Yesterday audio was released of LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling saying some very racist comments towards black people. The comments not only hit hard in the sports world, but the world period. Not only did athletes like Lebron, Shaq and Kobe respond but people in the entertainment industry like Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart and more did as well, but that wasn’t the end of it. Sterling’s disturbing comments also hit our biracial President Barack Obama who gave his thoughts on the matter while all the way in Malaysia.
“When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything. You just let them talk. That’s what happened here.”
Obama said Sterling’s comments are an example of how “the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation.”
Obama also said Sterling’s remarks are “incredibly offensive” but he believes NBA commissioner Adam Silver will properly handle the situation.
