may not have been consciously aware of why he said what he did to Stiviano and may have a mental block that prevents him from understanding why some people are upset by the statement.

Sterling's statement to Stiviano sounds more like frustration and jealousy than racism. He said he didn't mind her being with black men so long as he didn't see her with them. He was saying he didn't want her reminding him that someone else might be able to satisfy her in ways he would like to but cannot because of his cancer. He was probably too embarrassed to talk about his frustration to Stiviano directly. He was asking her in an intimate conversation to not do something that hurt him without explaining why that action hurt him.

The NBA's action against Sterling might be justifiable if he had made a public statement. However, the NBA had no business punishing Sterling for an intimate statement made to a close personal friend that may have been misrepresented by sensation seeking journalists who think everybody is as motivated by so-called "racial" differences as they are. It is the media that continues to push the myth that differences in skin color constitute racial differences by referring to Americans of different complexions as being of different races.

Stress can cause all of us to say things we don't really mean. We may even say things that hurt those we would not think of hurting in normal circumstances. Fighting cancer can be an extremely stressful situation.

Many of us were raised to believe that you shouldn't kick a man when he is down. America's media sharks seem to believe that is the best time to attack because the victim is less able to defend himself.

It would serve the NBA right if cancer survivors and those currently fighting cancer would boycott the NBA for mistreating a cancer patient.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: nba; racism; sex
Those who are as easily offended as Sterling's critics should watch this week's episode of Cowboy Church. Pastor Russ Weaver talks about those who are "easily offended". those who choose to be victims are offended, but victors are not offended.
1 posted on 05/07/2014 3:11:11 PM PDT by kathsua
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To: kathsua

You seem to post a whole lot from a single “author”:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:kathsua/index?tab=articles

Why is that?


2 posted on 05/07/2014 3:18:34 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: kathsua

Did anybody see the transcript of this private conversation that was nobody’s business to begin with? This is one of the more mean-spirited things to come down the pike. I hate this “class warfare” and “hate speech” BS.


3 posted on 05/07/2014 3:20:03 PM PDT by PapaNew
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To: kathsua

Anti semitic thugs getting in on the beat down of a cripple

/s


4 posted on 05/07/2014 3:21:25 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: humblegunner

Hmmm....

Didn’t see that.

You are my idol.....

“When Eric Von Zipper idolizes someone....”


5 posted on 05/07/2014 3:23:36 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: humblegunner

Why do you care? He’s offering original thought and opinion, so what if it comes from his blog.

http://freerepublic.com/tag/by:humblegunner/index?brevity=full;tab=comments

I don’t see much original material coming from you.


6 posted on 05/07/2014 3:41:19 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: Usagi_yo
I don’t see much original material coming from you.

Maybe because I'm not here to pimp a blog and score hits.

Why do you care?

Maybe I just don't like seeing weasels use Free Republic as an advertising tool.

Maybe that.

7 posted on 05/07/2014 3:44:15 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner; kathsua
RE :”You seem to post a whole lot from a single “author”

LOL,

I wont be sweating over Sterlings problems.

He has never explained that tape, did he really give his approval of the taping as she says he did?

8 posted on 05/07/2014 9:05:31 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
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To: humblegunner

He’s my favorite blogger.


9 posted on 05/20/2014 1:23:49 PM PDT by kathsua (A woman can do anything a man can do and have babies besides;)
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