OKC Steven Adams interview comment "Quick little Monkeys"

[poido123]

He was flamed pretty hard for it.


Do you guys believe it was innocent?

[highwhey]

I'm a fan but I'm just waiting for the day that he posterizes green's smug ass

[$LakerGold]

Yep, you could take it as a compliment actually when you refer to the guards. Obviously. guards are generally somewhat little compared to the bigs, so I think I can see why he said it in that form.

I see nothing wrong with his comment, it's just people being overly sensitive, it's f*cking disgusting. Soft.

What did Steph & Klay have to say about it?

[poido123]

Yep, you could take it as a compliment actually when you refer to the guards. Obviously. guards are generally somewhat little compared to the bigs, so I think I can see why he said it in that form.

I see nothing wrong with his comment, it's just people being overly sensitive, it's f*cking disgusting. Soft.

What did Steph & Klay have to say about it?



what is it about the word monkey? It's not the N word

[Jameerthefear]

what is it about the word monkey? It's not the N word
racist people compare black people to monkeys a lot

[poido123]

racist people compare black people to monkeys a lot


ok, so it's mainly because of who is saying it, not so much the word itself?

[Meticode]

This is what I posted in the NBA thread...


Not a big deal to me. Was it a poor choice of words? Sure. He was just being interviewed and he said the first thing that popped in his mind to describe how quick they are to get around screens and stuff. It's the society's perception that allows themselves to be offended by things like this. Which is why we will never get past racism in human society. It's always going to be there because in this example this man was describing the great play of two players of slight color and he said monkeys and everyone loses their f*cking minds. It's not like he went out there and said "Well, Klay and Steph were running around out there like they were chasing BBQ Chicken with a side of Grape Kool-Aid."

I give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Dresta]

Two of the whitest guys in the league called monkeys: holy shit guiz!!!

[Jameerthefear]

ok, so it's mainly because of who is saying it, not so much the word itself?
not really

[Hawker]

He was flamed pretty hard for it.


Do you guys believe it was innocent?

He's a kiwi and Americans get too offended over petty BS like this. The monkey reference had nothing to do with their skin. Certain words don't mean the same everywhere.

[poido123]

This is what I posted in the NBA thread...



There was a pause before he said the word monkeys. Many would conclude that he was calculated in what he said.


I honestly don't know, but isn't he part Maori? Doesn't this seem a bit trivial since he is part black?

[Jameerthefear]

i didn't actually know he was flamed tbh. probably thunder PR guy told him to apologize before people took it the wrong way

[ArbitraryWater]

He wasnt really flamed for it though

[ALBballer]

There are different cultural norms throughout the world.

Move along now this isn't a real controversey.

[poido123]

He wasnt really flamed for it though


He was asked to apologise for it.

I've seen numerous media sources all over it, but no one really calling him out as a racist, except that the journalists pointing out that it has racist connotations...


But still, it's interesting how PC sensitive the world is now. The media literally jump on everything.

[Lebron23]

What's the best bar in Australia Poido123?

[Bosnian Sajo]

What's the best bar in Australia Poido123?

wtf does it matter to you, Philip?

[Hawker]

What's the best bar in Australia Poido123?

Walkabout hotel

[G-train]

What's the best bar in Australia Poido123?

which city?

[G-train]

He's a kiwi and Americans get too offended over petty BS like this. The monkey reference had nothing to do with their skin. Certain words don't mean the same everywhere.

That word means the same everywhere, but it was just a slip of the tongue.

[Hawker]

That word means the same everywhere, but it was just a slip of the tongue.

You can use it more freely in New Zealand/Australia without any racist stigma attached to it.

[poido123]

What's the best bar in Australia Poido123?


Depends what you are after? What are you looking for?


I will say, Australian girls can be pretty picky with their men if you are looking at heading out to the clubs.


Being short and Phillipino is behind the game already, you gonna need to show your personality and confidence or you'll be the drunk still drinking til 5am lockout(3am in NSW).


Another thing, don't worry about being too drunk, girls are sluts over here.

[G-train]

You can use it more freely in New Zealand/Australia without any racist stigma attached to it.

Not in relation to black people.
So in other words, the same as USA.

[Cactus-Sack]

racist people compare black people to monkeys a lot
Shut up monkey

[Cactus-Sack]

There was a pause before he said the word monkeys. Many would conclude that he was calculated in what he said.


I honestly don't know, but isn't he part Maori? Doesn't this seem a bit trivial since he is part black?

Maori=/=Black


-world renowned genealogist Trent "gambling" Poido

[Jameerthefear]

the return of cac

[HighFlyer23]

racist people compare black people to monkeys a lot
They look like monkeys to me

[Nick Young]

There will be no coming back from this racist racism for Adams.

[Lakers Legend#32]

In OKC those are acceptable comments.