Comedian Michael "Kramer" Richards Goes Into Racial Tirade, Banned From Laugh Factory

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July 5, 2007 at 8:22 am

Well this is America, and that means free speech people!

December 22, 2006 at 7:17 pm

YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF ni***rS!

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December 10, 2006 at 2:31 pm

Asshole double standard saying if a black man says honkey or cracker it's not as bad as a white saying ni***r. Who ever wrote that is a two faced stupid f**k, and I don't even know what color they are. The words are synonymous. BOTH WORDS ARE WRONG-- PERIOD. Less hateful is still hate. Donnell is a dummy.

December 5, 2006 at 3:12 am

Tebby, you're full of shit...period

December 2, 2006 at 6:25 pm

look i only have a thing to say and thats this, what mr richards did was wrong and distastefull,, end of story ,, but i wanna touch on one thing ,, stunt or not, no one is saying anthing of the responce that the gentleman said back to ricards ,, calling him a blank cracker ,,, that is racist yet no one said anything , why ,,, cuz that guy is not famous,,

November 30, 2006 at 11:00 pm

Racism does not only exsist on white on black but any race towards any race i am white and am in a black community and am always getten looked and and called names....i have to brush it off but still any names can b hurtfull if u think about like that I think "Cramer"went about it in a wrong way cuz i feel if the white community doesent want to b called honkey and dis and dat they need to look at themselves and not think well look and dat N**Ga it rediculus but t cant change sum ones heart u think racism is not a sensetive subject your a blind idiot

November 30, 2006 at 7:44 am

I'm totally tired of all of this. Racist huh? It amazes me how these people act as though they under attack and yet they can go around with no respect for anyone or anything and say what ever they please. This is crap!! I don't pitty them. "Everyone" say's stupid junk but, if you're white then you better watch what you say. Thats BS!!! It's fine when we're at the end of the hurtful remarks though. They take this entirely too damn far!

November 28, 2006 at 6:33 am

The rest of the show was funny, but the media doesn't talk about that. I got up to go to the bathroom and when I came back the show was over. Dangit.

November 27, 2006 at 11:23 pm

I am not a friend of Mr Michael Richards and was most certainly never "hanging" out with him in a club. If I was, I would not have been laughing or joking.

November 27, 2006 at 4:01 pm

I am not a friend of Mr Michael Richards and was most certainly never "hanging" out with him in a club. If I was, I would not have been laughing or joking.

November 27, 2006 at 4:01 pm

Man who woulda thought Kramer of all white people would be racist but hey you never kno people these dayz to kramer even tho he will probably never read this cuz itz a black website lol thatz f**ked up man fo'real we in da audience tryin to support yo ass and you gone do some krazy shit like that...

November 26, 2006 at 10:29 pm

He has no class...regardless.... here is a man who is on stage and feeling insecure over a couple of "heckler's"
.......he could have used a different approach and had security remove them... kike, mick, whop, gee, chink, spic, jicky, polack,frog...none of these other words would be tolerated...
he obviously was incredibly insecure of his stand up...he is a physical comedian who might not be worth watching as a stand up comic....

p.s. he was definitely drunk....and he still is a jerk.....

November 26, 2006 at 9:42 pm

JFK, YOU are a bigot 100%!

Just live with it.

Tell you what, YOU try going to, say, a third world country and "Do for yourself". That's what the situation was like in New Orleans. You can try this out for yourself if you are so tough. Just go to mexico and throw away your passport, money and other identification and just start walking south.

You'll find that the world isn't so easy when you have nothing.

Fact is, the words that the guy used were just him projecting his hate. Just Like JFK was projecting his hate. These fools disgust me.

Tho, I DO prefer to know who my enemies are. that way, I know who to show compassion to and who I should not.

If Richards (or the guy posting as JFK for that matter), were lying in a ditch, half dead, I would step on them as I passed by. That is the closest thing to an honorable passing that bigots like them deserve.

November 26, 2006 at 5:37 pm

I think people are crying for nothing again.It s no big deal.
Black people and jews are always victims of horrible crimes and it is not about to change if they keep on crying.

November 26, 2006 at 12:02 pm

I can't believe there is even a debate about whether his statements were deplorable. Anyone who thinks hurling the n-word at people who he assumes are heckling him is simply expressing resistance to political correctness or feeling the "white man's burden" is just opportunisitcally advancing a political agenda that has nothing to do with a clearly racist remark. There was no political statement he was making (unless racism is a political statement) and sorry, but people that do not have racism in their hearts do not express outrage that way.

Does it make anybody else wonder about the Seinfeld franchise. Based in New York City, can any of you recall one black role on that show that wasn't a menial job (exterminator, etc.)? What does that say about a show about a city whose largest ethnic group is African-American?

November 26, 2006 at 10:32 am

Comments taken from the Papi and Shan Show

In DEFENSE of Micheal Richards?

Oh, indeed WE are well aware of the backlash forthcoming from defending this supposed racial attack... still this IS the entertainment biz... Now before you delete us, label us Uncle' this or cousin' that... attempt to hear our most logical' viewpoint.

Micheal Richards is a performer... a man trying to eat... feed himself and his family.

Point:

If YOU as a fan, feel compelled to show up at a man's workplace and HECKLE the money out of his pocket... BY RULE of Comedian to Heckler ,

YOU MUST SHUT A HECKLER UP AT ANY and ALL COST...

A HECKLER is a FOOL... a IDIOT, a person who doesn't respect Entertainment!

He/she shows up to ruin your venue... and possibly your career.

Point is, if you are bold enough to yell out at a comedians show, then BE prepared for whatever he/she fires back. Take the medicine or sit down ... shut the #@! up and of course enjoy the show. Because, the Show must go on! Ask the Promoters who lose money when a HECKLER takes over the room!

Now in the case of our people, a white comedian doesn´t stand a snowballs chance in hell of shutting a blackman up once a bruva is on a roll! Rankin', knee slappin' and shootin the dozens...

thus the greater point becomes, if you open your mouth at a PAID Comedic Venue, then leave your sensitivities at home when COMEDIANS fire back!

Hey let's cut the over sensitive crap! Richard Pryor made a Entertainment Legend out of himself for the use of the word.

Talk about hypocrisy...

Anyway...

Imagine, if it were any of us regular people and a fool showed up at your JOB shouting and demeaning us ... Honestly what would YOU do?

Let me guess, you would exchange several pleasentries to calm them down, maybe give them some cookies... and a little milk... right?

Yeah right....

WE would be the first to say what Micheal Richards said or worse...

In fact, WE probably would have said something like...

"*6*, shut your ugly *** up! "

and everybody would have laughed hysterically depending on the timing and delivery. ie. D.L Hugely, Bernie Mack, Damon Wayans, Martin, Dave Chapelle, Eddie Griffith indeed the list is endless.

See none of these two bit HECKLERS a the Micheal Richards Show would dare go to any of the above forementioned venues and say a thing.

But at the Micheal Richards joint, they figure Micheal Richards is a white boy pushover' and they can get away with anything they want.

Well, to me... white boy fired back with precision! Lit that *** up!

This is The Entertainment Business...

and point blank, a HECKLER is a germ! A disease...

Similar to a tagger... Real Artist like Micheal "Kramer" Richards bombed a Classic with The Seinfeld Show and here comes some taggin pisser trying to piss on the ART!

At a Eminem Show, your *** woulda been shot... forget the fork!

It´s Hip Hop Baby... roll wit da punches...........

if ya can't take the heat, shut up while a man works.

Article Written by: Kareem Raheem -Muhammad - Mohammed X Shabazz Johnson

POWER TO THE COMEDIANS!

The Toughest Job in Entertainment

November 25, 2006 at 6:30 pm

They Called Richards a Cracker, Why Dosent Jessie Jackson Care About That?

November 25, 2006 at 1:10 pm

What he did was wrong but he does not deserve to have his career ruined because of it. Everyone looses their temper and everyone responds differently towards that.

November 25, 2006 at 12:35 pm

I have read the comments posted on this page and quite frankly I am shocked that people are not taking this thing more seriously.I am not saying that my life will stop because of the ignorance of one white man but I don't believe that his ignorane should be taken lightly.One of the commenters on this page a Mr. Jonh F Kennedy, stated that he is frustrated by the fact that as a white man he has to be sensitive to blacks because of what happend in the past and that he can sympatise with Michael Richards frustation,but then says that he doesn't agree with what he did.That's a oxymoron! Well quite frankly I don't see how a racial tyrade has anything to do with the frustration of being racially sensitive. He was speaking out of hate not frustration and now he is worried about his career and that is the only reason we, meaning the public both black and white, are getting this half hearted apology. As human beings we should think of each other as such and when you use harmful language towards one another that keeps us from being able for move forward. We are living in the year 2006 and we still have people who hate because of the color of someones skin.Its just pigmentation! There is nothing different about a black man from a white man. When are we going to be able to accept that and live in peace.The sad thing about it is, is that we will probably never know.

