Is this the face of the NBA?

[SportsChic]

In for a long day dealing with idiota Turnip TWISTING statements for day two because of insults on the stupid Heat.

 

[SportsChic]

hah, get ready to KEEP laughin', SC. Turnip's STILL trying his damndest to defend Michael Bustley...

Crack me up.

Have him on ignore

 

[Black Adam]

In for a long day dealing with idiota Turnip TWISTING statements for day two because of insults on the stupid Heat.

yep, wherever that clown sits, duality LIVES. i can gauran-damn-tee all assembled that if Kobe walked around with that 'do, had a grip MORE of tats, and smoked enough weed to give 20 states a contact high he'd be all over it the OTHER way...

 

[HammerDown]

Im 52.

Then I apologize for calling you names.

 

[shitsho]

I miss out on all the good stuff! I just took about 30 minutes reading through what I missed in this thread and its pretty interesting. I understand not hiring someone to be the face of your business due to tats making a collage around his head depending on the type of business. Everyone makes assumptions about people based on their looks and thats ok for about 5 seconds. If that instinct was not hardwired into our DNA none of our ancestors would have survived. The ancestor that did not take heed to the appearance of danger did not live to reproduce. What bothers me is that supposedly we are thinking individuals. Once that instincts makes you fearful you should be able to use your mind to reserve judgement until you actually speak with that person to even begin forming an opinion about who and what they are. Too many times people that claim to not be prejudiced, racist, or a bigoted conduct themselves in the very manner they claim to not be based on what someone looks like.

 

[beardown07]

I miss out on all the good stuff! I just took about 30 minutes reading through what I missed in this thread and its pretty interesting. I understand not hiring someone to be the face of your business due to tats making a collage around his head depending on the type of business. Everyone makes assumptions about people based on their looks and thats ok for about 5 seconds. If that instinct was not hardwired into our DNA none of our ancestors would have survived. The ancestor that did not take heed to the appearance of danger did not live to reproduce. What bothers me is that supposedly we are thinking individuals. Once that instincts makes you fearful you should be able to use your mind to reserve judgement until you actually speak with that person to even begin forming an opinion about who and what they are. Too many times people that claim to not be prejudiced, racist, or a bigoted conduct themselves in the very manner they claim to not be based on what someone looks like.

It does not matter who they are. This is business, not friendships.

 

[shitsho]

It does not matter who they are. This is business, not friendships.

???

Same thing applies in business. No one will do business with you consistently if they dont like you. They will take their money elsewhere at every opportunity.

 

[beardown07]

???

Same thing applies in business. No one will do business with you consistently if they dont like you. They will take their money elsewhere at every opportunity.

Once again....THEY can look, dress, act, however THEY want, and I will take their money just as quickly as anybody elses. Befriending them will certainly be a part of that. What I am referring to, is how I look, and/or the employees that represent MY company. If somebody walks into MY office, and sees that the person they are entrusting their money with has a fucking neck tattoo!!?? It will not matter if said neck tatted guy is the second coming of Jesus. The client is out the door, before he could get out that he's Jesus.

 

[beardown07]

I never said I wouldn't do business with a thug, I said I wouldn't hire him to represent me and my company.

 

[shitsho]

Once again....THEY can look, dress, act, however THEY want, and I will take their money just as quickly as anybody elses. Befriending them will certainly be a part of that. What I am referring to, is how I look, and/or the employees that represent MY company. If somebody walks into MY office, and sees that the person they are entrusting their money with has a fucking neck tattoo!!?? It will not matter if said neck tatted guy is the second coming of Jesus. The client is out the door, before he could get out that he's Jesus.

As a businessman, I have to say you are limiting yourself depending on your clientele. People do business with people that they like and trust. The person with a tat on his neck is just as likely to generate income that may have walked out the door because all your people look too straight laced. I have done it myself on occasion. I'd rather spend my income with people that make me feel like my business is wanted. If everyone looks like a wall street broker I tend not to trust them. Again I understand the reasons you choose to take that risk just remarking on how limited you are in generating a profit with that mindset.

