Thunder Good-Oil
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If I said that to anyone at work, I'd be fired.
If I said that in the classroom, I'd be fired.
A stadium excuses trash talk because that is part of the game, but this is just ridiculous.
Think about kids who heard that? I just don't think him being banned is enough.
This kid wasn't at work! No one is agreeing with what he said or supporting the general premise, but we're in an awful place as a society if non-threatening trash talk at a basketball game is being policed.
I understand where you’re coming from, but I guess I just stop valuing anything somebody has to say once they go down a road like that. An apology has no bearing on anything.Well considering that he has the choice of being expelled, I'd say it isn't forced.
Grow a pair and apologize or don't make xenophobic comments in the first place
I understandWhere you’re coming from, but I guess I just stop valuing anything somebody has to say once they go down a road like that.
As a Christian, I care about what I say. If saying "My God" offends anyone, I would need an explanation as to why before I'd care. And so you are right, I probably wouldn't.
When he said it, he probably did so without thought, thinking he was being clever. He was found, and banished from the arena. I doubt he meant any harm, he just didn't think things through. And now he's learning to think before he speaks. Personally, I think getting banned from the arena is severe enough to help him learn his lesson.That is fair to some degree, but I like the idea of "You said it out loud." Now let's see you get face to face with him.
Most xenophobes are fine shouting stuff like that when they are 100 ft away, not so much when they have to be right in front of them.
Here's just one explanation on the first page of a Google search. I'm sure that there are hundreds more.
Is it Wrong to Say, “Oh My God”? | Radically Christian
OMG! You asked to be educated on why it could be offensive. That link goes into a lot of detail. Like I said, there are many more links.
Oh please. Clutch those pearls some moreMy God, hope he gets expelled. Ridiculous that he would think that's acceptable.
Also for those saying this is "Trash Talk," no it's not. It's racism plain and simple.
Saying "You Suck" or "We are going to destroy you" is trash talk. Invoking someone's heritage and telling them they need to leave the country is racism.