November 25, 2006 at 10:23 am

Who are you people that are condoning his behaviour? Are you from another planet? It made me feel sick. The rage that he had when he was saying those words. Those words came from a very evil place and I can not believe that there are people that support it. U are a bloody idiot JFK wanna be.

November 25, 2006 at 1:24 am

Look people, it's 2006 we all know that the N word is not acceptable to say by non blacks unless you are trying to start trouble. Sometimes depending on who you are speaking with blacks cant even say it to other blacks. He shouldn't have said it, he showed his true colors PERIOD!

November 24, 2006 at 7:55 pm

JFK, you might want to run your thoughts through a grammar and spell check next time you post. It might get taken a tad more seriously.
Somehow, though, I doubt it.
You are a very narrow-minded bigot, and you need to thank your lucky stars that you're privileged enough to live such an obviously sheltered life. With an attitude like yours, you wouldn't last two minutes in the real world.
There's no excuse for Michael Richards' tirade.
Period.

November 24, 2006 at 6:55 pm

Anger is a very ugly thing.

November 23, 2006 at 3:34 pm

What's this world coming to?
You can't even call anyone a ni***r anymore.
Don't they know that this could bankrupt the entire rap community.

November 23, 2006 at 10:34 am

It's just a word! Black People need to shut up, grow up and MOVE ON! It's just a word!!! Are you really going to let a "word" get to you? c'mon if he would of killed your family member, slept with your g/f then get mad, but over a word??? Black people need to get over it! seriously....you ask "when racism going to end?" ....well here's my question...when will black people stop acting like they're the only victims of America??

November 22, 2006 at 10:59 pm

i personaly think that he is a sorry indiviual with not thing to do but at lease now we kno wht and how he realy is

November 22, 2006 at 9:15 pm

You guys are all idiots, except for Pabs and troy.
JFK is right about using history as a crutch though.
Teddy, you are not an idiot either

how many people here actually attended the show, they are the only ones who deserve an opinion on this matter. Because the media is lying to us.

November 22, 2006 at 7:54 pm

Reply to ad:
"they act all freindly (sic) but you can tell deep inside they want to see us suffering"
You can tell this? How astute of you. Or perhaps it's predjudicial thinking coming to the surface. Those in glass houses...

November 22, 2006 at 7:27 pm

I f**king hate dirty ni***rs i'm glad he did it

November 22, 2006 at 4:50 pm

I've also heard that this was something staged. Considering how it looks, and how only a snippet of what happened was shown, it almost looks like something Larry David would come up with.

As a person who does not believe in race, and thinks of it only as a social construct meant to satiate our feelings about our fellow man, I can only find what I watched darkly funny on many levels. On some level I agree with "Quincey" but only to a point. I do think the small tirade about "50 years ago..." had to do with the hecklers, and their behavior and constant interruption. But moreover, I think it illustrates something that bothers me considerably more than someone yelling the word "ni***r" in anger -- TV, movies, books, shows, and even radio seem to have this divide. Actually, there are many small divides, but the largest seems to be "black" and "white." You have "black" comedy, and then "white" comedy. Supposedly, society tells us that black people don't get "white" comedy, and vice versa. Perhaps this is why Mr. Richards was heckled? Why do we even have to have a divide in the first place, and why do people somehow assume that just because someone is of a different shade, they can never understand his fellow man? Human behavior IS infinitely more difficult than the oft touted "rocket science" but it is no less understandable. People really need to take a step back and look at the "you don't know me, and CANT know me" rationale. It's flawed.

Seriously, I think an issue in comedy that is more damaging than Richard said, or could say, is that it's somehow OK for someone of a darker completion to get up there and use the very same words. I call this the "obsidian rule." Just as dark and draconian as it sounds. Black comedians can get up there and talk about "when a nigga do this" and other precepts of "situational blackness" [usually negative] and the crowds eat it up. More often than not, comedy imitates pop culture in it's portrayal of blacks as oversexed, dim witted creatures that only have their best interests in mind, and little else.

Another flaw people seem to have when issues like these come up is what I call "selective offence." That is, people seem to tolerate offences directed at groups they care little about, or somehow see them as marginal. Many comedy routines have directed insults about homosexuals and women [in the same vein as "ni***r, ni***r, ni***r" from one Kosmo Kramer] but yet I cannot think of one who has been banned because of it. [astute readers may correct me on this, and I welcome it] But even if that is true, it still doesn't remove the fact that most of us are guilty of that offence in some way. It is only when insults are directed at us, or what we perceive as "us" by way of a group or label, we suddenly become offended, and move to boycott and ban. As long as something is not directed at "us" we feel welcome to let it slide by. How about people start standing up for every injustice, not just the ones we agree with.

As for the grand question of whether or not Mr. Richards is a racist, I can't say. There is no real litmus test for such things, and I would never advocate one. How would we test, anyway? There are things people hold in their heart garnered by experience, learning and disposition. A grand majority hold feelings about certain people that might be construed as being bigoted or perhaps biased. Indeed, bias is the hardest thing to rid oneself of. We are biased by nature, as Humans. But, we have to remember that is not a crime to think things. It is not a crime to be a racist. It is only a crime when one uses those thoughts to deprive someone of their rights, or goes on to create legislation and rules that effectively do the same, though the merits and demerits of such may be debated, and are. But when one compares those comments to those hecklers, and just the few things I mentioned above that apply to our greater society, and yet are connected to that one event, it is obvious to what is the more dangerous enemy. I liken it to the comparison of two killers: One a violent, deadly swordsman who hunts his victims with the blade, and the other, a cold, calculating poisoner, who does not kill with physical violence, but instead, gets his victims to imbibe a deadly substance that causes a slow, agonizing death. The violent man with the sword may seem like the clear winner, with his in-your-face approach but slashes and stab wounds can heal, even those that may seem fatal. The poisoner, with his slow, underhanded approach, seems benign, but with his poison, there is no healing, no recovery. That can only be obtained with the proper antidote. Will we ever find it?

November 22, 2006 at 2:30 pm

{Part 1}

I've also heard that this was something staged. Considering how it looks, and how only a snippet of what happened was shown, it almost looks like something Larry David would come up with.

As a person who does not believe in race, and thinks of it only as a social construct meant to satiate our feelings about our fellow man, I can only find what I watched darkly funny on many levels. On some level I agree with "Quincey" but only to a point. I do think the small tirade about "50 years ago..." had to do with the hecklers, and their behavior and constant interruption. But moreover, I think it illustrates something that bothers me considerably more than someone yelling the word "ni***r" in anger -- TV, movies, books, shows, and even radio seem to have this divide. Actually, there are many small divides, but the largest seems to be "black" and "white." You have "black" comedy, and then "white" comedy. Supposedly, society tells us that black people don't get "white" comedy, and vice versa. Perhaps this is why Mr. Richards was heckled? Why do we even have to have a divide in the first place, and why do people somehow assume that just because someone is of a different shade, they can never understand his fellow man? Human behavior IS infinitely more difficult than the oft touted "rocket science" but it is no less understandable. People really need to take a step back and look at the "you don't know me, and CANT know me" rationale. It's flawed.

November 22, 2006 at 2:26 pm

I've also heard that this was something staged. Considering how it looks, and how only a snippet of what happened was shown, it almost looks like something Larry David would come up with.

As a person who does not believe in race, and thinks of it only as a social construct meant to satiate our feelings about our fellow man, I can only find what I watched darkly funny on many levels. On some level I agree with "Quincey" but only to a point. I do think the small tirade about "50 years ago..." had to do with the hecklers, and their behavior and constant interruption. But moreover, I think it illustrates something that bothers me considerably more than someone yelling the word "ni***r" in anger -- TV, movies, books, shows, and even radio seem to have this divide. Actually, there are many small divides, but the largest seems to be "black" and "white." You have "black" comedy, and then "white" comedy. Supposedly, society tells us that black people don't get "white" comedy, and vice versa. Perhaps this is why Mr. Richards was heckled? Why do we even have to have a divide in the first place, and why do people somehow assume that just because someone is of a different shade, they can never understand his fellow man? Human behavior IS infinitely more difficult than the oft touted "rocket science" but it is no less understandable. People really need to take a step back and look at the "you don't know me, and CANT know me" rationale. It's flawed.

