jonny

I am saying the n-word, in a happy way. can i say the n-word? can we still use the n-word? if the n-word is soooooooo f-up to a n-person. then, why is sooo much use from a n-person?

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He went waaay to far…

Having done stand up comedy comics take risks when they make racial comments. They run the risk of hurting someones feelings. This was not part of his routine.

He is very lucky there wasn’t a riot because in LA, talking like that is danegerous. I can’t believe management let him continue. His mic should ahve been shut off.

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I have many black friends and I now that it is not right to say the n word. but they now in return that it would make me mad if they call me a HONKEY, OR CRACKER. I Love to watch black comedian’s but alot of there jokes are directed to white people compairing the two races. I draw the line on him saying that but where do other people draw the line on black people saying these things about us! for America to progress we have to love our fellow man no matter what color he is and to stop all of this racial slander going around in all races.

New leaders Unite, youre right! we should keep letting black people make racial slurs, because their ancestors were slaves! look RACISM IS WRONG! SLAVERY WAS ONE OF THE WORST CRIMES IN HUMAN HISTORY BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT BLACK PEOPLE MAKING RACIAL REMARKS IS OK! WE ALL NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AND CLEAN UP OUR ACT, NOT JUST WHITE PEOPLE!

Michael Richards was not being heckled in the club that night. A group of 20 came in and a waitress at the club was taking their drink order. Ordering drinks involves speaking so it caused a little “disturbance” while he was performing. There other ugly things happening in the USA and around the world we should also be outspoken about. Be vocal on ALL injustices!

Julia Louis Dreyfuss is NOT Jewish

God Bless America. Oh, and everywhere else.

No. Kramer! Noooo! LOL
Jesse Jackson? Why did Kramer run to “slick ass” Jesse? He went on the show and just flat-out lied. Saying that he’d Never used “that word” in his life. Except… when he “lost it” that night doing his show. C’mon.
LOL. Poor Kramer.
Now we all know damn well that some time in our life a racists remark was made in our house hold. Whether it was an innocent question. Like “Mom, whats a n***er?” or the other way around (Mom, whats a cr**ker?). Or a joke/story made by our elders or friends about the other race. Thats just the way it is. I feel bad for the guy. I would’ve had more respect for him if he’d just said “hey I’m a racist– I’m working on it.”
And as for going on J.J.’s radio show. Ha! He’s a national Joke! He’s such a puppet, I can’t take him serious as a human being.
I’m glad that the “Kramer” thing happened. It unvealed the ugliness of everyone black and white.That, Yes. Everyone is or once was a racist.Yep, Even Kramer. LOL.
LIVe-LOVe-LEARN.life

Hey, I’m far from a racist; I just knew the title would catch your attention…

LOOK… It’s like this,,, It is a double standard and that’s just how it is,,,
DEAL WITH IT… Who said that white people cant get upset when we say something and if they do they need to get the balls and say something about it. But what does the majority of the white people do, they DEAL WITH IT… There are 100 more double standers out there and it will always be, but some things you just don’t do. Maybe and that’s maybe in another 400 years black people can get over the word coming from a white person, but for now its over… I serious doubt it was a joke to the about the rude people, that episode just seem kinda personal to me… He met 95% of that nonsense. Good luck on a comeback after that in the entertainment industry, Kramer your name is mud… So good luck mud you are going to need it… You might have to make a career change so start practicing,,, “Would you like paper or plastic” remember its not “Would you like paper or plastic nigga”

Oh,,, also, New Leaders unite,,, geezs, EDUCATION!

Lifes A B!tch summed it up very well. Get over it. It’s not the only time someone did something like this, just because it’s a person in the spotlight, it’s worse? Racist people need help education, so give it to them.

Oh yeah: in regards to Turd, if black skin is so appaling, why do countless numbers of people continue to sit out in the sun or “tan” all day? I bet the all the women you know (mom & sis) “work on their tan” like everyone else. Guess what makes skin leathery……thats right, overexposure to UV radiation from the sun. still I rise, new leaders unite.

