Friday, May 4th, 2012 at 4:50 pm  |  167 responses

NY Post Writer Phil Mushnick Proposes Racist Nicknames for the Brooklyn Nets


We’ve had problems with racially-insensitive material written by the longtime NY Post columnist Phil Mushnick in the past, and it seems that the old man is still at it. In a rambling piece published today — while taking shots at minority team owner and rap mogul Jay-Z — Mushnick dreams up some horrible and downright racist nicknames for Brooklyn’s new NBA squad: “As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new ‘urban’ home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment? Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N——s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B—-hes or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!”

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  • http://www.nba.com Red

    ^

  • EJ

    ^Kind of ironic that you just said that Mike From Spain or whoever can’t tell you when not to get offended, and now you get mad at Diesel for getting offended.
    I don’t know who gets offended by “Fuccn honkys”, but I guess Diesel does.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    EJ: Like many people often do, you misused the term irony. It was neither ironic nor hypocritical, since I never told him what he should and shouldn’t get offended by. I told him to go f himself on the basis that he was upset by the anti-white jokes, while mentioning nothing about the n*gger jokes above. He can get as offended as like about the white jokes. I can tell him to go f himself. Got that?

  • Brad09

    as long as they have that skidmark as a logo i dont think it matters. There gnna suck for 8 years and then move, hopefully jay will realize he has no business in any of this and give up

  • EJ

    OK, I guess you’re right.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    My firt try didn’t post so here it goes again: @charliewinning – I didn’t comment on any of the black jokes because no one on this site was saying anything stupid. I can’t control what the media says, but we as commenters can somewhat control what goes down in these threads..you black piece of sh*t. And if you get angry at me calling you a black piece of sh*t then you know what I feel like when someone calls me a honkey. And if you get angry and tell me to go f*ck myself, apparently its ok for me to tell you f*ck you for being angry like you did to me.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    And I ccommented because anytime anything on this site is remotly anti-black or ant-asian or ant-latino, Allen and everyone else is up in arms. But this is multiple times now that someone says honkey, or dumb@ss white boys and no one says a damn thing.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    And lastly, If some troll whose name I don’t recognize says something, I largely let it go because I understand all they want is attention. But when a regular commenter like Tarzan says something stupid, then yes, I get offended and say something. Regardless of what race they say it about.

  • http://slamonline.com datkid

    I don’t understand how or why this discussion is any more complicated then”this guy is racist f*ck him” I also don’t understand that one comment charliewinning made, it felt poorly worded, but whatever.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    I know right @kid. But @Diesel you a lame son lol in the end whites don’t face oppression but act like they can label it.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    Where did I say I face oppression??? All I’m saying is if we really want to keep the ignorant racist statements out of this site let’s do it across the board and not selectively ignore dumb ass comments

  • Mike From Spain

    @ charliewinning -> sorry if I came across as lecturing you on what to feel about stuff. I did however say that if people complain about a racist joke, and then go on to say all old white people must go and die, well, that looks a wee bit inconsistent to say the least. I can’t care less about these jokes, I don’t feel offended, it just amuses me. But I never intended to say you or the people on the receiving end of racist jokes don’t have the right to be angry. Anyway, I apologize if you felt offended. BTW, I have some Dominican friends, cool dudes, amazing the dance culture that they have. They have long tried to teach me some merengue to no success.

  • Dungeon Family

    comments turned it a KKK convention I see

    as usual white kids trying to figure out My Black culture

    Sorry to break it to ya’ll but If you don’t Live it Don’t speak on it

  • Mike From Spain

    Hell, it’s late and I am phrasing things very poorly. OK, second try: answering to Charliewinning -> the anti-old white folk jokes don’t offend me. It’s amusing that someone might complain against racism and then make a racist sounding joke… that’s where I see unintended irony.

  • Mike From Spain

    @ Dungeon -> you are right, judging an experience without having gone through it is liable to all sorts of pitfalls. On the other hand, I guess that some of us white folk try to understand, sorry if the lack of perspective or experience made some people here angry, I for one didn’t want to upset or insult anyone.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Oh your pasty pale *ss didn’t find anything wrong with the NY N*ggerbockers joke? It’s because you’re a typical racist pig like the Post “writer”, so once again drop dead. F you and the b*stards who gave their DNA to create your waste of a human life. You f*ckers think it’s all good to joke about blacks, but when people talk about your kind you want to get upset? Eat a fat one. You think that just because you sit behind your tv rooting for a basketball team dominated your less racist? I don’t respect your life on the strength that you pretend that you aren’t what you are: another worthless racist pig. Even a kkk member has the balls to say who he is. Off yourself, Diesel.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    *dominated by blacks

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    @Mike From Spain: Respect for being able to understand a point of view different from your own.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    Um all those things are associated with Jay Z, That aint racist, its honest, Jay is a self proclaimed killer isnt he?

