Mark Cuban makes very honest comments on prejudice

The topic of race and race relations is always in the undercurrent of anything important that goes on in this country, and there’s a good chance it always will be. There have been vast improvements in the treatment of minorities since the 1960s and the Civil Rights movement, but minorities, without a doubt, still face discrimination and numerous obstacles in their everyday life.

In the fallout of the Donald Sterling incident, race has once again come to the forefront of American society. In the coming days, the NBA owners will meet to vote on whether or not to remove Sterling as owner of the Clippers.

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Never one to keep his thoughts to himself, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had some rather honest comments on prejudice in regards to the Sterling mess. Cuban was at Inc. Magazine’s GROWCO 2014 conference in Nashville recently, and he had this to say to Eric Schurenberg, president and editor-in-chief of Inc. Magazine when the topic of prejudice came up.

"“I also try not to be a hypocrite. I know I’m prejudiced. I know I’m bigoted in a lot of different ways,” he said. “I’ve said this before. If I see a black kid in a hoodie at night on the same side of the street, I’m probably going to walk to other side of the street. If I see a white guy with a shaved head and lots of tattoos, I’m going back to the other side of the street. If I see anybody that looks threatening, and I try not to, but part of me takes into account race and gender and image. I’m prejudiced. Other than for safety issues, I try to always catch my prejudices and be very self-aware.”"

These are some very honest comments from Cuban, but it would probably be best if he kept them to himself. I believe I understand the point Cuban was trying to make, but I just don’t think it was necessary. At best these comments come off as insensitive, and at worst they make Cuban look racist.

Watch Cuban make the comments in the interview below:

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