In regards to all you ignorant, uneducated, incompetent people that posted comments making light of the choice of words used by kramer, go read a book. Ignorance is the fuel of racism. The word nigger is in no way comparable to whitey, honkey, cracker, or any other racial slurs. the context of a word is what defines the word. The context of nigger has over 2 centuries of racial hatred that ultimately was responsible for untold numbers of lynchings, rapes, experimentations with deadly diseases on humans, the death of hundreds of thousands of humans in result of war and so on. If blacks had carried these crimes out on whites, then the context of cracker would be as offensive as nigger, but since this has not yet occurred……… Seriously people, your ignorance will only hold you back. You can reply with some smart ass “politically correct” comment if you want, but while your ignorance will continue to chain you down, still I rise…………

LOL: Kramer, said more than just the n word. It was a TIRADE, an ongoing DIATRIBE in which he said “50 years ago, (those blacks) would have been hung upside down.” That’s more than just a word. He’s talking about murder. It seems to me that your narrow view of the world and your ignorance guide you toward making nonsensical gibberish-like remarks that seem to make sense only to you, bigots and insensitive people.

Turd, whoever’s skin you felt obviously needs some lotion. So go and buy and give it to that person…..Sheesh!

In response to an earlier post- Cris Rock and Richard Pryor may have made fun of white people, but did they include a real scenario in which white people were killed by blacks, such as that lynching scenario? They said racial jokes, which I am against, but did they point out someone and say over and over again: look at the honkey, look at the honkey and make references to lynching or some other form of intimidation and death? Please, don’t downplay what that ignorant bastard did. We all know what he did not was only racist, it was hateful….for whatever reason.

Okay folks. Firstly, someone using the “n” word is different than someone constantly saying the “n” word in anger- over and over and over again, with an inclusion of a lynching scenario. That is far different than someone just saying “n.” He reminds me of a bigot in the 1700s and 1800s. His anger is scary. He seemed sincere in his apologize, but let’s remember- he’s an actor. It’s possible he was merely trying to save his career. I will never watch Seinfeld again.

Okay, folks let’s get real

And yes I love Seinfeld and Kramer is funny ass Hell! I’m still watching the show.

(I am Afr. American)
Though poor Kramer lost his cool, and Spazzed out. He apologized, for his actions, so we should cut him some slack.
It seems to me that he got caught off gaurd and couldn’t take the pressure of the a- holes whom were hackling him; and most likely he may have had a few drinks (as some comedians do when doing stand-up) and ran off at the mouth. That being said brings me to my point. Yes, he is a racist– but who isn’t, or wasn’t once upon a time? racism and discrimination exists because of ignorance until that particular person acknowledge it, learn about the person, race etc. and are willing to change. Which is what I think Kramer did. He felt humiliated, his back was against the wall, his instinct told him to defend him-self -too bad for him thats the only amo he had- which was low but sh*t..H’e human, He apologized, let’s move foward.
(and for my “peeps” banking on the double standard “thingy”)
Sadly, yes. The “N” word does have power, only to those who let it, though. I know many of my people want to use the slavery stories and the Jim -Crow sh*t as an excuse to cry, but alot of us don’t know how to take that and let it empower themselves, for the better, over come it. Damn!
—and as for the Hip Hop community using the word. We use it
(as I’m explaning) as empowerment. Turning something Bad into Good. Like the Word B*tch. Women used to hate it now, it’s like a compliment in some cases.
*LIVE-LOVE-LEARN-life

Nein sk what the hell do you mean “He’s not white, he’s Jewish (!!????) Did your mother have any children that lived?? first off Dummy, HE is not Jewish, and most Jewish people are white you imbecile!!

If someone said some shit like this about jews you would never here the last of it!! if jews are critized in any way, the person is targeted and labeled as anti sem. And he just wants to apologize!!

I of course meant to say that nigger should not be used by other races than blacks themselves, sorry

I Love Seinfeld and think that michael richards was great as Kramer. I really think that he should get a second chance in that i really felt that his apology on Letterman was heartfelt

That Being Said, what he said on the stage was horrible. i dont think it was quite inexcusable, but it was one of the worst rants ive heard from a pro. Sure Comedians Like Chris Rock and Richard Pryor(though he is deceased) make fun of white people daily, it is a double standard. It may be one of the only double standards that is correct. Nigger should not be used by ANY race other than whites. Including hispanics. Eouropean hispanics had a hand in slavery and mexicans had slaves too. We need to forgive Richards and move on too what is really the topic…Racism. We need to stop letting nascar fans carry confederate flags everywhere and we need to have black people and Latinos stop demeaning white people by openly using racial slurs and such. Just because it is now accepted doesnt mean its right!

