Let’s be clear: Donald Sterling, owner of the L.A. Clippers, is foolish. \u00a0He obviously has deep-rooted feelings towards minorities, feelings that don’t seem to be particularly kindhearted. \u00a0But if you listen to the tape his mistress clearly goaded him into discussing a topic that he wasn’t comfortable talking about, with her or anyone else, let alone for the world to hear. \u00a0What happened to privacy? \u00a0Are we to police every dark thought? \u00a0And if so, how many of us would be immune?<\/p>\n
It seemed to me that Mr. Sterling was upset that his girlfriend was making public her relationship with black men in general and Magic Johnson in particular. \u00a0Furthermore, and reading between the lines here, it sounded like he was being ridiculed by his friends or colleagues that his girlfriend was taking up either social or sexually with men of color, which alludes to the stereotype of black men being well hung and thus good lovers. \u00a0 Mr. Sterling said that he didn’t care if she fed him or fucked him, just don’t bring him to his games, which sounded to me like the desperate pleas of a cuckold wishing to avoid the public shame.<\/p>\n
Yes, he is a foolish man, for his outdated and misguided views of race, but more so for taking up with that girl in the first place, who history won’t remember despite her wicked attempts. \u00a0She cornered him, sweet talked him, knew what he might say and was intent to capture it on tape to ultimately destroy him. \u00a0She was cunning, fully aware of the trend or fad in social media. \u00a0It’s a typical group-think response, and whoa to the social commentator who takes the opposite view.<\/p>\n
Society has embarked upon a mission of persecuting dissenting opinions, however unenlightened, and thus exposing our own biases and prejudices, the consequences of which will be silence and backlash from those who have been oppressed against. \u00a0No, better to expose the man’s hatred, and then shame him with forgiveness than to banish him from the very sport that he has helped along the way to prosperity.<\/p>\n
But those are not the days that we are living in, are they? \u00a0No. \u00a0In the name of righteousness we condemn. \u00a0In goodness we ruin. \u00a0It won’t end with Mr. Sterling, either, for someone else will come along and utter something ridiculous, in private or in public, it won’t matter. \u00a0We have formed our posses, and we have called them Twitter. \u00a0With this we will rally our men and our women, for we are outraged, empowered and bloodthirsty. \u00a0Yes, not a posse at all but a pack of hungry wolves, stalking through the cold mountains until we are sated. \u00a0Be careful lest you stray from the pack. \u00a0Hide your thoughts, words and ideas, pretend not only in public now but in private, because the walls have ears. \u00a0The world is listening, waiting, and the world is hungry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let’s be clear: Donald Sterling, owner of the L.A. Clippers, is foolish. \u00a0He obviously has deep-rooted feelings towards minorities, feelings that don’t seem to be particularly kindhearted. \u00a0But if you listen to the tape his mistress clearly goaded him into discussing a topic that he wasn’t comfortable talking about, with her or anyone else, let … Continue reading Social Media Lynchings<\/span>