Many constituents of all races are no longer willing to look the other way or remain silent because they now understanding to do so makes them complicit in sanctioning and accepting such passive aggressive racist behavior. Many in the community believe the country is changing. However, as Governor Gavin Newsom expressed recently–this is a different time.Īlthough Condor has his supporters, many of whom spoke in support of him at a special meeting on Thursday, Jtestifying to his decency and goodness, trying to assure those who spoke out against him of what an honorable man he is while others attempted a tit-for-tat defense, choosing to point the finger at Councilwoman Plascentia instead, appearing to trivialize her stand against Condor’s racist action and calling for his resignation, as if it was merely some form of benign political infighting. He most probably expected his offended peers and constituents to move begrudgingly on as has happened in similar instances involving politicians as demonstrated time and time again regarding the president of the United States. When fellow Councilmenber Gaby Plascentia called him out about the Twitter post, Condor subsequently removed the retweeted post and offered the usual, panned political apology. It was the posting of this racist meme that reverberated around the City of Riverside and across the region in recent weeks which has led to escalating calls for Condor’s resignation. Many in the Riverside community and beyond were angered, though not surprised, by such an overt display of insensitivity by an elected official, especially during a time when Americans are calling for change. With heightened awareness of the role far too many in power play in perpetuating negative stereotypes and racists myths. This is typical White Supremacist propaganda. In other words, it implied it is the choices made by Black men, not a system of institutional and systemic racism, which determines the outcomes of Black lives in America. The image alone spoke volumes, but for those who refused to read between the lines of the message implied by the image, it included verbiage that made it clear Black men are arrested because of the life choices they make. Ballmer's dunk did not count towards the final score.Įric Freeman is a writer for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports.When Riverside City Council member Chuck Condor retweeted a meme showing three Black men–one a police officer, one dressed in a business suit, possibly meant to depict an attorney, and a young Black man, intimating visually the probability he was a criminal-there was little doubt regarding it’s racist symbolism. Incidentally, the Clippers won this game 105-95 behind 23 points and 12 assists from Chris Paul. You can't blame Ballmer for wanting to differentiate his incarnation of the Clippers from the Donald Sterling era, but he hasn't necessarily created something good. It's a form of fan outreach designed to appeal to everyone in theory and no one in particular.
On the other hand, it's difficult to look at Chuck the Condor and see any connection to the history of the Clippers. It's worth noting that most mascots are meant for children, so it's perhaps not a great idea to judge the effectiveness of a mascot from the thoughts of a bunch of caustic people on Twitter. We eagerly await Tuesday morning's thoughts from New York and the rest of the Eastern Seaboard.
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