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The Michael Richards... thing

Postby Doc Sigma » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:34 pm

If you don't know what I'm talking about, just search YouTube or something. (Our work blocks YouTube, so I can't post a link.)

Basically, Michael Richards (Kramer from "Seinfeld") went nuts at a recent stand-up event. A couple of Black guys were heckling him, and he called them... something very bad... many times.

So yeah. Thoughts?
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:41 pm

I'm getting tired of celebrities defending their comrades when they do something obviously bad. Jerry Seinfeld is doing himself no favor by saying that Richards isn't racist, and I doubt the latter will profit from the defense either.

The modern milieu makes it difficult to admit one's own bigotry even to oneself. But that's no excuse.
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Postby sandblaster » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:53 pm

Big deal. He lost control and made a mistake. It happens to everybody. Just because he used a racist word it doesn't make him racist.
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Postby Arloest » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:59 pm

It still blows, though.
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Postby Muninn » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:07 pm

I have trouble seeing this guy as anything but wacky and eccentric.
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:19 pm

Just because he used a racist word it doesn't make him racist.
He didn't just say the N word, which would be bad enough. He said something to the effect that the heckler would have gotten a terrible punishment decades ago. It sounded as tho he were hoping for the KKK to make a comeback.
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Postby Rooster » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:45 am

What an idiot. Seinfeld is still a funny show though.
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Postby Tabris_The_17th » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:19 am

Another beloved celebrity that's tragically hit rock bottom. It would be nice if he could make ammends and pick himself up from all this...but honestly, he wasn't really up before this happened.
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Postby Angstwolf » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:33 am

What an idiot. Seinfeld is still a funny show though.
That pretty much sums up my thoughts.
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Postby Fritz » Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:51 am

Just because he used a racist word it doesn't make him racist.
What does make him racist, then?
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