Seriously, I think an issue in comedy that is more damaging than Richard said, or could say, is that it's somehow OK for someone of a darker completion to get up there and use the very same words. I call this the "obsidian rule." Just as dark and draconian as it sounds. Black comedians can get up there and talk about "when a nigga do this" and other precepts of "situational blackness" [usually negative] and the crowds eat it up. More often than not, comedy imitates pop culture in it's portrayal of blacks as oversexed, dim witted creatures that only have their best interests in mind, and little else.

Another flaw people seem to have when issues like these come up is what I call "selective offence." That is, people seem to tolerate offences directed at groups they care little about, or somehow see them as marginal. Many comedy routines have directed insults about homosexuals and women [in the same vein as "ni***r, ni***r, ni***r" from one Kosmo Kramer] but yet I cannot think of one who has been banned because of it. [astute readers may correct me on this, and I welcome it] But even if that is true, it still doesn't remove the fact that most of us are guilty of that offence in some way. It is only when insults are directed at us, or what we perceive as "us" by way of a group or label, we suddenly become offended, and move to boycott and ban. As long as something is not directed at "us" we feel welcome to let it slide by. How about people start standing up for every injustice, not just the ones we agree with.

As for the grand question of whether or not Mr. Richards is a racist, I can't say. There is no real litmus test for such things, and I would never advocate one. How would we test, anyway? There are things people hold in their heart garnered by experience, learning and disposition. A grand majority hold feelings about certain people that might be construed as being bigoted or perhaps biased. Indeed, bias is the hardest thing to rid oneself of. We are biased by nature, as Humans. But, we have to remember that is not a crime to think things. It is not a crime to be a racist. It is only a crime when one uses those thoughts to deprive someone of their rights, or goes on to create legislation and rules that effectively do the same, though the merits and demerits of such may be debated, and are. But when one compares those comments to those hecklers, and just the few things I mentioned above that apply to our greater society, and yet are connected to that one event, it is obvious to what is the more dangerous enemy. I liken it to the comparison of two killers: One a violent, deadly swordsman who hunts his victims with the blade, and the other, a cold, calculating poisoner, who does not kill with physical violence, but instead, gets his victims to imbibe a deadly substance that causes a slow, agonizing death. The violent man with the sword may seem like the clear winner, with his in-your-face approach but slashes and stab wounds can heal, even those that may seem fatal. The poisoner, with his slow, underhanded approach, seems benign, but with his poison, there is no healing, no recovery. That can only be obtained with the proper antidote. Will we ever find it?

November 22, 2006 at 2:20 pm

Ok, first and formost (since race seems to matter so much in this world). I am a white guy. Now, on to my rant... I am sick of the whole racial issue being turned into a big deal...you have a group of black people screaming racism and a group of white people whining that black people are trying to "take over" or whatever it is there ignorant minds think is going to happen. Guess what, above all we are ALL Americans...this is why it sickens me when I hear a white person say "Go back to Africa" and when I hear a black person say "I am not black, I am African American". I and every other intelligent white person realize that a large amount of the Black population in our country was given a disadvantage to immerse the wealth that many prominant American families built up...and I feel the pain (because I am broke). But the real racism in this country is RICH vs POOR. Do you think Jay-Z cares if some white trash dumbass calls him a ni***r? What about Tiger Woods (if they are still considering him black these days..who knows). Rich Black people are not in "the struggle" they dont care about the struggle. Do you think a rich white person gives a damn about ME? Yes, racism is real, it is a learned behavior...passed down from hateful white parents and hateful black parents. It will always be there, but it doesnt become a problem until YOU allow it to be a problem. If I see a comedian on TV talking about white people and how we all get up early and talk like ward cleaver and eat cheese or whatever it is we are supposed to do...I LAUGH, because I know it's not true (well not for all of us). If you are black and someone called me a ni***r, or Chinese and called me a chink, or jew...ETC...Stop and think for a second...are you any of those things? More than likely not...by getting pissed off...you just created a new problem you turned a dumbass white (or any other color) into your master, for he was able to get under your skin and control your emotion...that is what these people feed on, it's a sickness..they hate themselves and most of the time if it is a white person , they would jump at the chance to sleep with a black person...he is insecure, scared. You will never hear me say "Oh, I have black friends" because I dont distribute my friends into little racial groups...so I can make sure only to say certain things around certain friends...we treat each other equally. I have used racist words before, as has most every person of any color. When someone is angry they tend to try to hurt the person or people that hurt them as much as they can, and what better way that that tiny little word that we have turned into the devil himself. Words do not hurt, the violence in poverty stricken neighborhoods hurt, war hurts, the diamond trade in Africa hurts, child starvations hurts....but we all just sit back and worry about "ni***r"

Damn, that is a powerful word...we will fight it while the world dies around us.

Next time someone says something ignorant to you, no matter what color your skin is, instead of picketing, rioting..etc. Direct that anger to the real problems facing the world and stop being so selfish when you have your feelings hurt.

There is a child having his nose cut off right now because he didnt bring back his diamond quota. There is a woman being gang raped in the middle east who cant go to the police because she will be executed. There is a little baby being born addicted to drugs.

If I can live free of those things, then you can call me a ni***r anytime you would like.

Much love to all people.

November 22, 2006 at 1:52 pm

When I first saw the video of Richards, I was horrified. Then I came to understand that anyone who walks around with that much hate in his heart is a sad person. Even if the hecklers provoked his anger, that much hate should not have surfaced. Although I enjoyed watching him on the Seinfeld show, I've lost respect for Richards. He's no longer funny to me and I won't support anything else he's involved in.

November 22, 2006 at 1:47 pm

Why can black people call each other ni***r or "nigga"? The first time a non black person says it it causes a hudge stink. I am sick of the reverse prejudice thatis going on these days. African Americans are way out of line sometimes.

November 22, 2006 at 1:03 pm

I f**king hate dirty ni***rs i'm glad he did it

November 22, 2006 at 12:23 pm

that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. richards ruined his whole career if not his life. i don't think he's stupid enough to think that it would be good publicity (although you obviously are)

November 22, 2006 at 11:22 am

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Why would Richards ruin his career with such a "publicity stunt."

I agree that JFK is a retarded bigot.

November 22, 2006 at 11:21 am

It is very distrubing. When I pay good money for you to entertain me I don't expect to be raped or lynched. You white folks forget sometimes that its about the green. And when I am spending my hard earned green at a comedy show, and I feel like heckling you because I not getting my monies worth, damn it you better try harder to make my ass laugh without getting pissed off because your ass was lazy and ill prepared.

November 22, 2006 at 10:02 am

In the year 2006, it is terrible to hear and see a person using such explicit, horrible language as a form of self expression. I would have liked to think that we as a people had moved forward and from the archaic way of thinking. To all of the "white" men who made the comments that condonded his racists views, I feel sorry for you. Unless you are an African American and have lived through the hatred and racism, and classism, that this country did and still does exhibit. How would you know? Have you ever been discriminated against simply because of the color of your skin? Let me assure you that racial prejudice does still exist. His comments are but a mere echo of how a lot of white people reaaly view us. First of all there was not a black person heckling him. He thought it was so. Second of all what is an Afro-American? (In his apology if that is what it was suppose to be, he used the term "afro-american") My third point is let me know the next project he has coming out so that I can make sure I don't support it with my cash. The best way to fight back at a terrible person like that is with boycotting and this message board. By the way, anyone who would condone his comments of course is racist and uh duhh we can tell who you are.

November 22, 2006 at 8:05 am

I am very surprised by some of these responses. Condoning and defending Richards' racist comments while holding to your own closeted bigotry. I agree that ppl should help themselves and all of that stuff, but what Richards said had little or nothing to do with New Orleans or being poor. I am African-American and do quite well, thank you very much. Does that give someone the right to call me a ni***r? No. It does not. Black or white, no one calls me that. It's an offensive word and should not be used in any context, in my opinion. This isn't about New Orleans--this is about ppl not being true to themselves. Ppl don't understand that "negroes" are ppl too. No matter what the Constitution says or the Civil War did... We are here. And we are here to stay and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

God Bless Everyone! And remember to always be honest with your own self.

