http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2816356


now i'm not one for racial and ethnic slurs (well sometimes i am), but other than generalizing jewish people this doesn't seem very anti-semitic to me

Quote :

"Before Tuesdays game against the Yakima Sun Kings, Richardson made anti-Semitic comments to two reporters in his office when discussing the contract general manager Jim Coyne had offered him Monday to coach his team in the CBA and USBL. "I've got big-time lawyers," Richardson said, according to the Times Union. "I've got big-time Jew lawyers." When told by the reporters that the comment could be offensive to people because it plays to the stereotype that Jews are crafty and shrewd, he responded with, "Are you kidding me? They are. They've got the best security system in the world. Have you ever been to an airport in Tel Aviv? They're real crafty. Listen, they are hated all over the world, so they've got to be crafty." And he continued, "They got a lot of power in this world, you know what I mean?" he said. "Which I think is great. I don't think there's nothing wrong with it. If you look in most professional sports, they're run by Jewish people. If you look at a lot of most successful corporations and stuff, more businesses, they're run by Jewish. It's not a knock, but they are some crafty people.""

sounds a lot more like a compliment than a slam, although people always get their panties in a wad over ANY generalization

[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 5:26 AM. Reason : .]

3/29/2007 5:25:54 AM

I am not offended

but I could se being offended if I was jewish or whatever

not that big a deal

3/29/2007 5:28:21 AM

Not that big of a deal.

3/29/2007 7:06:52 AM

i can see why people are pissed actually -

Yes, Jews tend to be good lawyers

Mexicans tend to be good construction workers

but you don't say that shit even if its true

3/29/2007 7:11:35 AM

Quote :

"they are some crafty people"

haha

3/29/2007 7:23:17 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XKnprfzpI3w

3/29/2007 7:27:23 AM

where are there any 'slurs' in there?

i abhor political correctness

Quote :

"sounds a lot more like a compliment than a slam"

there's always a little bit of truth behind every stereotype, so get over it

3/29/2007 7:43:27 AM

But what if it said " Geico.com. So easy, a jew lawyer could do it." ?

3/29/2007 8:38:15 AM

wonder if he blames the Jews for his half dozen failed drug tests in the NBA

3/29/2007 8:55:34 AM

*yawn*

I'm a jew and I'm not offended

3/29/2007 9:10:39 AM

How is that anti-semetic?

Seems pretty pro-semetic to me.

3/29/2007 9:15:33 AM

I think I'd rather be called a good lawyer than a good construction worker.

3/29/2007 9:16:03 AM

this is so stupid

look out for the sheeny curse

3/29/2007 9:37:29 AM