"It started as a term for liberalism. Stay woke."
Thanks for making my point. Liberal-minded folks invented the term - proudly I might add.
My use of the word to describe Stevens in my original comment was not intended as critical, anyway. It was used only to make the larger point that the idea of the Celtics handing down a harsh punishment because Udoka is black was implausible. You turned it into an insult.
Just trying to follow along - since Stevens is woke, it’s unlikely that the Celtics would have given Udoka a harsh punishment (edit: or a harsher punishment than is absolutely necessary) because Ime is black?
Does this mean that, because Stevens is woke, we would expect him to give out a harsher punishment to a white head coach, all else being equal?
Again - just trying to figure out what “woke” means in the context that you used it.
I think his point is that the media has been making Udoka being punished for "this", whatever "this" is, because he's black (aka Stevens/Celtics being racist). And tenn finds it hard to believe considering that Stevens is "woke" he wouldn't punish Udoka for "this" for him being black. He's being punished for "this", just the same as a white employee would.
Further more, Stevens being "woke", and considering today's climate, it is far more likely that Stevens would've tried to be more lenient with his punishment than the punishment being too severe (if race was a factor).
Not that he did this, but just an illustration to show that it is highly unlikely that we got to this point because Udoka was black. Just the opposite if anything, at least as far as Stevens is concerned.
In other words, for those thinking this was too severe or worthy of punishment at all, it is highly unlikely that race played a role.