The New York Knicks sexual harassment trial is underway and in a videotaped deposition, Isiah Thomas said that it isn’t as bad for a black man to call a black woman a bitch as it is for a white man to do the same thing. [video]
Prosecuting Attorney: Do you also find it offensive for a black male to call a black woman a bitch?
Thomas: Not as much, I’m sorry to say. I do make a distinction.
Regular readers know that I’ve been hard on Thomas in the past, mostly for his amazingly poor general manager skills, but this videotaped answer takes the cake.
Someone needs to tell Isiah that even when he’s under oath, he doesn’t have to say every stupid thing that pops into his head. It’s like he has that same disease as the old lady on “The Golden Girls.”
I’m sure he’s being honest when he says that he finds it more offensive when a white man calls a black woman a bitch, but that’s probably true for any derogatory term. Besides, the question was, “Do you also find it offensive for a black male to call a black woman a bitch?” He wasn’t asked, “Is it as offensive?” In other words, he wasn’t asked to compare the two.
The simple answer is, “Yes, I find it offensive.” Next question.
It’s no wonder the Knicks are in the state they’re in.
