Donald Sterling Wasn't Being Racist, He Was Jealous

Is September 2013, Donald Sterling was having a private phone conversation with his love interest V. Stiviano. He was jealous because he'd seen a photo she'd posted to Instagram. On April 25, 2014, a recording of the phone conversation was released publicly, and Donald Sterling can be heard saying,  "You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want", but "the little I ask you is ... not to bring them to my games". [1] These comments weren't spoken out of racism, they were spoken out of jealousy.

Here's why:

1. Racist People Don't Date Minorities:
• V. Stiviano is part black and part Mexican. [2] If Donald Sterling were racist, he wouldn't be interested in having a romantic relationship with a minority, but he was interested in having a romantic relationship with Stiviano.
2. Jealousy Makes People Say And Do Strange Things:
• A jealous person will say and do anything and everything to win and/or retain the affection of their love interest.
• Out of jealousy, a person will say negative, derogatory, demeaning, insulting, and disparaging things about anyone and everyone that their love interest spends time with, including their family, friends, acquaintances, potential suitors, and even the family dog.
• The jealous person wants the full and undivided attention and affection of their love interest, and they may say and do strange things in order to achieve that.

I'm not saying that jealous people have free license to do and say whatever they want. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

What I am saying is that Donald Sterling's comments to Stiviano weren't racist, he was jealous and wanted Stiviano all to himself.

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References:

1. Donald Sterling. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Dec 14, 2014.
2. Yan, Holly (July 3, 2014). The woman next to the Clippers' owner: What's known about V. Stiviano. www.cnn.com. Retrieved Dec 14, 2014.

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