Michael Richards referring to African Americans as N****** and talking about lyncings is absolutely appaling in the year 2006. Some people have claimed that N word is used by black all the time among themselves and therefore it is okay if white people and other races use it. Others have claimed that blacks refer to whites in racially deragtory langauge as well during comedy and that no big deal is made of it. The difference between whites calling blacks the N word, is the power behind the word. The power behind the word comes from centures of slavery and almost another hundered years of Jim Crow. During slavery balcks were called the N word and they were beaten, sold, their families were broken up, millions of women were raped, they were unable to learn, had no freedom, they lost their African culture and religion, were made to beleive that their black skin and features were ugly. During Jim Crow, blacks were not able to live in certain areas, held back from getting jobs because of their skin color, black women and girls were still raped with no justice, blacks were made to feel as if their black beauty was not good enough…And once again during JIm Crow blacks were called N*****. Therefore, if a white person cals a black person a N****** it is like bringing back all of these things that have happedned to African Americans, since the early 1600’s to the late 1960’s. Centuries of oppression. There is power in that word and whites had and have the power over it and when they speak that word it conjures in the hearts, minds, and souls, of African Americans the plight of our anscetors in slavery, the plight of our grandparents during Jim Crow, and the plight of African Americans today experiencing instiutionalized racism, overtly and covertly.

*A black calling a white person a racially dergatory name does not have the same power, because blacks have not oppressed whites for centuries, blacks did not enslave whites, and keep them from their inalienable rights. Thus the word is just a word and not a powerful tool like N***** designed to remind balcks of their degrading history in this country and as a means for some whites to try to put balcks in their ’supposed’ place.

I’ll never be able to watch Seinfeld without thinking of this. And I loved Kramer too…
And all you racists posting on this you’ll get yours.

Why does black peoples skin feel like leather?

He may not be actually racist (as in truly thinking other races are of less value), but he sure is an asshole!!

Yes, Michael Richards was very wrong in what he did. Yet, contrary to what some may believe, going to a school where, without a doubt “n*****” is the most common address from black students to one another, the word has completely lost its potency (as stated before). Have you not listened to rap music? Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Ludakris…they throw it out more than “hey” or “hello”. Life imitates pop culture, it defines what is hip or cool to 10’s of millions of people, and because rap has sank to such a low, much of urban America think that its alright. Even blacks like Bill Cosby who uphold a great deal of class, has stated that the African American community has completely lost touch somewhere along the way, where saying the most hateful word conjured in the English language is somehow O.K. There’s is a large difference between racism and cultural fallout. This does not mean in any way that Richards was justified, it just means he was stupid enough to let his emotions get the best of him. I do not consider myself a racist in any way, yet I do believe that the black community should claim responsibility for the popularity the word has gained in the past 15 years and somehow come to terms what is happening.

No excuses, I hate that word, and as a matter of fact I could get fired from my job for just using that word. But what if say Dave Chappelle used white racial epithets, in anger, at a white audience member? Would the outrage be there??

Just a short note about the ease with which we criticise the Seinfeld cast for not doing anything as good since the show went down.
Jeseph Heller was once interviewed by a typically sarcastic journalist who asked him how it is to live with the fact that none of his other books ever reached the quality and fame of Catch 22.
Joseph Heller replied something like: “Well that’s true of most books in general, no?”

Black comics throw around cracker, honky, and whitey like they’re goin out of style. What’s the difference?

Contrary to common belief, Michael Richards (Kramer) is not Jewish. He is the only actor in the Seinfeld comedy show, who is not Jewish.

The fine line between whats funny and whats not. I’ll admit when he said that “fork up your ass” bit I had a chuckle, maybe two. Had he stopped there we probably wouldnt be hearing about it. You have to be VERY careful when using the n-word in comedy. For example, when Chris Rock uses it is generally accepted, black people call each other it here and there No harm, no foul. Comedians like George Carlin and David Cross use because they either a) make point using the n-word that’s funny(Carlin: “It’s all about context) or b) they’re making fun of the people that misuse it(Cross: Trent Lott bit “The niggers have their own TV Channel?!”)But when its anger, and I highlight ANGER not bigotry, you cross the line and piss people off.