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Calling the players of the Brooklyn Nets n*ggers is honest? FOH with that bullsh*t.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    I can see how some get offended by that but i dont think it was done as a race thing, its just palying with words the regurlarly come out of Jays mouth when he raps.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    “where my brooklyn n’ggas at”. Maybe he doesnt like the lyrics and its a shock tactic, the words he used, Hoes,b*tches and n*ggas are three words associated with rap that usually receive the most negativity or maybe he is just racist, im not familiar with the writer so i dont no but its hard to believe the new york post would let that get through without asking him to explain it.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    Stay black Charlie.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    @Teddy the bear, I love it when a black person gets all bent out of shape cause a white person said the N word then theyll turn around and call there friend,brother,cousin, husband the same word as a term of endearment. Im not racist and would never use that word but that sh*t doesnt make sense imo. I got a feeling i may get butchered for this comment anyway.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Drop dead Diesel. Literally. Go have an MI or CVA… Unf*ckwitable with the classic pig response. The day some white person doesn’t mean anything racial by using the term n*gger to describe black folks is the day pigs fly. I love it when some white gets bent outta shape because he/she gets called out on being a racist pig, and then tries to turn around and claim that the reason it was used was because they were so offended by a rapper calling fellow black people N#gger. You m#therf*ckas kill me. First off, you don’t know sh*t about the NY Post. Secondly, I can assure you black people neither need nor want the fake *ss outrage of racist whites to teach us the error of our ways when it comes to language.

  • http://chicagotribune.com Diesel

    Charlie if I kill myself who will pay for ur welfare check?

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    lol keep up the struggle charlie, ur an idiot.

  • http://slamonline.com it

    “I see as usual white kids trying to figure out My Black culture Sorry to break it to ya’ll but If you don’t Live it Don’t speak on it” <– This is hilarious.
    You can listen to AC/DC with me whenever you want. I don't "live it" and I don't expect you to either.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    I love love it when some black person flips out on an internet forum and tries to explain how everything said and done by white people has racist undertones if its not flat out overtly racist.

  • http://www.t-mac.com/tmac/index unf*ckwitable

    Now as i said imo this is either some ill thought out satire gone wrong or some kind of protest thing against music lyrics and all that. But i guess it is possible the the NY post just wanted to show they world they dont like black people.

  • http://slamonline.com it

    Everyone just needs to stop chastising what this man said. You don’t know and can’t relate to what his old, white ass has been through. Don’t try to understand it.

  • LeBrOn 4 MvP!

    yo yo yO, YaL Dont know what its like yall know what i mean, let the man speak man, you come to my hood we’ll show you whatsup you feel me?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OhGZNLPSOY&feature=related Allenp

    Third time.
    Using other people’s stupid behavior to justify your own stupid choices is dumb.
    This is true for black people like me, and white people like Tarzan and Diesel. That’s right, Tarzan is white.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OhGZNLPSOY&feature=related Allenp

    I can’t believe how many of y’all turn to race based insults when you’re upset. It’s hilarious.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Right Allen I feel like we just crashed a neo Nazi convention in here lol. You’ll find good & bad people in every race but as far as everything in its entirety goes, white folks don’t face mass racism but yet still say something racist followed by but I have black friends.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    @ Red (9:54 am): It might seem that way, but the truth is, the rate of drug use (i.e. the % of people who use drugs) is about the same for every race. This means black people, who make up 13% of the population, account for only about 13% of all drug users. Which means that the overwhelming majority of people who use, buy, and sell drugs are WHITE, NOT BLACK.
    There are a variety of reasons as to why black people are so disproportionately imprisoned compared to white people, mostly for non-violent drug offenses, but the main reason is pretty easy to figure out…

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    If you catch my drift.
    Second @ everyone: This REALLY needs to be cleared up once and for all. There is NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM, BECAUSE IT DOESN’T EXIST. Racism is institutional–it doesn’t matter whether or not you personally hate or love black/brown/whatever people, what matters are the institutions of society (government, education, prisons, etc.) and how race is handled by those institutions.
    So when black people stereotype or discriminate against white people, it’s hurtful and insensitive, but it usually ends at that. When white people stereotype or discriminate against black people, you have things like the “War on Drugs” where 70% of all people imprisoned for drug crimes are black, even though blacks only make up 13% of all drug users in the country. You have things like the death penalty, where 42% of the inmates on death row are black; as well, black people make up 50% of all murder victims, yet 80% of the victims in death penalty cases are white, while only 14% are black. It’s crystal clear whose life the law values more…
    If you seriously think there’s such thing as “reverse racism,” then you’re essentially saying that a few insensitive remarks = 500+ years of racism, imperialism, and discrimination that continue even today! Think about that logic for a second. I’m not saying it’s right to use racial slurs against white people, but the context is NOT the same whatsoever, especially when using the N word. (personally I also hate the term “N-word,” lol).

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Funny someone should bring up welfare…
    For the majority of its existence, welfare has been a white-only program. Hate to burst bubbles but welfare was created solely for whites. News flash: blacks were denied all their rights 35 years ago and prior. One of those rights was access to welfare. It was only by the end of a grisly African-American Civil Rights Movement did poverty-stricken African-Americans finally become eligible for welfare along with whites.
    ^ I copy pasted this last bit of info ’cause it was too good to reiterate. Something to think about, not just Diesel.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Last thing: Charlie gets it. Good stuff, my dude.

