The black community is in a blaze over what Clippers owner Donald Sterling said. In short, he doesn't want black people coming to his games. Last time I checked, his team & fanbase is majority black, so what is he going to do if black Clipper fans stopped coming? His money would dry up due to lack of attendace. I don't know the racial make-up of the Los Angeles Clipper fan base, but I'm guessing it's majority black, from what I've seen on televised games. You have whites who support the Clippers, but for the most part, the Clipper fanbase is black. Let's not get on the majority-black Clipper team. The entire Clipper team wore their jerseys backwards as a solidarity show. They wanted to let Sterling know he was foul for his comments.
Sterling's racist rant reminds me of Tommy Hilfiger saying years ago that he doesn't want blacks wearing his clothing, and you see that didn't stop blacks from wearing his clothes. As foul as Sterling is for his rant towards blacks attending his games, blacks will continue showing up to Clipper games. Call me crazy, but if the owner has prejudice views towards my race, then he's prejudice against me because I'm black. I'm not going where I'm not wanted, so if he doesn't want me at Clipper games, he doesn't want my money. Some prejudice people are funny because they want your money, but they don't want you at their establishment. Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne were a couple celebrities who spoke out against Sterling, and I can't blame them.
The down side of free speech is clowns like Sterling are allowed to make racist remarks; there's nothing that can be done. Honestly, the girlfriend should break up with this clown because she's biracial. It won't be long until he makes racist statements towards his woman's race. If she condones his behavior, that's her perogative. I couldn't be with someone who's prejudice towards my race of people, because they would be referring to me indirectly.
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