Plus, he was provoked…hecklers are assholes no matter who you are. He should have kept his cool…he was pissed off…he lost it…t’was not. End of story.

He flipped out on Andy Kaufman on that Friday night sketch comedy show(ABC’s answer to SNL) in the late 70’s. Show a video of that. It’s classic!

This is actually a great moment in race relations. Kramer drops the “n-bomb” and instead of killing Whitey, the guy comes back with something to the effect of “This is why you’re unsuccessful,” leaving Kramer stammering. My hat is off to you, Anonymous Black Heckler.

hey what happened to peoples sense of humor did it die or what???

but that was very unkind of him to say the “N” word i guess its just a racial misunderstanding… between african americans and caucasions… and between every race on the face of this earth…

Anyone who tries to defend this as comedy, or Kaufmanesque, or any other ridiculous thing is merely believing what they want to rather than what they know is true. Comedy usually has, oh, you know, a punch line. As far as the Kaufman comparisons, does Richards have a history of doing outrageous things to fool the audience? No. That was just the case of a guy flipping out for whatever reason and completely losing it.

For you idiots trying to bitch about a double standard because black comedians make jokes about white people, I’d be right there with you, except that Richards never *made* a joke. If Richards had found a clever spin on some kind of racial stereotype, it would be one thing. Having an argument with an audience member and using a racial slur repeatedly is quite another.

And let’s not play dumb about the “n” word, either. You know damn well there’s a BIG difference between black people using it among themselves as a term of endearment and a white person saying it angrily as an insult. Are we going to pretend we don’t understand what CONTEXT is, now?

If the act had been done in a manner that was funny as hell…it would have worked for him, since the act was not michael’s normal tossing of his body around and being physical he tried to dive into an area butt ass naked and not understanding…..you have got to know what the fuck your doing at ALL TIMES!!!!!! His sytle of comedy does not need a battle, so he needs to stay the fuck out of combat comedy….Its a dirty game. Now he has got to face alot of…….um!!! PEOPLE

white people should be able to call blacks anything we want for inflicting rap music upon the world

I’m not making excuses. I’m just saying that the hip hop world brought the “N” word (a word that is supposed to be so disrespectful that I hear young black teens call each other that word all the time) that it definitely has lost it’s power. It was the hip hop community that is responsible for that. And I did not defend Richards’ comments about lynching.

It sure hasn’t lost its potency when a white man says it in anger at a black man, while also making reference to lynchings.

Quit making excuses.

I know what Richards said was inapropriate but I honestly feel that the “N” word has lost it’s potentcy. Is it just me or do I constantly hear that “shocking” word used in rap lyrics and being used by today’s youth on a regular basis? I guess it’s only a shocking when you want it to be.

Unfortunately, he sounded a little too comfortable using the word — so I am guessing he’s had some practice.

The douche bags that talk and mock a performer deserve to be mocked. But a professional comediene has to know he may be mocked and should handle it with humor. But since Richards isn’t funny without a good script, he was unarmed. He sounds like he’s an emotional mess and needs therapy or meds. Who knows if he’s a true racist. He definitely said horrible things.

Don’t know anyhing about Mr. Richards’ current situation, but he definitely crosses the line here in terms of audience abuse, and he can’t hide behind freedom of speech on this one. T-Bone’s prediction of his excuses is right on. I think appropriate penance might be a solo performance of James Baldwin’s classic GOING TO MEET THE MAN at the 2008 Republican
National Convention - on acid, if possible!

wh ydo we care so much about what celebrities, or has beens, have to say? Is anyone really hurt by this? Sure, it’s wrong, but he’s not exactly leading our country to war, now is he?

Owing to RS’s recent need to make playlists for everything, I feel compelled to start one for Michael Richard’s outburst too. Can anyone outdo Sly And The Family Stone’s “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey?” Have a listen and let the Healing begin…

He’s not White he’s Jewish.

Just saw him on Letterman. The man looks utterly destroyed down to his core. What he did was wrong, but I can’t help but pity him. He’s obviously more of a tortured, angry soul than an unabashed racist.

