Donald Sterling is not the first one to use this defense. Such Jews define chutzpah. Yes, it is common for Jews to believe that they cannot be racist because they do not belong to the oppressive white power structure. Jews will widely condemn Sterling for this remark but that’s just what we say publicly. Privately, I suspect many, if not most Jews, do not believe they can be racist.<\/p>\n
I hear very few Jews worry about being racist. Secular Jews may worry about appearing racist but no traditional Orthodox Jew worries about that. <\/p>\n
Chaim Amalek: Valid? Who cares! It is the sort of thing one expects to be put forth these days. Of course, his better argument is “It was a private conversation and none of your business. How would you like it if your private conversations were made public? How many of you would survive such scrutiny?”<\/p>\n
Daily Mail<\/a>: The tape was released to Radar Online and the friend signed an affidavit saying that Sterling is the other voice on the recording. Donald Sterling is not the first one to use this defense. Such Jews define chutzpah. Yes, it is common for Jews to believe that they cannot be racist because they do not belong to the oppressive white power structure. Jews … Continue reading
\n‘I grew up in East L.A…. I was the president of the high school there. I mean, and I\u2019m a Jew! And 50 per cent of the people there were black and 40 per cent were Hispanic,’ Sterling says.
\n‘So I mean, people must have a good feeling for me.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"