Deviations from the norm are always noticed, deviations from the prescribed norm as well. But the prescribed norm has become strangely vigilant. And vindictive. It demands more than censure; it wants penalties. So Paula Dean is unable to say honestly she, in her life, has ever used the dreaded "n" word. Case closed. Fire her. Off with her head. A guy who runs a huge company contributes to a political group who wants to limit marriage to heterosexuals almost a decade ago. He is found out, revealed and forced to resign his job. (Of note, his political position was successful in its campaign with over 53% of voters. They have not been exposed or forced to resign as yet.)
Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers, is in the center of a controversy over his urging a woman identified as his mistress at the time not to appear in public with black people. (The former mistress--who is reportedly black--apparently has one hundred hours of this man's conversations on tape--oh, and a book deal--following the new and modern career path of beauty pageant to sex-for-pay to extortion/literary tell-all to reality show.)
Sterling does not have a sterling history. His growth to wealth is spotted with events of almost comic idiocy. But we have no place in the culture for idiocy; what was formerly idiotic is now evil.
A recent article used Mr. Sterling as a bridge to evil behavior generally among basketball owners. Several were noted to be opposed to gay marriage. One miscreant was even said to have owned interests in fracking! All this evil, and so concentrated!
Makes sense. Everyone knows witches prefer covens.
Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers, is in the center of a controversy over his urging a woman identified as his mistress at the time not to appear in public with black people. (The former mistress--who is reportedly black--apparently has one hundred hours of this man's conversations on tape--oh, and a book deal--following the new and modern career path of beauty pageant to sex-for-pay to extortion/literary tell-all to reality show.)
Sterling does not have a sterling history. His growth to wealth is spotted with events of almost comic idiocy. But we have no place in the culture for idiocy; what was formerly idiotic is now evil.
A recent article used Mr. Sterling as a bridge to evil behavior generally among basketball owners. Several were noted to be opposed to gay marriage. One miscreant was even said to have owned interests in fracking! All this evil, and so concentrated!
Makes sense. Everyone knows witches prefer covens.
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