Disgust and outrage do not even begin to illustrate the outrage of the NBA community and how it feels about Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling. Almost the entire world can agree that what Donald Sterling said was downright awful. But before you go and destroy this man’s life, one must take a step back and weigh both sides.
The 21st Century has come with many advances in technology, especially in the field of social media. Privacy has been thrown out the window and anything that is said or done can easily be documented and used against someone. For celebrities, social media is both good and bad. Do you want your followers to always know what you’re doing? In the case of Donald Sterling, I would say no. Donald Sterling was recently recorded saying many racist comments on the sideline of a Clippers’ game. These comments soon made it on to the Internet for all to hear and to judge. For anybody to say that racism is not alive has not been out of his or her home in a long time. For some, being racist is part of their daily lives but these people will face the consequences of this mindset. However, for one to reach the status of Donald Sterling and to be racist truly blows my mind. When Sterling bought the Los Angeles
Clippers’, he made a promise to the city of LA to do what was needed to make the fans happy. Racist or not, he made a promise to LA to present himself in a way that the people wanted. Sterling has failed to do this. He has disgusted the city of LA in such a way that his relationship can never be healed.
Whoever said being racist was against the law? For a man who grew up in the 30s I don’t find it crazy that Donald Sterling could be racist. Racism is a disgusting act of human behavior, but in no way is it legally wrong. Sterling was recorded for around 20 seconds and now his life will change forever. But do not feel bad for the man; Sterling bought the Clippers’ for 10 million dollars and is guaranteed to make a lot of money when he sells them. If Sterling isn’t legally forced to sell the Clippers’, I feel the fans and or players will act in way that will force him to sell the team.
The moral of the story: do not be racist.