 

[Jims_Doors]

Then I apologize for calling you names.

I'm impressed....

 

[Jims_Doors]

As far as hiring Birdman or Beasley. I'm sure that their looks came after they knew they were going to have a career in the NBA and would not be interviewing for a 8-5 job dealing with the public anytime soon.

 

[WhiteMamba]

Crack me up.

Have him on ignore

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Then I apologize for calling you names.

As long as you don't call me a thug, we are good.:rollseyes:

Just wondering though, what does age have to do with attacking people?

 

[HammerDown]

As long as you don't call me a thug, we are good.:rollseyes:

Just wondering though, what does age have to do with attacking people?

I thought you were 18 or under by the way you act. Stop forcing the whole prejudice thing, man. It's way tired already.

 

[beardown07]

As a businessman, I have to say you are limiting yourself depending on your clientele. People do business with people that they like and trust. The person with a tat on his neck is just as likely to generate income that may have walked out the door because all your people look too straight laced. I have done it myself on occasion. I'd rather spend my income with people that make me feel like my business is wanted. If everyone looks like a wall street broker I tend not to trust them. Again I understand the reasons you choose to take that risk just remarking on how limited you are in generating a profit with that mindset.

I do not have walk-in business for starters.

Let me ask you....the wealthy tatted-up athlete....what do you think the people that he entrusts his finances to, look like? Do you think they have neck-tattoos?

I am in a Professional business, where I hold huge sums of money for other parties....NOBODY in their right fucking mind, that comes to my company, wants to see me with a neck tattoo. "Oh hey bro, nice neck tattoo...here's $200,000.00 of my money...can you hang onto it for a bit?"

I'm not limiting any business, as I have stated before, I will take whoevers money, regardless of race, creed, etc. We don't look like wall stock brokers in my office, but I am not a fan of visible tattoos. If they can't be covered, then you will not be hired.

 

[shitsho]

I do not have walk-in business for starters.

Let me ask you....the wealthy tatted-up athlete....what do you think the people that he entrusts his finances to, look like? Do you think they have neck-tattoos?

I am in a Professional business, where I hold huge sums of money for other parties....NOBODY in their right fucking mind, that comes to my company, wants to see me with a neck tattoo. "Oh hey bro, nice neck tattoo...here's $200,000.00 of my money...can you hang onto it for a bit?"

I'm not limiting any business, as I have stated before, I will take whoevers money, regardless of race, creed, etc. We don't look like wall stock brokers in my office, but I am not a fan of visible tattoos. If they can't be covered, then you will not be hired.

I would think the wealthy tatted up athlete would entrust his finances to whoever can make his money grow for him. Sometimes its a family member and sometimes they are smart enough to invest it wisely themselves. There are plenty of stories of athletes winding up broke in part because they trusted the well dressed con man without the neck tat. My question to you is how do you know no one wants to see you with a neck tat? The very fact that you frown upon that sort of personal thing is reflected in your body language. You may have lost business that you dont even know about but I'll take your word for it that you know for sure you have never lost business.

 

[RedRum]

I thought you were 18 or under by the way you act. Stop forcing the whole prejudice thing, man. It's way tired already.

Well... Turnip is Hispanic so maybe he didnt intend for this whole thing to become a prejudice thing but it sure did.

 

[Black Adam]

Well... Turnip is Hispanic so maybe he didnt intend for this whole thing to become a prejudice thing but it sure did.

???????????????


thought he said he was Jewish. the story changing AGAIN...?

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I thought you were 18 or under

by the way you act.

Stop forcing the whole prejudice thing, man. It's way tired already.

The way I act? Your the one calling people on your site fucking morons because they don't agree with you.
Why create the thread if you don't want feedback?

Also, didn't force any prejudice thing.
Just stated MY OPINION that I don't judge a book by it's cover and went to bat to defend someone I know is a very nice kid.

The follow up business type conversation is a very real issue and I agree with alot of the perception issues.