NBA Team to Honor Black History Month…in the Wrong Month
- Posted on March 1, 2011 at 12:54pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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This does not help accusations that the owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, is racist.
In a full-page ad published in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times, the team announced it would be celebrating “Black History Month” on Wednesday by admitting “1,000 underprivileged children free.” Wednesday is March 2. Black History Month is in February.
“It seems as if Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling forgot when Black History Month is,” the Huffington Post writes. Over at ProBasketballTalk.com, Kurt Helin notes that the Clippers did play a lot of road games in February, but the move is still embarrassing.
But Helin also points out that the time of the celebration may not be as offensive as the language of the ad.
“Yes, underprivileged youth are helped (although as Deadspin points out, if children just show up and go to a table to get tickets as proposed, how do you know their economic status?).”
Deadspin says it has “one guess,” and its most likely based on the fact that the ad is celebrating Black History Month.
Rollingout.com takes a more direct approach: “The offensive ad equates black children with being underprivileged and makes a generalization about an entire race.”
Still, not everyone is up in arms. Robert Littal over at BlackSportsOnline is annoyed by the ad, but not enraged: “I understand that the Clippers only had two home games in February, but they had the schedule for a very long time, just put your celebration on one of those dates. I don’t think it is a huge deal and it is a nice gesture, just looks incompetent.”
Yes, yes it does.
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Comments (82)
randy
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:20pmThat’s it. I think this month I’ll give 20% off to all of my White customers.
Report Post »I never understood Black History month when whites are not allowed to have white History month. Or Black Student Unions in college. where are all the White Student Unions?
VLADTEPES
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 5:00pmWhere are all the civil unions, oh forgot, san fran..
Report Post »springlake425
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:13pmI am somewhat confused. My calendar does list black history month, but I cannot seem to find white history month. I cannot find latino history month. I cannot find chinese history month. I cannot find japanese history month. I cannot find tapdancing midgets history month. Please help me find these . Just do not know when to celebrate……??
Report Post »Vanessalynn26
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:10pmwhat thats a slap in th face thats just wrong
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:56pmI don’t let it bother me , because none of these shallow PC events basically mean nothing .If it make them happy let them have it . It’s all they are ever going to have because anything worth while has to be earned and worked for and we know that will never happen ?
Report Post »jeckelmyhyde
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:53pmI’m still waiting on White History Month and the freebies that I get with that. I hope I am not considered a racist for wanting equal treatment for me and my race. I am sure that George Washington Carver would agree.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:51pmI think the NBA is trying to add a month so it would be BlACK HISTORY MONTHS
Report Post »Red Meat
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:46pmNot many of the target audience will recognize the goof.
Report Post »bisbad1955
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:46pmWell. the ad is silly, but no more silly than the whole concept of Black History Month. Why should Black History be celebrated anymore than White History Month or Brown History or Tan History Month or Red History Month or Yellow History Month…. Oh well, you get the idea.
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:46pmwhy is there a black history month?
Report Post »Cabo King
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:44pmits the Clippers, they do everything backwards
Report Post »GetUpOnTheWheel
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 4:36pmWas gonna say…It’s the Clippers…among the worst run “professional” sports organizations ever.
Report Post »Please mark it up to incompetence, because that is exactly what it is. They have no clue what they are doing..ever.
Luckbonfire
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:42pmI’m not black, but who cares? Celebrate black history anytime of the year for all I care! Hell, celebrate it all year if it makes you happy! But seriously though, better late then never! At least they get a month. I didn’t get a white history month. This isn’t even news, this is a joke!
Report Post »donnyho
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:41pmWhen is Caucasian History Month….? How about Hispanic History Month? No? Maybe Asian History Month? No again? Do we have a preferred race in America? Who started this nonsense in the first place?
Report Post »Well-Armed-Lamb
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:45pmWell it wasn’t the NAAWP.
Report Post »PhiladelphiaPhreedom1776
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:35pmHere’s what happens folks when progressivism backfires and organizations give in to PC. They often overcompensate in order to please the high-ups and end up falling flat on thier face. Speaking of slaps in the face: Basketball for Black History Month? That’s like KFC offering free chicken on MLK Day. Real classy.
Report Post »ALISSTER
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:34pmLooks like they pay attention to black history month just as much as I do.