Sounds like these guys were talking constantly during the routine,maybe those of you who feel the need to chit chat during movies,concerts,other shows should stay the hell home.I know as a consumer who spends good money at these venues .I’M SICK OF IT TOO!

Kramer rocks. The black dude probably was being a jerk and not paying attention. As an actor, I know how bothersome it is when you’re doing your best and people are not showing respect. A lot of blacks lack manners and the media is portraying them as supercool and the shit. If someone calls them on the BS he’s crucified? When the black comics poke fun at other races it’s justified? I think they deserve to be treated the way they treat other races. Once you get a dose of your own bad medicine, it’s always bitter. I think there always will be a racial divide, so let’s just accept it and live with it. That’s the truth.

Theres a difference between telling jokes about people and calling people racial slurs. Chris Rock makes fun of white people, he doesn’t say we should be lynched. Michael Richards is an embarrassment to white people. Beleive it or not the N word is not in all caucasians’ vocabulary, and it shouldn’t be in anyones. Richards is lucky he didn’t get punched in the mouth. I guess I was wrong when I thought it was 2006, not 1956.

I SEE ROLLING STONE CAN SAY “F” IN TREIR MAGAZINE. A MAGAZINE THAT HAS MORE ADS THAN ARTICLES AND ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH HAVING THE NEXT TEEN TRASH WHORE ON THE COVER THAN SOMEONE THAT DID SOMETIHNG FOR MUSIC. BUT I CAN’T SAY “F” ON SITE.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH OF NOW!

He was wrong in what he said. The thing that bothers me is that if white can’t say n***a then they can’t say cracker. i am sorry it is offensive. Black comedians say we are all rednecks and have no rythm. Bonham, Moon, Krammer, Pert, and Erna are great drummers and guess what they ARE FUCKIN WHITE. I am not racist but come on! I had a black 3rd grader told me only white people like baseball. Excuse what color is Bonds’s steroid taking ass, BLACK SO FUCK YOU! And it was black people that set OJ free. Drop the double standards. I heard someone say the white people are made to feel ashamed of being. white, I have to agree. Maybe the black people are the racists, The civil war was over 200 years ago, and I know my family never owned any slaves, so GET THE FUCK OVER IT!

The irony of this bit zoomed ten football fields over my head. One day I hope I will fathom his brilliant post-modern criticism of race relations in America.

I’m so lame.

When everyone was participating in a hilarious Kaufmanesque command-response deconstruction of a pigment enriched heckler and his gangly microphone-swinging quarry, I was shocked and revulsed. Now I suppose my acceptance of his mea culpa MAKES ME THE JACKASS AGAIN–am I right?

OK, Go ahead, laugh-away you goddamn urban sophisticates, I’ve got some corn husks to shuck.

he’s a fucking idiot

What bothers me the most about this is that people go to comedy shows where there are primarily black comics, who some are very very funny, but all they do is talk about white people and say demeaning things. When a white comic says something even in response to heckling or the basic rudeness of people in the crowd and say one small thing they are a “racist”. Enough with the double standard. Sure what he said will be considered wrong to a lot of people, but at the same time you go to a comedy club you should expect to be smashed one way or another if you be rude to the guy on stage. If you are offended by what the comic says to you, too bad, deal with it, you acted up to get them going in the first place. You can’t deal with that kind of stuff being tossed at you, stop going to comedy shows. Not every comic in the world is a little PC “funny person”. The fact that he is being called a racist is making me sick. These double standards really must stop.

unbelievable…

to whomever said “it’s just a word, lighten up people”, are you really that clueless? Words mean things and illustrate thoughts. Actions happen as a result of these thoughts. How do you think any horrible thing happens whether it is the holocaust or slavery or whatever..people thought things composed of words and began to act on those thoughts. Please come back to reality.

And for those trying to equate Richards with Lenny Bruce or Bill Hicks..Hicks and Bruce were geniuses. They were caustic, but always used wit and great timing in their acts. They knew what the lines were, and when to play around with those lines, but never cross them.

Richards crossed the line. He was part of a great TV show, but is a hack stand up. This was sheer loss of control and racial hatred. We can accept his apology, but honestly he’s ruined his career.

this is bull. people get over it. now if a white person says nigger they get a hate crime. but if a black, red, yellow, orange, or fucking tye dye person calls a white person cracker, whitey, or any other term it is funny or accepted. yes people have been massacared by caucasians before but that was in the past, get over it. stuff happened to your grandparents, greatgrands, ect.