November 22, 2006 at 6:25 am

Michael Richards outburst was regrettable. However, so was the behavior of the people that provoked it. Clearly, Richards needs some help with anger management, among other things.

In a time where people are being killed wholesale in Iraq and elsewhere, we have to put this unfortunate incident into perspective.

Also, Richards may well not be an avowed racist like Mel Gibson, but merely had a bad day at the office.

November 22, 2006 at 6:18 am

the sad part about this whole thing
is where is took place the laugh factory
has always helped young people reaching for thier dreams and to disrespect
was a slap in the face if the business is to make people laugh then why not even aquire to power to be great than to stick a knife in the back of one the best comedy/family of business for young humans the love the art of comedy
be peaceful
Daka

November 22, 2006 at 5:09 am

I would like to set the story straight. First, as a stand up comedian Richard's should know that the crowd will interupt or be loud. These people have paid their hard earned money to be entertained and to laugh. I myself being a stand-up comedian have never done a show that an audience member hasn't done somthing like this. This is what I feed off of and incorporate in my set. Many comedians also experience this and they all laugh it off or have fun with it. After all this is a comedy show. I believe that Richard's is a bit rusty in his return to stand-up. I believe he felt as if he was owed some type of respect because of his Seinfield success. Wake up call! You are only as good as what your doing now. People don't care about all that. I feel that he handled it all wrong. As for him being called a Cracker...well hey if you call someone a ni***r retailiation is inevitable. Anyway he has more public responsibility and he has no excuse. He's a grown man who made a stupid choice and now has to face the music. Racist or not, it doesnt matter. He needs to think about what really caused this. If someone in the audience can control you to this point. If something so petty as interupting you can cause you to erupt in a rage of uncontrollable racial outburst....you need HELP! If this was in the workplace he would be fired. Anywhere else in America this would be unacceptable and it is no different here. My daughter is a customer service rep and she is cursed out daily by customers. If she lost control and called them the names he called those men she would be fired and deservingly so.

November 22, 2006 at 1:52 am

Its absolutely outrageous, the only gorgivable excuse is if he has some kind of mental issues that drove him to it, but the fact that he came back (supposedly to apologize) and went ahead with his regular routine is terrible. Kramer man, I used to look up to you, now I dont believe in nothin anymore.

November 22, 2006 at 1:05 am

If that had been Chris Rock up there,it would have been funny.Richards was wrong in reguards to what he said.But only because he is a white man.I have herd women degraded in clubs to a very low degree.It seems as if anyone can say anything about anyone unless you are white,then its racist.

November 21, 2006 at 11:10 pm

YALL ARE SOME DUMB b**chES TO THINK THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT TO CALL THOSE MEN SOME NIGGA'S SO HERE'S HOW IT FEEL YOU ARE ON DUMB STUPID WHITE RACIST b**ch AND THAT'S WHY YALL CAN'T DEAL WITH LOOSING MONEY AND BEING POOR BUT GUESS WHAT DUMB b**ch WE CAN... YOU SILLY ASSS HUNKIES LOOK UP THE WORD NIGGA AND SEE WHAT IT MEAN THAT WOULD BE YOU STUPID.....

November 21, 2006 at 10:16 pm

somebody is going to f him up in the streets when they see him. i'll do it.

November 21, 2006 at 10:16 pm

Richards is sorry alright, sorry he got caught and was forced to apologize. If he was truly sorry, he would have apologized immediately and would have done what he said he would do by apologizing the next night. The fact that he waited until the media caught wind of it and he faced negative backlash before he apologized tells me that if no one said anything about it he would have went on like nothing happen. If he speaks like that in public I could only imagine what he says in the privacy of his own home. I for one will no longer support him and commend Laugh Factory for taking a stand and showing people that this type of behavior won't be tolerated at their establishment.

November 21, 2006 at 9:35 pm

I support Mr. Richards whole heartedly. There's no excuse for heckling a comic when he's trying to work...and if he's heckled he should be able to call a spade a spade. This is America and you are free to speak your mind!

November 21, 2006 at 9:29 pm

It's another sad day amongst many. I believe that based on the comments of the obvious racist biggot, and the responses to his comments, it a another sad day in America. One statement was "As a white man I am tired of being labeled a bigot because of what is now history. I am tired of the sensitivity that must be shown to certain groups." Tired of what. Just think who built this country under the disguise of "SLAVE LABOR". This country is still under white supremist rule, and unfortunately most undercover racist find crafty ways to hide their true genetically harbored feelings. First and foremost, the entire theory has been flawed from the start. There aren't any black or white people on this earth, the color spectrum is also very flawed. If you want to give a culture a color, shades of pink, and brown would be the best colors to identify the groups of this topic. Its truly amazing the the terms white, and black, are followed with abbreviations of a given country to identify its inhabitants of origin. Are the people who call themselves "JEWS" white? If we would do some research we would find out that there is not "J" in the Hebrew alphabet, therefore where did the term "JEW" originate. Yashua, not Jesus (the Latin transalation), was the king of the "YEWS", not the "JEWS. In closing the Racist who made the comments at the comedy club has harbored those inner feelings for quite sometime. His anger made those feeling come to surface, or have those feelings surfaced on numerous occasions over the years, and have finally been caught on tape. The people who call themselves "JEWS" are really "KHAZARS". Do your research and you will find that most of them changed their the spelling of their names, and origin to blend in with societies. If you don't agree, just do a yahoo, or google search on the "KHAZARS". The identity marker of Caucasian is a term that identifies the people of the Northern Caucasus mountain region of Eastern Europe. Just ask a Jewish person where their great grandmother, and grandfather are from?

November 21, 2006 at 9:15 pm

I just want to know why its alright to listen to that rap music were they call each other the the "n" word but is not alright for just anyone to say it. So as a white person not only should I not be listening to rap muscic but even better, I shouldn't be singing along with it? Black people calling other black people the "n" word mean it in the same content, so what is the difference?

November 21, 2006 at 9:08 pm

The truth is right under surface when we are in fear and this country has been scared as hell for years. That's why people are showing their real colors. On the freeway, in your neighborhood, in the board room, in Hollywood.

He was scared and reverted back to his true, cowardly nature.

Was he taunted? Probably. Did he deserve it? I'm sure he didn't but you don't spew that kind of hatred if its not already right under the surface.

November 21, 2006 at 8:41 pm

Actually this was very "Kramer-like". He took a routine stand up act and turned it in to a disaster. I think it is hilarious how fast it disintegrated with the audience walking out, him walking off stage, and the manager coming on stage dumbfounded.
I honestly don't hink he is racist. I think he was trying to be "shocking" with his retort to the "hecklers" but his lack of stand up experience made what what should have been playful and to the point a debacle.
You can tell he stayed on stage and tried to pull some comedic irony out of it but he just dug the hole deeper and deeper for himself.
I think it will be a long while before he is let back on stage as a comic again.

November 21, 2006 at 8:36 pm

I'm fortyseven years old and the most racist slurs i hear come from African Americans.. they all call each other the n word continuously.
What i am tired of hearing is the term African American.. you are either American or African or Asian or German or Irish.. you are not both. I am American.. my grandparents are from Italy but i am from America. Born and raised.. I am not Italian American..Just plain old American.
My parents were just plain old Americans even though their parents were from elsewhere.. American American American.

November 21, 2006 at 8:25 pm

Nothing to get excited about, folks. Just the sound of a has-been trying to claim a few minutes of glory.

JFK, what in the world are you talking about? What on earth is the correlation between Richard's undeniably racist rant and your ramble? Sounds like you have some personal issues to work out. Uttering the N word repeatedly is one thing (not that it earned him kudos), but the reference to lynching was really over the top (and out of line). Based on your comments, I guess many of you are itching to lynch those "uppity nigras", eh?

Pabs, being heckled is part of the business. As a professional comedian, you should be prepared to deal with it in a efficient manner. I refuse to believe that a racial rant (especially one of Richard's nature) was the only solution to handling those hecklers. Plenty of comedians have taken potshots at hecklers WITHOUT resorting to race. So, no. There is no justification for Richard's action. NONE!

November 21, 2006 at 8:23 pm

I believe as long as there is mankind on this earth we will have racist people, and have those who are politically incorrect. Also if that was a pubicity stunt he needs a new agent. He should apologize!

