Stereotypes die very hard, apparently. Just ask Michael Ray Richardson, former NBA player, and get his thoughts on Jewish lawyers:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2816356
The thing is, if you read the article, he clearly meant his comments to be complimentary........
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From the article:
"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."
This is kind of funny, especially the second paragraph. Perhaps the journalists should be suspended instead! His statements on the power of Jews might not be accurate, but some people just to analyze statements before blaming. I have heard that Jews and gay are very successful minorities.
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