I hated seeing this happen I.ve always thought of Micheal as a gifted man and it’s sad to know that because of the color of my skin he bases his feeling towards me!

dude was just trying to be lenny bruce i think… but we all know you can’t be him these days

Michael!

What were you thinking? As a Pro, you should have handled yourself much better than that…much much much better.

I watched the tape twice from different websites and it was really offensive.

APOLOGIZE! And folks please forgive him, after all, we all make mistakes, we are human.

in response to tyronne’s remarks,
“what’s the big deal?
He just said what’s on every white man’s mind”…what a gross generalization on your part! it’s really sad that you feel that way, i just hope you understand that all white men don’t think alike…and it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.

Does anyone know what pissed him off in the first place or was this just a crazy rant?

its not like he killed anyone…lighten up

and what is Michael Richards “bitter” about?? he was a key member of THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION…only 3 other actors can claim that with him…. thats mroe success than any of us will ever have

who gives a shit? its ok for black people to insult whites all day…rolling stone doesnt have shit to say about that…michael richards was wrong….but its his right to say whatever the hell he wants…if i were to sit around and get offended everytime someone said something about my race, i would get nothing done….its not like he killed anyone

actually tbone, ive heard that on every single site this storys been debated on that ive come across today…

I don’t understand the “double standard” defense here. Even if you think that black comedians get away with some unfair, hateful remarks in their routines….so what? If one group of people can get away with doing something WRONG then how does it become any less immoral for you to do it yourself?

I think some racial humor is funny, but shouting racial slurs at the top of your lungs in an effort to hurt somebody is not funny at all. I don’t think any comedian could have gotten away with that sort of rant (no matter what race) but even if some could have, well, that doesn’t make it right. Punishment or no punishment, this sort of thing is unacceptable…

Within the next week, he’ll attribute this to drugs, alcohol, or molestation by his rabbi when he was a kid. You heard it here first.

Seinfeld Season 7 DVD out tomorrow

Well, dont interrupt a white man and that wont happen

MOVE ON!

NO ONE HAS BEEN HAD!

NO CONSPIRICIES!

NO JOKE!

HE IS A RACIST!THEY EXSIST,ALWAYS HAVE,ALWAYS WILL.

THE END.

It definitely seems plausible, I mean, he was part of an Andy Kaufman event himself. It just seems way to theatrical to be true, racists don’t have the depth Richards shows here, he acknowledges the audience’s preconcieved notions about language and obsenity and then blows them away, and then actually survey’s the audience’s reaction by saying how shocked they are. A true racist wouldn’t do that, because inherent in racism is ugly stupid hateful simplicity, and there was something else going on in that clip. I think you’ve all been had.

There’s a big difference between Chris Rock making a generalization about white people, and Michael Richards slurring a black person. One humorously comments on racial division, the other further separates us. Even ol’ Mel Gibson’s slurs weren’t personalized.

Michael Richards, what a dickhole.

Maybe he was doing some kind of Andy Kaufman joke, where he just tries to make everyone as squimish as possible. The black dude was probably in on it.

we are all missing the point here…the point is, that Soul Asylum Rocks!

Someone new for liberals who have done absolutely nothing for anybody to look down their greasy noses at. Cause that’s what being a liberal is all about.

To bad that the word still holds such power over us all. If he called us all penut butter heads with the same intensity would we be as upset? And so what if black comdiens do the same thing. I guess it doesnt bother white people that much because they dont let the words get to them like we do!

If that was a joke, he should definitely retire from comedy, because it wasn’t funny at all. If it wasn’t, and it seemed that way, he should apologize immediately. Saying lynching black people is good isn’t funny.

And everyone talking about double standard: there are plenty of white comedians who make jokes about black stereotypes. Turn on Comedy Central on Friday night. But even if there weren’t any, black comedians using “cracker” aren’t suggesting that lynching the would be a good thing.

yawn.

Black comedians have been racist for years in the jokes and comments, but no one, i mean no one has ever accused them of being a racist, it is a double standard for the industry as well as the trash talkers who fake “offended’ at the drop of a hat, because of slavery that their own people sold them into 200 years ago!
Get over it, and get a life!