November 21, 2006 at 8:21 pm

I used to perform as a stand up comic and even as an amature I wouldn't have been baited in by anybody to snap like that. The saddest part of it all, is that it wasn't even funny. The n word is thrown around like candy by black people and they say it is used to take out the sting of the original n word with the ER ending. Yet it still never takes the sting out when it's used against them. Many minority groups make fun of whites and it's fine because white people are viewed as dominant and oppressors etc. so it's no big deal. The bottom line is that regardless of what color you are or what your orientation is etc. people should treat people with more respect. Treat people how you want to be treated. If someone is cool to you then be cool back.

November 21, 2006 at 8:16 pm

They weren't EXCITED about it being Kramer, they were being ignorant and heckling him. Get it straight.

November 21, 2006 at 7:23 pm

I'm not sure what what triggered this outburst from Mr. Richards. I truly can't say that I feel outraged by his comments albeit I simply do not care.

I hear white people being made fun of and being talked bad about with the appearance of just about every black comedian today. If the "Black Community" wants to point fingers at bigots they should start there!

I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a small town during the 60s. I had many black friends and still do.

However, even then, we were fully aware of our racial differences and often commented on them. When they called me cracker or said "your white ass ...", it did not hurt my feelings. Actually it reminded me that I had a white ass and that theirs was black.

When ever we were out being boys and we shot someone the moon it was always me that was expected to do the deed. The reason for this is simple and we even understood as children... You see, if you are a black man, you should never show your ass in public!

November 21, 2006 at 6:49 pm

All I can say is Richards is nothing but a washed up racist and from what I read in some of these postings, there's alot of sick racists left in this world and you should all be ashamed!

November 21, 2006 at 6:46 pm

I'm deeply disturbed by lack of respect that some people still show towards our fellow man, Richards is a racist, and he's only portraying the racism that still exists in North America, all racists should be ashamed and I can see the racists and bigots already posting there misguided opinions in this forum. All I can say is you live a pathetic life!

November 21, 2006 at 6:44 pm

Tebby the Terrible Teddy Beddy said, "This was a publicity stunt." If this is true, obviously Richards and Robberson didn't learn anything from Whoppi and Sam. A publicity stunt that is filled with offensive/abusive racial epithets will never work.
Small wonder their careers are crumbling.

November 21, 2006 at 6:29 pm

My question is where did this hatred come from and did any of Mr. Richards friends see any sign of it over the years. Strikes me it would be hard to hide that degree of venom. Have remarks similar to the one made on stage at the Laugh Factory been made and just accepted because every ethnic group has it's own little "secret language" that we dont use when in the company of mixed races. Just wondering.

November 21, 2006 at 6:09 pm

If we step back and think a moment we will quickly realize that not too long ago this type of behavior was completely acceptable. Less than 70 years ago we as a people was still using seperate rest rooms, sitting in the worst locations to watch a movie and in many parts of the country we did not have a right to vote. What is crazy is that I use to love Seinfeild, but ... I think that his re-runs are now a thing of the past. Kramer only said what many are still thinking.

November 21, 2006 at 6:00 pm

I agree with JFK. . .I am white but i am not racist. I think that its bullshit that african americans call us cracker . .to me thats f**king racist. Its not right that we as white people have to hold our tongue while every other racial group can say whatever the hell they want. You can only push someone so far until they break. I am on Michael Richards side on this one

November 21, 2006 at 5:52 pm

I was truly disturbed by Michael Richards actions. Seinfield is one of my favorite shows and I have lost any desire to watch that show again, because of Michael Richard's hateful and racist actions. I honestly believe when people are angry that they say what comes from their heart. I believe that he is sorry because he got caught on tape,not because of what he said.

November 21, 2006 at 5:40 pm

Stick a fork in him, he's done. It's horrible & there can be no excuse (on drugs, not thinking clearly, deep in character, etc). No normal person could utter such words in today's society; I've always known he wasn't normal but I had no idea. I'll never be able to think of Seinfeld the same way again. Not only am I ashamed of his opinions, I feel sorry as well for the cast & crew of Seinfeld that shared in that success - he's given the whole production a bad taste. I do believe he realizes he has made a profound error that will affect his life & career, hence the apology. But there is nothing he can say now to make me think he is not a racist, let alone an angry, unhinged, ageing actor.

November 21, 2006 at 5:13 pm

John Kennedy, who are you? You must be out of it. I don't care what you think of people's social status the 'N' word is never justifiable. Is is justifiable to you because 'you believe' more black people are welfare recipients? Do some research JFK, I have a hard time tolerating ignorance. There are more 'white' people in America on welfare than black people across the board. Do some homework. The internet is free at the library. It is people like you that help facilitate ignorance in this country. We where are history as a badge of honor ecause it is our history. We can't help that our History reminds you of your foul ancestry, that's just the way it is. Your black friends are doing you a disservice by not telling you the truth about yourself. I hope you tell them how you really feel about Black People so they can make an educated choice about your friendship.
Peace,
Beverly,
PS Not ashamed either to write my REAL name, It's a black Thang, you wouldn't understand! :-)

November 21, 2006 at 5:11 pm

I have just watched the video of what happened and am completely shocked at what was said. He could have easily handled the situation without using those kinds of remarks. What if the patrons talking were white? I'm sure things would have been handled differently. He could have asked them to be quiet, lower their voices, or to just leave. I understand he felt disrespected due to the talking and interuptions made by certain members of the audience, but he was performing in a professional capacity and should have conducted himself as such. I bring the professionalism up to say this: He was being paid for his services and in doing so owed a certain level of respect to all of the people in that room. They did not deserve to be exposed to a scene like that and even though not all of them were black he may have offended them on some level. Maybe one of them has a bi-racial child or is themselves bi-racial. They had nothing to do with what happened and he should have shown them the respect they were already showing him. (Not to mention that their money was the reason he was there.)

November 21, 2006 at 5:06 pm

i made these comments because i am a racist. i just wanted everyone of every race to know where they stand in my eyes. that said, i don't get what everybody is so upset about. i mean, i was just "keeping it real," isn't that what the nigroes favor?

November 21, 2006 at 5:05 pm

Was this a publicity stunt or not? I've read it was not but when I watched the "public apology" on Letterman, it seemed to me that Jerry Seinfeld was just about to break out in laughter. If it was a stunt, it was in poor taste.

November 21, 2006 at 4:45 pm

bottom line, he was wrong. that was definitely uncalled for. and as for the caucasians replying to comments made about my race with comments like "whats the big deal, im tired of watching what i say in mixed company," dont speak on something you've never been through. my grandmother and mother were tormented in there younger days by white people who claimed not to be racist, but openly called grown black men and women "boy" & "gal" or the "N" word. you will never know how deep that word cuts. to this day, whites use that word in a derrogatory way. so too bad so sad, that you finally have a line that you cant cross. dont blame us, blame your ancestors, because i honor my ancestors by chastisting anyone that speaks that word from their lips.

November 21, 2006 at 4:23 pm

I think what Mr Richards said was deplorible.Their is no excuse for his insulting and vile comments. Lets flip this..He is a JEW JEW not considered in my book as Anglo saxton Real white people and I'm sure the kkk would agree with me. because guess what, if the kkk took over today he would definetly be with all us " niggas, Latinos,asians and all the other people of color. thats for sure! With that said LOOK at your back round Richards A lot of you JEWS have black back round back in the day with those Egyptians thats why still today you can always tell A Jew Most if not many including ones I've seen and know,on tv whatever either has DRY Nappy hair,and Big lips From His black roots I don't care how white you seem to be.LOOK back in YOUR ROOTs Richard thats why your hair is the wAY IT IS better yet let joke about you so called white race people how they nearly killed you all off your people, that would be something to laugh at wouldn't it? Oh...Ha Ha am I funny yet?

November 21, 2006 at 4:15 pm

See America is so Sad! We need to let it go.. We (blacks) say that word all the time, to each other about each other and even call other race that same name, America get a grip, let it be know if you do an action bad or good you get an reaction to it bad or good, The thing is to be prepare for the results, So i say that they both was wrong and both should say I'm Sorry, and let's just move on Pleaseeee!

November 21, 2006 at 4:08 pm

Everyone's got a point here. Michael's (Kramer's) act was despicable. Far from disavowing that fact, he has apologized for it, albeit belatedly. America still is a pretty racist place. Whites need to stop saying "n*gger." Note that well, Kramer! Blacks and white rappa wannabes need to stop saying "n*gga." with an "a". Richard Pryor told us that over 25 years ago. Who was listening? Let's provide genuine, once-and-for-all relief and compensation...i.e., real affirmative action, and then move on. Why don't we give the blacks today's equivalent of the "80 acres and a mule" which was contemplated, but ultimately denied them after the Civil War? Compensate them, individually, let's say $250,000 each. Then, with that kind of "catch up" capital made available to even up the playing field, let's thereafter get rid of set-asides, quotas, other forms of affirmative action, all the rest. Whites need to stop saying "n*gger." Blacks and white rappa wannabes need to stop saying "n*gga." Saying the one perpetuates the other. Don't dish out what you don't wanna get back. Hello...the golden rule, people? We all have the same buttons. We all just wanna be accepted. Anything too hard about that?

