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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:14 pm    Post subject: Kobe going to get in trouble again?

You decide...

http://dimemag.com/2014/10/upon-review-did-kobe-bryant-call-dwight-howard-bch-ner/
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:19 pm    Post subject:

If they're gonna start policing NBA players saying the n-word, a lot of guys will get in trouble.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:26 pm    Post subject:

It's a pretty PC world we live in ... so my guess is they take some form of action.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:32 pm    Post subject:

i wonder who wrote that title or the article? because we know kobe didnt say the word with the er at the end. so why is that in the title? I've noticed this on occasion where someone will say the er version repeating what some other black person said to yet another black person. but knowing good and well the er was not was used. There's a difference to some with the connotation of the "er" vs the "a" at the end. someone once told me "oh dont worry thats just people saying it properly, thats proper english with the er." haa haa, no.. its not. its spelled with an "a" for a reason.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:33 pm    Post subject:

He said it with the "a" version so its not really bad.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:35 pm    Post subject:

Kobe can afford it.

It ain't slander if its true.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:43 pm    Post subject:

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i wonder who wrote that title or the article? because we know kobe didnt say the word with the er at the end. so why is that in the title? I've noticed this on occasion where someone will say the er version repeating what some other black person said to yet another black person. but knowing good and well the er was not was used. There's a difference to some with the connotation of the "er" vs the "a" at the end. someone once told me "oh dont worry thats just people saying it properly, thats proper english with the er." haa haa, no.. its not. its spelled with an "a" for a reason.



Exactly! I've been preaching this for years That word that ends with -er is not even close in meaning to that word that ends with -a. They are two totally different words with different meanings, pronounciation and spelling.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:44 pm    Post subject:

Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject:

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Kobe can afford it.

It ain't slander if its true.


Exactly. That referee is married and not a homosexual, hence the fine. Howard on the other hand was only being called what he is.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject:

Does the NBA really want to follow the NFL in this? Start fining people for having a potty mouth? What next if they don't stop? Suspending players?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:48 pm    Post subject:

Ha! Kobe has definitely embraced his African American culture. I think he came back from Italy somewhat disposed of a cultural identity. But that right there, that was straight from the corner of MLK and Crenshaw back in the day.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:49 pm    Post subject:

lakersken80 wrote:
Does the NBA really want to follow the NFL in this? Start fining people for having a potty mouth? What next if they don't stop? Suspending players?


Well they have a dress code, right?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:50 pm    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:51 pm    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.


And from watching the video, you gathered that the context in which it was said, was friendly banter?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:52 pm    Post subject:

Gotta delete that word from your vocabulary, Kobe.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:54 pm    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.


And from watching the video, you gathered that the context in which it was said, was friendly banter?


No, it was meant as an indictment. But it wasn't racist nor was anything he said meant as an ethnic slur.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:54 pm    Post subject:

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Gotta delete that word from your vocabulary, Kobe.



Why?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:06 pm    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.


And from watching the video, you gathered that the context in which it was said, was friendly banter?


No, it was meant as an indictment. But it wasn't racist nor was anything he said meant as an ethnic slur.


Can we not do that thing where Kobe could murder somebody and we'll find a way to justify it because, you know, it's Kobe?

We know he has a history with using derogatory terms on the court when he is upset.

But if ANYONE uses the n-word, and they use it in the form of an indictment when they are mad at someone, then yeah he should get some fine for it, whatever it is. No big deal. Let's move on.

For me, it was hard to tell on the video if he said anything at all in that regard, so I wouldn't levy any punishment. But if I heard him say it, then I'd hand down a punishment. We should be moving towards the elimination of the use of these terms, even if that means some "acceptable" situations get caught in the mix.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:09 pm    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.


And from watching the video, you gathered that the context in which it was said, was friendly banter?


No, it was meant as an indictment. But it wasn't racist nor was anything he said meant as an ethnic slur.


Can we not do that thing where Kobe could murder somebody and we'll find a way to justify it because, you know, it's Kobe?

We know he has a history with using derogatory terms on the court when he is upset.

But if ANYONE uses the n-word, and they use it in the form of an indictment when they are mad at someone, then yeah he should get some fine for it, whatever it is. No big deal. Let's move on.

For me, it was hard to tell on the video if he said anything at all in that regard, so I wouldn't levy any punishment. But if I heard him say it, then I'd hand down a punishment. We should be moving towards the elimination of the use of these terms, even if that means some "acceptable" situations get caught in the mix.



Apples and oranges. It is pretty obvious that he called him a "Soft, big ass, (bleep) ass (bleep). " The league will probably fine him for it. But that still doesn't make it racist or the use of an ethnic slur.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:12 pm    Post subject:

jeee-sus christ. What a sensitive ass world we live in.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:18 pm    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Oh jeez. Not another one of these discussions again. These will never end well when it involves a Laker (especially the Kobester).

Frankly, I couldn't tell from the audio if that's what he said.

But racism, including the use of ethnic slurs, should not be tolerated.



Oh, he said it. It's obvious. I've heard and said it thousands of times. And it ain't even close to being racist. And it ain't even close to being an ethnic slur. Context is important.


And from watching the video, you gathered that the context in which it was said, was friendly banter?


No, it was meant as an indictment. But it wasn't racist nor was anything he said meant as an ethnic slur.


Can we not do that thing where Kobe could murder somebody and we'll find a way to justify it because, you know, it's Kobe?

We know he has a history with using derogatory terms on the court when he is upset.

But if ANYONE uses the n-word, and they use it in the form of an indictment when they are mad at someone, then yeah he should get some fine for it, whatever it is. No big deal. Let's move on.

For me, it was hard to tell on the video if he said anything at all in that regard, so I wouldn't levy any punishment. But if I heard him say it, then I'd hand down a punishment. We should be moving towards the elimination of the use of these terms, even if that means some "acceptable" situations get caught in the mix.


Apples and oranges. It is pretty obvious that he called him a "Soft, big ass, (bleep) ass (bleep). " The league will probably fine him for it. But that still doesn't make it racist or the use of an ethnic slur.


Not sure how calling someone a (bleep) ass n-word is not an ethnic slur. I'm not sure people would feel the same way if I walked around saying it.

"But, but, KobeBryantCliffordBrown from LakersGround said it was not a slur!" Yeah .... not going to fly me thinks.

This doesn't have to be complicated. He used the n-word with malice. If that is their finding, fine the man and move on end of story.

We fans don't need to get in to that game of trying to downplay it because it was our player that did. Let's just call it like it is and move on.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:22 pm    Post subject:

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We should be moving towards the elimination of the use of these terms, even if that means some "acceptable" situations get caught in the mix.


Phenomenal idea. In fact, let's take this noble cause a step further and also ban words such as "idiot." After all, it has a very specific medical definition, and usage of such a word today could show blatant disrespect of those who are unfortunate enough to be severely mentally disabled.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:27 pm    Post subject:

drzucchini wrote:
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We should be moving towards the elimination of the use of these terms, even if that means some "acceptable" situations get caught in the mix.


Phenomenal idea. In fact, let's take this noble cause a step further and also ban words such as "idiot." After all, it has a very specific medical definition, and usage of such a word today could show blatant disrespect of those who are unfortunate enough to be severely mentally disabled.


If you feel that way, I recommend you work on that.

Keep us posted on your progress?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:28 pm    Post subject:

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