It's truly amazing how everyone is bypassing the fact that this transvestite (sorry I can't believe
this is a real woman) is using an
illegally taped private conversation to blackmail an american citizen.
It's not like she's exposing some major war-crime or any other significant information. Her only purpose is destroying Sterling's business, finances and social standing.
I don't care what they do to Sterling. I just hope this ***** gets punished for blackmailing. If they don't punish her, it should be a given that publishing privately recorded conversations without consent is FAIR GAME... for EVERYONE. NOT ILLEGAL, at all.
As for Donald Sterling, I could care less whether he's RACIST to the bone or not. As long as it doesn't affect his business, all is well. There are laws in place to ensure that.
There will always be racists: a portion of insecure HUMANS will always be racist, because it's the easiest way to polarize any group. Whether openly or secretly, these people won't give up their convictions for various reasons.
I may be going off a tangent here, but I just have to get this off my chest at least once in my lifetime.
I'm of African as well as European descent. And although my skin color is brown, I have yet to meet someone who doesn't call me "black". Sometimes I ask people this:
Me: "What is it called when you mix milk and chocolate?"
Them: "Chocalate milk."
Me: "Okay, but is it milk or chocolate?"
Them:"Both!"
Me: "Right, so am I black or white?"
Them:
The funny thing is
RACIST black people call me "black" and refuse the acknowledge that I'm also white and
RACIST white people do the same. This is why I can never talk about racism with anyone. Because what it all boils down to is some stupid childish notions that people are throwing around to make them feel better about whatever they consider themselves. And although the number of people like me is increasing, most only consider and call themselves "black". Because nowadays being black is "cool".
I wish people could just "be" and stop being racists, but like I said before: it's part of humanity and we will have to keep dealing with it. It probably has its' roots in our inborn survival mechanisms, which is hard to override with pure rational thought. Probably the same reason why every race related thread gets locked here.