November 21, 2006 at 4:07 pm

I wasnt raise to use that word or any other thnic or racist slur, however I cant help but notice the black community uses it all the time, I see it in the comedy they use, and I see it on a daly basis with the blacks I work with and I am always appalled and offended by the use of the word. I have spoken up and been told its okay for blacks to use it, no its not. People of all oppression are always talking about wanting a level playing field, well this includes the uses of offensive language. We have to all work together

November 21, 2006 at 4:02 pm

WHY IS IT THAT NOBODY KNOWS THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN RACIST AND PREJUDICE?
RACIST =TO BELEIVE IN KEEPING THE RACES. THINKING THAT ONE RACE IS SUPERIOR.
PREJUDICE= TO HAVE PRECONCEIVED IDEAS ABOUT ANOTHER RACE BEFORE MEETING THE PERSON.
FOR INSTANCE, I AM RACIST ....NOT PREJUDICE. I BELIEVE IN KEEPING THE RACES. I BELIEVE THAT WHITES SHOULD STAY WITH WHITES AND BLACKS WITH BLACKS, AND SO FORTH.
AS A WHITE MAN I VIEW BLACK PEOPLE AS BEING LOUD, BOISTEROUS, AND OVER BEARING. THIS COMES ACROSS AS AGGRESSIVE WHEN TALKING TO, AT, OR WITH ANOTHER WHITE PERSON! SO ARE YOU SURPRISED WHEN WHITES RETALIATE. I’D HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IF SOMEONE HAD OFFENDED ME WHILE I WAS PERFORMING AND IT PISSED ME OFF. WE JUST NEED MORE WHITES TO BACK THERE PEOPLE UP INSTEAD OF THESE BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS THAT FEEL WHITES ARE THE DEVIL IF ONE INSULT A MINORITY.
(GODFORBID INSULT A MINORITY!!!!!) I’M SICK OF THIS BULLSHIT. BLACKS CAN CALL US HONKY AND CRACKER BUT WE (WHITE PEOPLE) GET SHOT, BEAT UP BADLY, FIRED FROM OUR JOB, ECT..FOR SAYING A WORD,….ni***r. ( ni***r , IT’S A f**kIING WORD) GET OVER IT!!!!
IF DAVID CHEPPELL MADE THESE KINDS OF STATEMENTS EVERYONE WOULD STILL BE LAUGHING.

November 21, 2006 at 4:00 pm

poor Richard, but as always we tend to blow thing up, I don't think that the other people was saying anything positive either, So i say they both were wrong, and both should say I'm sorry!, Let's face it if you put out negative you get it back, otherwords, if you throw out an action, expect an reactions, they did, they got it, but as always no one ever think about the outcome... America is so Sad!

November 21, 2006 at 3:54 pm

the laugh factory outta be ashamed, who ever that broad is who said that the audience members were talking about how great he was on seinfeld better relocated her head from her ass...way to make your business look good by making a man who made a mistake, and feels terrible about it, look even worse

November 21, 2006 at 3:29 pm

I knew that Michael Richards, aka Cosmo Kramer, lived on the edge of his temper. When you look back at some Seinfeld episodes, in which he's arguing with Jerry, you think he's going to start pummeling him at any moment.

But this, whoa, this was way over the line. Perhaps he was trying to channel Lenny Bruce or Andy Kaufman (two comics known for their outrageous behaviour). But even those guys would never, ever personally attack a person's ethnicity.

People ask what's going to become of his career. I say "what career"? What has he done after Seinfeld. He's more washed up than my laundry.

November 21, 2006 at 3:24 pm

To JFK: you are absolutely a racist if you think that what happened was Michael Richards "just speaking his mind"; it was an insult to all people, especially Black people: you're another from that group of White men that feel everyone is picking on them just because they are White...it's not because you are White - it's because you are an asshole - the nerve of you to write to a magazine that caters to Black people & complain that you have to smile & nod when you are being attacked for being White...puh-leez;your letter reveals your true character...I doubt if you have any Black friends

November 21, 2006 at 3:17 pm

Sure, we believe that. That's what ppl always say to excuse ignorant ppl's behavior. Either that, or he'll develop a drinking habit and that will excuse his behavior. I don't appreciate the way the media is spinning this incident. They didn't start blowing it up until after he apologized and most news feeds are only showing the video of him apologizing and not the incident itself. Racism is very much still alive in America.

November 21, 2006 at 2:55 pm

"If it was a black comedian on a black audience member, it would have been regular beef, but it made it more intense 'cause it was a white guy. Not that that word is acceptable," Rawlings added. "If it was a black comic calling a white man a 'cracker' or a 'honky', it would not have been that crazy. 'Cracker' and 'honky' aren’t as cutting as 'N*gger'."

no im sorry but white on black racism is just as bad both are wrong. The fresh prince of bel air is the most racist against white people show ive seen if a white man said that his relative(who is seen as uncool)is uncool as he is really black they would be uproar but when will smith did it its fine and dandy. both are wrong richards is wrong as is smith.

November 21, 2006 at 2:52 pm

Whether or not one says he or she has "black" friends may be placating, but true friends would understand even when one falls. Without knowing how Michael Richards was raised, whether his parents infused him with their views or language, it's unfair to judge. It's hard to battle language and beliefs from parental rote after years of hearing it. I'm a little saddened by everyone under the sun who use every excuse in the book for their behavior, but if white folk "stray" they're unforgiveable. Such a cut and run attitude is certainly not part of any Christian value or Humanistic view. Remove the plank from your own eye before condemning someone else's and no one here can cast the first stone.

November 21, 2006 at 2:18 pm

ok 1st i wanna sai dat this man shdnt hv sd dat. 2nd do al da ppl dat commented n dis use dis web site??

November 21, 2006 at 2:05 pm

I'm always amazed at how victimized some white people get when confronted with the sad reality of racism against black people.

No black person ever lynched another black person and left that word ringing in their ears as the last thing they'd ever hear. When a black person uses that word, he or she is standing in a tradition that connects to Richard Pryor. When a white person does so, he's honoring the tradition of Hitler and the Klan.

November 21, 2006 at 1:37 pm

I want to comment on John F. Kennedy.... unless you have the same color skin as an african american you can not understand how that words affects our race I truly believe that what he said he has felt for some time now and if he was any kind of a true comedian he would know how to keep it going with the show instead of letting someone int he crowd upset him. No matter what anyone says in the audience if you are a real comedian then you know to control yourself and make jokes of that person in the audience not get pissed off and use words that you know for a fact will upset alot of people. Yes we as african americans do use that word but.... it is used in a completely different way that he used and he knew what he was doing so you can not tell me that it was a joke or he really didn't mean it "YES HE DID". I guarantee you that if you were in a bar or wherever and you said the word "ni***r" you will excuse my language but you will get your ass whoop because of 1)how you said it 2)because you are white and 3)that word is a slave word and unless you know what it actually feels like to be called that word from a race who once used us as slaves, tortured us, hung us don't you ever try to explain what he meant by the words that he used.

November 21, 2006 at 1:21 pm

I'm tired of hearing people getting so hurt over a word that lost its meaning already im mexican and when some one says the word wet back or beaner it doesnt hurt me one bit. I dont see how blacks get butt hurt over everything, they think they where the only slaves on this earth this happend a while ago instead of being glad they didnt go through all that stuff they keep bringing it up. I have black friends that claim they know there history or where they came from but guess what they love to be known that there ghetto or there from the hood. im not saying this is right, but if you listen to rap cd's and we all know rap meant for the black crowd and hear what they talk about, its not funny for someone else other than blacks to have free speech because apparently we owe blacks everyhting for something even ther parents werent around for. all i have to say is get over it already its played out yes your black and proud why cant other races be proud to....