Good thing he got some dough from Seinfeld!

If he said it once, it would not have been so bad, but he kept repeating it. Not cool, dude.

Listen, if you can’t wrap your heads around this joke then don’t ever say Andy Kaufman has any comedic merit. If you think that this performance is offensive, then Bill Hicks is a grumpy old hateful racist as well. It’s all in the same vein of following the joke through, it’s made to shock and disconnect the audience from their normal standards of what offends them. At least I hope, otherwise it’s awful. However, you’re all too quick to write someone off, have a little faith: look how happy he was when he pissed the crowd off. Look at all the coverage he’s getting. It’s just a thought.

Hello- I would like to invite Mr.Richards to join our klan,I know he will fit right in.

Thank you-THE GRAND WIZARD

Oh im just faaabulous

He apologized the next night at the same club. No excuse. They called him a Cracker? Dear God, they replaced his name,race, and gender identification with the word used to describe a baked good? How awful, and how totally worth his hideuos tirade! So much worse than calling someone a nigger, you know, a word with over 400 years of hate and evil powering its usage. Sickening.

Don’t buy Season 7, and stop watching the reruns.

Why does every racist white guy think he can win one of these arguments with “political correctness is killing our country”? Why do these folks think it makes them seem more intellectual than a Klansman? It doesn’t.

Funny how nobody makes a big deal about the guys calling him a cracker in the ordeal. If a word is that devastating to you then seek professional help. To the person who said Seinfeld is all he is done well that is more than most do in a lifetime. Would love to see their resume.

Michael Richards comments aren’t an example of how messed up our western culture is and why it will soon be pulverized into extinction by 7th century inspired religious lunatics. But our reaction to them is. Political correctness is killing western culture. I’m from mixed parentage, my ancestors on one side were slaves, on the other side slaveholders. You should hear the jokes I get away with. I really tan well, too. And looking at Michael, I’ll bet we’re cousins, albeit distantly. I think the whole shebang is damn funny. This is a beauty set-up by Richards that shows that Seinfeld is as much a part of the PC cult as any uninspired psuedo intellectual. I hope Richards is laughing his head off at the lot of you and never apologizes. Grow up, cause like he said, he probably could afford to have the lot of you thrown in jail. But he should start with whoever put Lohans head on Dylan’s shoulders. Now that was worse than any supposedly racial slur…

HA!HA!HA! I ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS A RACIST.

Kind of funny at first but then he just goes pshyco and ruins it.

it’s uncalled for to heckle too. just fucking leave if he isn’t funny

2 Brian : There was no humore in Richards tirade and white people have not been through 400 years of slavery, so shut your mouth.

Who cares? Black comedians can make whatever statements they want against whites, but when a white comedian says something, oh, it’s WRONG! Double standard.

Black people constantly joke about white people and call each other niggers. What’s the problem?

Oh, I am so upset. Oh, dear.

whatta drag…he was trying to pull off some Lenny Bruce style “I’m a comic who can say anything cuz I’m brilliant” type-shit, but it just ended up showing he’s a regular, angry, garden variety peckerwood…a shame

Unbelievable! I still think he was wasted or something. Who knows?

I like soul asylum too, mainly Let Your Dim Light Shine, though most prefer Gravedancer’s Union, I guess because of the commercial success, but I can’t fault them for that as I’ve been guilty of the same from time to time.

I’m surprised jerry wasn’t like what’s the deal with racism? I think that there’s only one race, and that’s the human race.

seriously, soul asylum rules!

This is easily the worst thing he’s done since UHF.

haha motha fucka kramer. atleast he’s not afraid to voice his mind. thats real. offensive, yes. but real.

Here’s Seinfeld comment : The actor’s former costar, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, released a statement to Extra saying that he is “sick” over Richards’ statements. “I’m sure Michael is also sick over this horrible, horrible mistake,” says Seinfeld. “It is so extremely offensive. I feel terrible for all the people who have been hurt.”

I feel kinda sick now. I hate racist scumbags.

I guess this might delay the Seinfeld reunion for a while huh?

That’s just sad.

awesome. its just a word. lighten up.

Kramer ftw!