OT - Stephen Ross says racism deterred proper function of his business
Interesting since Business School holds his name. Also cause Ross admitting that racism deterred proper function of his business is huge news
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/02/16/stephen-ross-dolphins-b…
EDIT: 1,000,000 typos and title. It's my first board post. Thanks for the feedback about how to improve.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 3:18 PM ^
Phrasing! And what the heck are "lables"?
February 17th, 2016 at 3:19 PM ^
thanks
February 17th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 3:18 PM ^
It's my first board post. Feeling my way out. I'm open to suggestions. Have any?
February 17th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^
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February 17th, 2016 at 3:26 PM ^
I thought thats what I did tho... *shrugs*
February 17th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
There is almost no context in the thread title to tell what it's going to be about. Something along the lines of Stephen Ross has provacative explanation for Dolphin's bulliyng incident would work, or if you don't like provacative you can always use thought-provoking instead.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:44 PM ^
for your helpful suggestions. Edited the title
February 17th, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^
was "his business" in the title.
I maybe a dork, but I thought you were referring to Stephen M. Ross' company that earned him his billions, The Related Companies.
The Related Companies (big real estate developer/holding company) admitting that racism impacted their policies would be gigantic news.
Icognito being a racist fucker, unfortunately, was not very surprising.
February 17th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^
of mgobloggers.
The first two were really bad and this one isn't.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^
Stephen Ross gets asked about the incident at a function and takes the "socially popular" way out in his explanation.
February 17th, 2016 at 9:49 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 3:27 PM ^
"Dolphin's Ross: Incognito-Martin drama a product of racism"
Edit: Grammar Nazis, Is it Dolphin's, Dolphins', or Dolphins's?
February 17th, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^
it is Dolphins'
If not serious, I guess its a mute point. Mind bottling perhaps
February 17th, 2016 at 3:33 PM ^
it's "moo".
As in, "the point is moo."
February 17th, 2016 at 3:33 PM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 9:36 AM ^
I can't hear what is posted here.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
For all intensive purposes, I was curious enough to ask, but not curious enough to look it up myself.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:40 PM ^
pretty milk toast way of going through life, you pre madonna.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:58 PM ^
Is milk toast related to french toast? It must be one of those french benefits I keep hearing about.
February 17th, 2016 at 4:05 PM ^
so all of the sudden we're talking about the French? I could care less about the French.
February 17th, 2016 at 4:11 PM ^
You could care less about the French? Tell me more, my interest is peaked!
February 17th, 2016 at 5:00 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 5:39 PM ^
Those sneaky bastards have a different word for EVERYTHING!
February 17th, 2016 at 8:46 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
You're insults don't phase me.
February 17th, 2016 at 5:18 PM ^
yay grammar dorks!
February 17th, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^
If it were mine, I'd at least fix the spelling and typos.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:28 PM ^
You're right
February 17th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
Anyone else read the comments at the end of that article? Yikes. Makes you appreciate this place.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:34 PM ^
Everyone knows not to read comments . . . except the comments on mgoblog.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:44 PM ^
There's a reason PFTCommenter is such a successful parody account on Twitter. There's a lot of material to work with.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^
I am outraged by the title of this post!
February 17th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^
Title gore, example number one.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
So let me get this straight, two of the players doing the bullying were black, one was white. And the reason it occurred was racism?
I'm labelling this one a stretch.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:34 PM ^
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February 17th, 2016 at 4:22 PM ^
Professional athletes locker rooms. Talk to any player of any group, and you'll hear that. I personally think that sports, even with all it's flaws, is as close to a pure meritocracy as you can get in the business world, and that is the reason why. Everyone can see the contribution of everyone else on a daily basis.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:33 PM ^
Inappropriately labels things is probably the more appropriate label for this post
February 17th, 2016 at 3:41 PM ^
Here's the line from the Palm Beach Post -
The Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin saga - “This bullying incident was really a product of racism,” Ross said. The embarrassing episode led Ross to become active in the Jackie Robinson Foundation and to launch The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, or RISE.
Here's the "About" page for RISE, if you're interested - LINK
Founded in 2015, RISE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the unifying power of sport to advance race relations. In addition to being one of the first organizations of its kind, RISE has formed an unprecedented alliance of sports leagues and associations, organizations, educators, thought-leaders, media networks, sports professionals, athletes, coaches and others who believe in the power of sport to build a society of understanding, respect and equality.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^
Then have the business school in your name at a major university lead the way opening doors and expanding opportunities...MAYBE even for athletes?
February 17th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^
Title change or not, I think the OP's assertion is incorrect. From this very brief article, there's no insinutation by Ross that he's saying racism is a deterrent to his business or anything broader/systemic.
His comments simply and specifically point to what he believes was behind the bullying of Jonathan Martin. He was not saying that racism affected the Dolphins' (his business) success...their ability to win...the franchise's profitability...etc.
To the OP -- that's fine for you to have your opinion, of course. But, you overasserted your opinion on this news item/article as if it was an objective fact.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^
February 17th, 2016 at 6:31 PM ^
You're confusing the subjective vs objective nature of the storyline. You presented the title as if it's the objective nature of the article Ross' quotes.
Look, this is not meant to be the typical grammar/thread police witch hunt that often happens here. This was more a matter of clarification on facts as well as you openly soliciting feedback for how to best post content. Not meaning for this to be personal, just constructive feedback.
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February 17th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
Not sure I understand the title of this thread. Ross's business ventures overall seem to be doing fine.
February 17th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
Is it really racist to be mean to black people if you are also the same amount of mean to other races as well? I mean, Richie Incognito is just is dick IMO. Also, Jonathan Martin could have handled that situation differently.