November 21, 2006 at 1:19 pm

I think that what Michael Richards said in the comedy club was completely offensive and said out of unnecessary anger. As a comedian you should expect to get heckeled at any time and be able to come back at the heckler with a joke. The racial comments have to stem from real prejudice and ignorance. If this was a publicity stunt for himself or the guy that heckled him it was the wrong stunt to do. A lot of Blacks(myself included) watched Seinfeld. Kramer was one of the favorite characters on the show. Now I'm not even sure I will even watch the re-runs. This will affect all the cast members as they all get money from the re-runs and how many people watch them. And since the cast is mainly , if not all, Jewish, then the people who are prejudiced against other races, as Michael Richards portrayed him self to be that night,will not watch them either. Then there goes your audience and your money.

November 21, 2006 at 1:02 pm

I am glad his words are in print because I could understand what he said by watching on tv. At first I thought he went on a rant useing the word ni***r...ok that's bad enough. But talking about " sticking a fork up your ass, and hanging blacks from tree's, that is hateful talk. This is not the typical racil stuff that goes back and forth (ni***r vs cracker). This is like making jokes about jewish people being cooked in ovens, it's not funny.It's hateful. I don't think people relized how much hate these words represent.



to Troy & JFK
So you think it's just a word and we should get on with our lives?..hahaha

Saying ni***r is bad enough, but the fork up the ass and the hanging from trees?lynching? being said to a black man?

The jews have not "moved on" with their lives. I did not see anyone getting on with their lives over Mel Gibson comments.

Also.....this was a publcity stunt?
If so , it was poor idea, and for that alone he should be banned from the media.

November 21, 2006 at 1:01 pm

There is a difference between saying racist comments and being a racist.

Anyway, what Kramer wanted to do was just get back at the person who heckled him at the place it hurts the most.

For example, if I am in a fight with an overweight person, my goal would be get him so pissed off and I would go all out on his defining characteristic: I would say things like; "You fat ****!", "Go eat a sanwich you fat horse", or "YOu fat mot*********, you dumb *** *****!" I degraded him with so many insults on his defining characteristic, however, does this mean that I HATE overweight people? Does this mean I have no overweight friends or family members? Does this mean I am prejudice towards overweight people? No to all the questions.

Yes, I know fat is not a race, but any open-minded person can see where I am getting at... During the heat of the battle, you say what you have to say to get the other guy pissed(if you only heard the comments during school football games!)

Be honest, if you are releasing your rage against a person, you make comments to get him pissed and racist comments get people pissed off the most(as can be seen in this SEVEN page thread)... If bickering with an asian, you would make asian racial insults; brown, you would make m.east jokes ; hispanic, you would make hispanic disses. That doesn't mean you are racist, just means that your in the heat of the moment and you want to get your "opponent" ticked off.

HENCE, having said all that... Did Michael take a risk replying the way he did? Yes. Did he fail at what he was doing? YES! Do I think he is a racist? No. His apology seemed very sincere and the way his "racist" responses were executed showed(to me atleast) that he really isn't a racist. And no I am not white.

Please be more open-minded and less PC on this topic.

P.S... there is no malice in this post, and I tried hard not to be argumentive. If you respond to my post(and I am not expecting it), please do not anticipate a direct reply(even though I will read your post being that it is only fair that both sides be heard). I just wanted to state one solid notion that can hold true.

Peace

November 21, 2006 at 12:45 pm

I could call a white person a name, but I wouldn't have a long history of crimes against his race and humanity to futher degrade him. There's a difference between prejudice and discrimination and Richards vocal outbursts ebdorse an obvious lawless intent to discriminate. Thanks for telling us what's inside. Now, "no soup for you". As for Jerry Sienfeld, be careful my Jewish brother.

November 21, 2006 at 12:37 pm

why can a black person disrespect each other by calling each other ni***r? why is it ok for blacks rip on white people?
we don't all want to get along. in every race you will always have racism.
blacks hate lighter blacks.does that make any sense?before you get pissed at a comedian saying something that offense you, remember, you can always walk away.

November 21, 2006 at 12:25 pm

"America is still filled with racist people, they smile at you, they act all freindly but you can tell deep inside they want to see us suffering...White people please let us live we also want to achieve and be recognised just like you...be fair and stop treating us like animals. Sou Africa"

Probably because you won't let it die. I'm 100% Irish, all my heritage came off the boat - so I've done nothing to you, yet when this issue comes up, you act as if I was there, holding up the confederate flag 150 years ago. Your "struggle" is dead bro, you have no more of a struggle than any other race that isn't the majority (white). You know there's racism observed by every race right? Including black people. The guy in the video called Kramer a "cracker" and a "f____ white boy", but see, there was no mention of that.
It's bulls___. You know, we have get togethers (poker games, football games) with a lot of people from a lot of different races (latino, arab, indian, asian) and we can bust each others balls to no end about race, but if someone brings a black friend there, then all of a sudden we can't say anything. So, no, the "white martyr" thing is not "played out". How about if you let go of the fact that you're black and maybe everyone else will to?

November 21, 2006 at 12:24 pm

Cut him off. Don't question, analyze, discuss, review, chat, or otherwise waste your time. I can only think of just one other public person that made an attempt to redeem himself, Gov. George Wallace. Drunk, drugs, anger, and even interruption reveal our identity. This is not worth discussing. Like the sister asked, "what are the products he endorses". And, if there is any redemption -- it'll be awhile. As for Jerry Sienfeld, be careful my Jewish brother.

November 21, 2006 at 12:21 pm

No excuse for what he said.

Would like to see a day when EVERYONE is judged not on the color of their skin but on the content of their character.

Black people - please stop using that word. More and more we see white suburban kids picking up that word because they've heard their peers calling each other than and/or heard entertainment people using it. IT NEED TO BE ELIMINATED FROM EVERYTHING EXCEPT HISTORY LESSONS. If we don't study the past, we are doomed to repeat it.

November 21, 2006 at 12:14 pm

I was saddened to read that Michael Richards had used such racial remarks but I was still open to the idea that maybe it was taken out of context. This was of course before I saw the video. After watching the video, I can definitely say that Michael's racial slurs were uncalled for and that he does have racist issues. However, I also noticed that the majority of people were getting up to leave because of the tirade and I believe that this should give us some hope. Although we are far from a racially equal society, let us not throw all white people into a certain category. In this instance we should only be referring to Michael and others like the fools who laughed as he yelled racial slurs in anger.

In response to JFK, I would like to say that I can understand your frustration in how often the race card seems to be used. It is imperative that minorities put forth ambition and commitment in achieving what it is we desire. I just pray that in your frustrations that you realize the playing field is not always even and that our country is still a work in progress. Thus, there are going to be occassions where race issues must be brought up to stimulate change.
Lastly, I would like to address that as minorities we like to make fun of white people but then we get quickly offended if they do the same in the reverse manner. Sometimes these white people are even considered racists. So, it seems to me that maybe it's time we all started treating one another in the way in which we would like to be treated ourselves. Just thoughts...hopefully it will spark more constructive dialogue.

November 21, 2006 at 11:59 am

OK, obviously he is not a racist. he has never exhibited this behaviour before (a la mel gibson who has a history of bigotry) and he let slip and went for the throat. regretable to say the least, but how many of you have said anything to anyone that you later regretted? this will pass soon, after everything calms down if its allowed to, but knowing the ways of people today this will still be troughed out 100 or 200 years down the road. to say this one incident speaks volumes of michael richards racism, one must also agree that chappelle, lee, pryor, murphy, foxx, the list goes on are just as bad or guilty through their mockery, insults, and otherwise negative portrayal of whites. (spike lee is actually a confirmed racists he admitted so in a playboy interview)

November 21, 2006 at 11:47 am

Listing to Power 106 this morning with Big Boy was the first time I heard Richards's insults. I agree that there is absolutely no excuse for that kind of hate speech, no matter how frustrated someone is. I also think that the “n” word should not be used in any context with an “a” or an “er” at the end. The prevalence of use of the “n” word is disturbing. If we as a society are going to take offence to a word, it needs to be universal. The color of one’s skin should NOT give one the right to reinforce stereotypes and diminish the view of any race.

November 21, 2006 at 11:39 am

i dont think what richards said was justifiable, but i do think it is forgivable. especially in a world where cracka and honkey have become every day words for black comedians. micheal richards also apologized for his actions, and took full responsibility. wheres chris rock, dave chappelle, richard pryor, or eddie murphies apologies for thier years of onstage white racism. whether the black community chooses to believe it or not, while micheal richards comments were wrong, hurtful, and very offensive, its kind of a double standard for them not to forgive and forget, like many white people do every time they get made fun of by an african american.

