Can Isiah Thomas be any dumber?

[hondo]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/09/18/2007-09-18_isiah_explains_double_standard_on_slurs_.html

Why do people keep hiring this douche?

 

[Bob Slydell]

Well, he could be dumber, but I think the people that keep hiring him will always be a notch below.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

I'm not so sure. He appears to be a bottom feeder in the ocean of intelligensia to me. If he could be mre dense, it's not by much

 

[slappy4428]

So it's OK for a black man to call a woman a *****, but not a white man.
What a maroon...

 

[poindexter]

"You see, 'ho' is actually a term of affection among rappers." /stuartscott

 

[Cansportschick]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/09/18/2007-09-18_isiah_explains_double_standard_on_slurs_.html

Why do people keep hiring this douche?

I am thinking for the entertainment value as to why he is still being hired. But teams are attracting attention for the wrong reasons here if they are still hiring Thomas.

 

[hondo]

So it's OK for a black man to call a woman a *****, but not a white man.
What a maroon...

Can we poll all African-American ladies and get their take on this? I believe most would react by belting Isiah upside the head.

 

[outofplace]

wow...really...just wow...I'm simply stunned by the stupidity of all that.

 

[Ashy Larry]

this is bull****! I can't call my 'ho a *****.....but it's ok for Isiah?

 

[Starman]

Isiah Thomas, most certainly, is a *****.

 

[Dan Rydell]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/47139/

 

[hondo]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/47139/

Bad threat title. How were we supposed to know? Some of you people need to quit trying to be cute with the titles so doubles don't occur.
The Tao of Isaiah? What the bleep is that supposed to mean?

 

[heyabbott]

So it's OK for a black man to call a woman a *****, but not a white man.
What a maroon...

It's called tolerance in a society of diverse cultures. To question the cultural mores and apparent hypocrisy of the societal structure is to be racist and intolerant.

It's basically a black thing and not only wouldn't you understand it, but trying to question it publicly is professional suicide.

 

[Dan Rydell]

Sorry, pal. I'll make sure to run 'em by you from now on.

 

[heyabbott]

Sorry, pal. I'll make sure to run 'em by you from now on.

A newbie mistake, just go back to general assignment for a while and you'll be fine.

 

[poindexter]

The "it's a DB" thing loses its effectiveness unless you post it pretty quick after the thread started. I think the "it's a DB" should be in the first or second reply, not after the thread has started to gain momentum. Especially when the other thread has zero replies.

But run this by IJAG, she seems to be the arbiter of these kind of SportsJournalists.com issues.

 

[Dan Rydell]

Whatever, I don't care. I get micromanaged enough at work.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I can honestly say that this incident didn't change my opinion of him at all.

 

[Thinking Man]

When the Pistons first cut ties with Isiah, as a Detroiter, I was in shock. For most of his career, he was absolutely beloved in this town. There had been a few quirks ... a fight with Laimbeer, an altercation with a local TV reporter and probably a few I'm forgetting. But he was viewed as a good guy and a great player. Now, I have to say Bill Davidson absolutely made the right call. Thank God he hired Joe Dumars to run the show. These comments from Isiah are absolutely beyond stupid. He's trying to invoke the old race double-standard card.... and even f**** that up!! Unbelievable.... thank you New York for taking this ****-bag off of our hands.

 

[hondo]

So it's OK for a black man to call a woman a *****, but not a white man.
What a maroon...

It's called tolerance in a society of diverse cultures. To question the cultural mores and apparent hypocrisy of the societal structure is to be racist and intolerant.

It's basically a black thing and not only wouldn't you understand it, but trying to question it publicly is professional suicide.

Unless you forgot to use the blue font, let me see if I get this straight: Society should tolerate the calling of a woman a *****, if she and the person calling her the name are of a particular race.

Is that about it?