What he said IS enough to be labeled a racist and he has been labeled that by many people. Maybe not in your opinion, but he has been labeled a racist based on what he's said.
@the bold may be true, but what does that have to do with Ferry? He MADE the comments. The fact that it's happening with other scouts in other boardrooms doesn't give Ferry a pass to say what he said.
IMO these offenses ARE enough to lose your job over...especially if you're in a position where you are representing a franchise and your job is to make personnel decisions on athletes (who are predominantly African American in a predominantly African American city).
BTW, I do agree that if Deng is two faced as a person that's relevant, but why bring up his ethnic & racial background as a way to qualify it?
I don't envision a scenario where he returns and honestly good riddance