November 21, 2006 at 11:30 am

I am appalled - not because of his use of the word he repeated over and over again -- I mean truthfully, it is a word that is too commonly used by both Blacks publicly and Whites (usually) privately. I am sickened though, that he felt it so necessary to refer back to the "good ole days" when lynching was commonplace. And then, has the gall to publicly say that he is not racist! It is disgusting. I am not surprised that he had these beliefs (nor, sadly, am I surprised at John F. Kennedy's remarks), but it is a truthful shame that we are still living in this world with so many sick mentalities that have been passed from generation to generation (that is the history, John). . . how far have "we" come? Not very!

November 21, 2006 at 11:22 am

I think that Kramer was well within his rights to exercise free speech in any way he sees fit. No free passes - if you act loud and disrespectfully as an audience member you should be disrespected back. Cry me a river.

November 21, 2006 at 11:18 am

What I have learned out of all of this is that, "Positivity is birthed through negativity." If Michael Richards wasn't heckled, his true colors wouldn't have been shown. But I ask you, was the victim of this racial slur wrong for returning the hatred by calling Michael a "Cracker"?

And also, any African-Americans who are commenting about this situation, who in their daily lives use the word, "nigga" as a term of endearement should back away from their computers. I'm African-American and I don't use the 'n' word for any reason. In the end, there is pain connected to the slur no matter how you try to twist it up. I say that the word shouldn't be used in any form.

Mr. Richards did use the word in it's purest form... and for that, he will be labeled as a racist until it is out of the news in 6 months. For all extensive purposes, we didn't need for this racial tyraid to go down to realize that racism and discrimination still exists. If you really want to take it there, why is that jobs are harder to come by if you're not bi-lingual? The last I checked we were in an "English" speaking country. Why are thousands of people being turned away from applying for jobs because they can't speak spanish fluidly? This would never happen in Italy. If you can't speak the language in Italy, you better learn, or go back home. Why are we being penalized for not being able to speak Spanish? Now that's a topic to speak on... get to it people... let's open up our minds... and to this open forum, thank you Michael Richards...

November 21, 2006 at 11:08 am

I TOO AM TIRED OF WHITE MEN ALWAYS SAYING THEY HAVE BLACK FREINDS I DOUBT IT THEY ARE WHITE FIRST AS A BLACK MAN IN HIS FIFTHES I HAVE NO WHITE FREINDS
I WORK WITH THEM THATS IT I HAVE TRIED
TO BE A FREIND TO MANY AND U KNOW WHAT THEY MOST ALWAYS LET THE N WORD COME OUT OF THERE MOUTH SOONER OR LATER.

November 21, 2006 at 6:58 am

This wasn't a setup, Michael Richards is a sleazy, hairy-chested man.

November 21, 2006 at 6:17 am

re: Tebby
Not sure if you're making a weird joke, but http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=DVFC,DVFC:1970--2,DVFC:en&q=%22Steven+Robberson%22

As far as some of the others in this thread go, if America is such a racist country, why did so many people walk out? One person does not necessarily represent the thoughts of a group - to direct your anger towards anyone other than him is foolish.

As for Michael "Kramer" Richards, this is possibly pent-up racism, a bad joke gone wrong, or maybe he was just having a bad day. We'll never know the true motivation behind his words because, as well as lacking the ability to test the sincerity of his performance and apology, he is an actor, and his profession is to pretend to be someone else.

I think we can however agree that he's an idiot and his stand-up sucks, amirite?

And Quincey, you're a douche, nuf said.

November 21, 2006 at 5:39 am

Pabs I hope God has mercy on your mindless soul, people like you don't get it!

November 21, 2006 at 1:21 am

remember seinfeld?

November 21, 2006 at 1:12 am

This was actually a set up publicity stunt. The audience member's name is Steven Robberson. He's a small time actor out of Chicago. Richards agreed to help put him on the map and thought all this migh also perhaps resurrect his own crumbling career, too. Though this certainly wasn't the best route to take in order to make a comeback. Richards and Robberson were seen later that weekend hanging out in a club, joking and laughing.

November 21, 2006 at 12:35 am

America is still filled with racist people, they smile at you, they act all freindly but you can tell deep inside they want to see us suffering...White people please let us live we also want to achieve and be recognised just like you...be fair and stop treating us like animals.

Sou Africa

November 21, 2006 at 12:11 am

Richards's tirade was just awful, period. It was hateful and must, owing largely to the ease with which the hate spewed forth, be representative of at least some of his true feelings. Let's resist the temptation to rationalize or cleverly explain away the incident. I find the footage to be pretty disturbing, not only for the content of the outburst, but for the level of vitriol in the delivery of that content.

I love Seinfeld and have enjoyed many hours of belly laughs over the antics of Kramer, but it seems that he has forever tainted his character by acting like a jackass.

By the way, JFK (above): The "White Man Martyr" schtick is so played. And so pathetic.

November 20, 2006 at 11:52 pm

Rebuttal to JFK:

You are a racist, just face it, think about and consider this from your statements.

1 stop calling the Black people you have come in contact with friends. You are not being true to yourself or them.
2. In a thinking society no subject is taboo.
3. The effects and application of racism and bigotry are not just history. They are here and now. Did you forget what you were responding too while you were writing.
4. If you feel his frustration and can identify with it. Then you are either very young and immature or a racist.

There is not much question about it.

November 20, 2006 at 11:26 pm

Why is it, that whenever someone wants to claim to not be racist, they mention that the have black friends as if that really changes anything. What Richards said was uncalled for and extreme. To say "50 years ago you would have been hanging upside down" shows how a country that claims to be mature and tolerant has not changed. To think its ok to make that comment in mixed company makes me wonder the types of jokes that he makes in non-mixed company.

Now even though this is off topic I must address it. I am tired of people commenting on New Orleans when they know nothing about the city. Imagine if you lost everything and hadn't saved for an emergency. Imagine you were broke, with no home, no money, no job, and a sigma that was easy to identify because of your accent. These people have no homes to go back to. Many lived in public housing that wasn't distroyed or damaged, but that won't be re-opened because the city doesn't want them to return. So until you have lived the cycle or closely know someone struggling I think it's irrelevent for you to comment.

November 20, 2006 at 11:07 pm

I'm neither offended or surprised by the Michael Richards tirade. He is just symptomatic of political correctness. As he said 50 years ago that may well have been the disposition for an "uppity niggra". He may have intended to say: “now you can bring your uncivilized behavior into the public and get away with it.” If he was able to speak from intelligence rather than anger he my have gone down that road. His outburst shows us what lies just below the surface of nice talk. Frankly as a “Black Man” in America, I prefer the more direct approach. I want to know whose heart is full of poison as soon as possible. I am not offend by either the truth of what is in a man’s heart, or words that do not apply to me. I do not hold hate in my heart and therefore could have never reacted that way. But, bad immature behavior in public should be addressed by all adults present. I would recommend that Michael Richards learn self-control and practice a more eloquent way to express himself.

November 20, 2006 at 10:56 pm

Maybe he lost his temper, but maybe he just said what many of us are feeling. As a white man I am tired of being labeled a bigot because of what is now history. I am tired of the sensitivity that must be shown to certain groups. Groups who use history as a crutch and because it is a taboo subject we especially white men have to smile in return with a nod of acknowledgement. I am tired of it. If you won't do anything for yourself then you should be left behind. Hold onto that anchor because that is the only chain binding you now the rest of it is what you make of it. It's a whole lot easier to make excuses than to make a difference. I don't condone Richards remarks but I feel his frustration. look at what has happened in New Orleans. I have Black friends who have been there and are frustrated by the lack of effort from the citizens to take charge of there own lives. Do something for yourself. People have and will continue to help as long as you are helping yourself. There is no amount of money from the government or elsewhere that can take the place of a little ambition.

Ask Not!

November 20, 2006 at 10:52 pm

it's just a word, was it needed? of course not. I watched the incident and I think it may have been staged.This is just another incident that will be blown out of proportion by the media and activists. You have legit hate groups out there and they wil use rescorces to hang one man. Is this a statement from all white people? Hardly. Their is no reason to get upset, this man is obviously a racist, they do still exist you know. just dismiss him and get on with your lives people!

November 20, 2006 at 10:40 pm

Poor Richards, this guys performing and he gets heckled on stage!!! if you show no respect, how do you expect to receive any in return?

Id do the same.......

November 20, 2006 at 8:53 pm

Are there any products or endorsements that Michael Richards is involved with? I would like to be aware of any project he is involved so that I can steer my dollars in another direction.

November 20, 2006 at 6:47 pm