Report Post »jfreak13713
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:32pmSo let me get this straight all we hear about is how black inner city kids are so underprivileged and victimized by society based on the color of their skin that they need special help from government programs to be viewed as equal to the evil white man then when the evil white man attempts to do something to help the poor black kid he is still demonized as a racist! And I ask again why the black community doesn’t understand why so many white people just shake their heads and walk away. Its a no win situation when trying to help those who rarely desire to help themselves.
Of course this should not be viewed as indictment on all black people or all those living in the inner city but damn it man stop biting the hand that is attempting to feed or start feeding yourselves and you can bite whatever you want then!
Report Post »takemout
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:19pmIs it ironic or iconic that the shortest month of the year is Black History Month?
Report Post »biggreenboo
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:59pmAnd the coldest… don’t forget the coldest!!!
Report Post »Well-Armed-Lamb
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:15pmWaiting for someone to notice that February is also the shortest month.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:15pmI suppose the ad does imply that only black kids will be recipients of tickets. It seems like how they prove they are underprivileged is to show up being black. Believe me, there are many, and I do mean many, black kids more privileged than me. I’m too privileged to get any medical assistance, yet too underprivileged to afford health insurance. That sucks, but what can I do.
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:13pmOFF TOPIC: And Speaking of Financial Terrorists…
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Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:29pmI think you’ve posted that before. I had already found it before you posted it the first time.
Report Post »coryf076
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:11pmMaybe this is the beginning of a movement to get black history month moved to a longer month….or maybe he didn’t get the memo that it’s really in February. Or, maybe he just sucks at planning….after all, it is the Clippers, right?
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:11pmI don’t get why this is singled out. There are PSAs on television all the time celebrating black history month in january and march. Nobody that celebrates it seem to actually know what month it’s in.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:07pmThat’s almost as bad as Al Sharpton saying that Martin Luther King meant for everyone to have an equal amount of stuff.
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:05pmGeeze – you’d think with all the black stuff that goes on in February, the creator of the poster and play date would have been right. *sigh* Dumbing down of America is right. How many blacks to you think will notice that it’s in the wrong month? Just curious.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:01pmI can’t wait for White History Month, free hockey tickets!
Report Post »cadmstr01
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:10pmAnd half off NASCAR tix.
Report Post »integrican
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:12pmor……..ski passes……..or swimming pool passes……… : )
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:13pmYou’ll have to wait until the Progressives finish rewriting our White history! We have to be the bad guys, remember?
Report Post »USA4EVER
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:20pmSeriously why in the Hell is there only Black History Month? Comon Man the least this country can do is Respect what the White Man and other Races have done to contribute also.. It has always felt WRONG to me to ONLY have Black History Month……WTF
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:27pmStill waiting for yellow history month, to honor Asians in America.. oh wait, that would be racist.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:33pmCADMSTR01
Report Post »Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:10pm
And half off NASCAR tix.
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Gonzo
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:26pmWhite History Month will never happen. I’m proud to say, there is too much of it to fit in to one month.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 4:18pmWhat month would Asian History month be in, December?
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 6:25amme too !
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:00pmWell what do you Think….the dumbing down of America?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:06pmI think in this case, another PR manager is going to be looking for work; or at least someone will be looking for work soon.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:11pmRofl
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:12pmI agree, there is another public relations person looking for work. Doh!
http://www.donsmithshow.com – Tea Party News
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:21pmThere needs to be a spotlight on the “history” (get my drift?) of our black pudative president and the damage he has done to this nation in only two years.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:22pm@Sinista Mace
Report Post »Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:11pm
Rofl
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Interesting that your would find this news and would make a comment!
Rogue
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:25pmI think it’s hilarious that they show support for black history month showing photos of their white owner and Blake Griffin, who may be black, but looks awfully white to me. Couldn’t find a black player or upper management to use?!?! lol!
Report Post »TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:24pmWhat month is White History month?
Cobra Blue
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 2:50pmFine!…I think we need to have WHITE HISTORY MONTH to celebrate whitey. One question…Does this mean that elementary school children during the celebrated month can read the story about Little Black Sambo? He was black and historical. Left continues to play the color chart. So I decided to get mine out. Cuts both ways.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 3:09pmRoflmao …. good golly .. I guess they missed all the PSA’s
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 3:19pmSo let me get this straight, if I write with a ghetto accent, and Mark Twain writes with the southern black accent in Tom Sawyer, would The Blaze also censor HIS writing? C’mon?!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 3:20pmMaybe the new slang for whitey/honkey should be clipper.
Report Post »HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 5:42pmEh what’s a month give or take, right?
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 6:11amhmmm…ya think the people are getting tired of this “special” holidays nonsense….
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