  • http://Chicagotribune.com Diesel

    Teddy look up percentage of welfare use by race. Then look up percentage of race distribution across the US and then do the math. Don’t know if ur wikipedia page gave u that info.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Diesel, you wish trailer park. That welfare idea makes you more comfortable, and I absolutely love the idea of being the black guy that makes pigs like you uncomfortable. Self-imployed small business owner, pig. My federal taxes contribute to your handouts. Mad because the internet is the only place you feel safe saying sh#t like that to blacks? It’s hilarious because you’re pissed that you’d never have the balls to say anything like this to any black man’s face. Kill yourself. Unf#ckwitable: Your unoriginal swagless punk #ss couldn’t even come up with a decent screen name without jacking it from another person of color. You’re an idiot. What rock do you live under that you know nothing about the Post? You’re either too stupid to tie your shoes or your too young to be speaking about anything at all, including basketball. Protesting the lyrics, fool? Your granddaddy was so concerned about blacks degrading themselves that he called other blacks n#ggers? Go play in traffic. I hope this thread is a lesson to all of you Slam butt buddies. Your little internet friends are no different that the racist pigs anywhere else. Just because they sit around watching black basketball players dribble and shoot doesn’t mean they aren’t disgusting and ignorant.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Let’s not go there with percentages. You want to get scared while looking at race based percentages? Go to the FBI website and look up the most gruesome crimes by race. Pedophiles, serial killers, etc. I mean, I’m not going to stoop to your below scum level and start generalizing since it’s very specifically white people like you that I hate, but if you think that white men are somehow God’s gift to this planet then you definitely don’t live on Earth. I don’t hate all whites at all, but if every last one of them who thought like you died the world would be a bette place.

  • http://Chicagotribune.com Diesel

    Charlie the angry black man. Way to prove those stereotypes wrong. Haha…did u ask me to say this to ur face? Are we gonna fight? Tell whoever is reading and writing this for u to take a break cause ur sounding stupid.

  • http://Chicagotribune.com Diesel

    And I’ll gladly be a self employed pig supporting my family and u. It’s a better alternative than always wondering who I need to rob next to make ends meet like yourself.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Teddy
    Actually, white males between 18-34 have the highest rate of drug use in the nation.
    Far higher than black males of the same age.
    However, black males are more likely to sell drugs, AND more importantly, more likely to be arrested for narcotics possession and distribution and sentenced to harsher sentences.
    This is due to discrimination in the justice system and the focus on policing in black neighborhoods.
    All the stats say drug use is more prevalent among white folks, but the police don’t typically focus on catching white offenders. New York’s stop and frisk statistics are a prime example.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Charlie
    The only thing slightly surprising here was how quickly the racial slurs came out as insults on both sides.
    The sentiments expressed by everyone in here pretty much coincide with what they’ve said in the past.
    Y’all just haven’t been paying attention.

  • http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-talk/2011 Diesel

    I think I’ve just reached my point of trying to reason with certain people. I can have civilized conversations with people, or I can return a racist comment for another. Whichever way the person wants to go is fine with me. And really, I’ve reached my fill of hearing excuse after excuse for why more black people arent successfull. If ANYONE isn’t successful its because they’re a loser. Lazy and a loser. I’m sick of hearing about institutionalized racism and so on and so on. Charlie didn’t expose anyone. I’m not friends with anyone here and couldn’t care less about what anyone thinks. I have respect for hard-working, smart people. Whatever color they are. And I have respect for those people that show respect. Allen, I may not like you, but you’ve always been fairly respectful with me on here so I try and do the same. Charlie isn’t, so I won’t be either.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    Allenp: I called him and others pigs. Care to elaborate on the racial slur on my part? I’m not the turn the other cheek kind of black man. I don’t really give two sh#ts about being perceived as angry. He compared my skin color to the color of fecal matter. I emphasized the lack of melanin in his white skin. How are they the same?
    Diesel: Yes, internet Klansmen are cowards. You aren’t any different. I’d love to meet the white boy bold enough to say any of this ish to my face, or any other black man’s face without the police standing between us. The funny thing is, the only thing either of us know as fact about the other is that you’re a soft #ss E-White Supremacist. Your insults are more amusing than anything because you’re exposing yourself.

  • http://abcnews.com charliewinning

    You think anyone cares about your respect, pig? I don’t even care about your life as a human being, let alone whether or not you show me respect on a blog. You get what you give. I don’t care about being the acceptable black guy around here. The day someone like you feels comfortable with me is the day I basically spit on my ancestors legacy.

  • http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-talk/2011 Diesel

    Alright tough guy, I think you’ve wasted enough of my valuable time. Go back to being a drain on society and a waste of life. You keep being mad at the world and blaming everyone else for you being a loser. I’m done

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