my take on Michael Richards racist accusations...

it was wrong, no question about it... but Michael Richards isn't a racist (he said it himself), he might be a "spontaneous" person, who acts before he thinks, but he's not a racist. i think that a lot of people find it disturbing because it's that funny Seinfeld character. You look at him, and you go, "nah, that character wouldn't hurt a sould".

so why did he do it? apart from factoring in the spontanous persona, i think you have to go even deeper, and i say this, because i happened to see a video a few months ago, which also made me feel a bit sad.

the irritating thing is that i forgot the persons name, the one who did this video.

anyways, i found it on a page dedicated to rap music a few months ago. it was a bit pathetic really. a white guy who had made a rap about how he didn't get a part in seinfeld. i don't know if id call it a rap, but it was a story he had memorized. and it was about him not getting a role in seinfeld because, acording to him, he didn't want to play his role with a spanish accent or something like that. im not sure exactly why he didn't get the part, but i found him a bit pathetic making this "rap", touring with it, because he got rejected for a part in seinfeld? that's pretty weak, anyways he mentioned that Micheal Richards told him that it would be funny if he did the spanish accent (maybe it was a mexican accent i don't remember), and it was like Michael tried to help the guy so that he got the part and did what the executives wanted.

but this guy made it look like Jerry and Michael where racist or something like that...

of course, if uve read this so far, u maybe think like, *but what the hell good does this do in proving that Michael isn't racist?*

well... here's my take on it... i think that maybe this "rap" spread on the internet (obviously it did), and consequently made people harass Michael when they saw him on the streets? couldn't it be like that? i mean, they probably didn't do much, but if u get these kind of harassments a couple of times, with people coming up and telling you you're a racist, and if you're Michael... well, then maybe u sooner or later freak out... right? after all he's admitted that he's "spontanous", acts before he thinks...

im just saying that this whole thing is just sad. and you can make people flipp if that's your motive. i mean this guy who did the "rap" obviously wanted to stirr emotions of hatred, he might not admitt it, but he did... and low and behold, he even got Michael into a frenzy, ruining his career.

he got what he wanted, but people like me, who like watching Seinfeld just don't like this mess...

thats a lot of text about someone I've never heard ofnickmag

[QUOTE="nickmag"]thats a lot of text about someone I've never heard ofJays4Life07

Why is stating his opinion "wrong", that makes no sense. Remember, being racist and having your own opinions are not at all wrong or illegal.Unassigned

I thought he was long dead. This story is kinda old, isn't it? Or did he make another racist mistake?guthwulf_de

[QUOTE="Jays4Life07"][QUOTE="nickmag"]thats a lot of text about someone I've never heard ofnickmag

[QUOTE="guthwulf_de"]I thought he was long dead. This story is kinda old, isn't it? Or did he make another racist mistake?Decko5

[QUOTE="guthwulf_de"]I thought he was long dead. This story is kinda old, isn't it? Or did he make another racist mistake?Decko5

[QUOTE="Decko5"][QUOTE="guthwulf_de"]I thought he was long dead. This story is kinda old, isn't it? Or did he make another racist mistake?CARL

I never thought he was racist to begin with.staindcoldlp

strange... why did my last post end with forbidden>
????
i didn't write anything profane...

is there someone trying to censor what i write???

even do it's nothing to get upset with...
CARL

[QUOTE="CARL"]strange... why did my last post end with forbidden>
????
i didn't write anything profane...

is there someone trying to censor what i write???

even do it's nothing to get upset with...
rimnet00

it was wrong, no question about it... but Michael Richards isn't a racist (he said it himself), he might be a "spontaneous" person, who acts before he thinks, but he's not a racist. i think that a lot of people find it disturbing because it's that funny Seinfeld character. You look at him, and you go, "nah, that character wouldn't hurt a sould".

so why did he do it? apart from factoring in the spontanous persona, i think you have to go even deeper, and i say this, because i happened to see a video a few months ago, which also made me feel a bit sad.

the irritating thing is that i forgot the persons name, the one who did this video.

anyways, i found it on a page dedicated to rap music a few months ago. it was a bit pathetic really. a white guy who had made a rap about how he didn't get a part in seinfeld. i don't know if id call it a rap, but it was a story he had memorized. and it was about him not getting a role in seinfeld because, acording to him, he didn't want to play his role with a spanish accent or something like that. im not sure exactly why he didn't get the part, but i found him a bit pathetic making this "rap", touring with it, because he got rejected for a part in seinfeld? that's pretty weak, anyways he mentioned that Micheal Richards told him that it would be funny if he did the spanish accent (maybe it was a mexican accent i don't remember), and it was like Michael tried to help the guy so that he got the part and did what the executives wanted.

but this guy made it look like Jerry and Michael where racist or something like that...

of course, if uve read this so far, u maybe think like, *but what the hell good does this do in proving that Michael isn't racist?*

well... here's my take on it... i think that maybe this "rap" spread on the internet (obviously it did), and consequently made people harass Michael when they saw him on the streets? couldn't it be like that? i mean, they probably didn't do much, but if u get these kind of harassments a couple of times, with people coming up and telling you you're a racist, and if you're Michael... well, then maybe u sooner or later freak out... right? after all he's admitted that he's "spontanous", acts before he thinks...

im just saying that this whole thing is just sad. and you can make people flipp if that's your motive. i mean this guy who did the "rap" obviously wanted to stirr emotions of hatred, he might not admitt it, but he did... and low and behold, he even got Michael into a frenzy, ruining his career.

he got what he wanted, but people like me, who like watching Seinfeld just don't like this mess...

CARL

it was wrong, no question about it... but Michael Richards isn't a racist (he said it himself), he might be a "spontaneous" person, who acts before he thinks, but he's not a racist. i think that a lot of people find it disturbing because it's that funny Seinfeld character. You look at him, and you go, "nah, that character wouldn't hurt a sould".

so why did he do it? apart from factoring in the spontanous persona, i think you have to go even deeper, and i say this, because i happened to see a video a few months ago, which also made me feel a bit sad.

the irritating thing is that i forgot the persons name, the one who did this video.

anyways, i found it on a page dedicated to rap music a few months ago. it was a bit pathetic really. a white guy who had made a rap about how he didn't get a part in seinfeld. i don't know if id call it a rap, but it was a story he had memorized. and it was about him not getting a role in seinfeld because, acording to him, he didn't want to play his role with a spanish accent or something like that. im not sure exactly why he didn't get the part, but i found him a bit pathetic making this "rap", touring with it, because he got rejected for a part in seinfeld? that's pretty weak, anyways he mentioned that Micheal Richards told him that it would be funny if he did the spanish accent (maybe it was a mexican accent i don't remember), and it was like Michael tried to help the guy so that he got the part and did what the executives wanted.

but this guy made it look like Jerry and Michael where racist or something like that...

of course, if uve read this so far, u maybe think like, *but what the hell good does this do in proving that Michael isn't racist?*

well... here's my take on it... i think that maybe this "rap" spread on the internet (obviously it did), and consequently made people harass Michael when they saw him on the streets? couldn't it be like that? i mean, they probably didn't do much, but if u get these kind of harassments a couple of times, with people coming up and telling you you're a racist, and if you're Michael... well, then maybe u sooner or later freak out... right? after all he's admitted that he's "spontanous", acts before he thinks...

im just saying that this whole thing is just sad. and you can make people flipp if that's your motive. i mean this guy who did the "rap" obviously wanted to stirr emotions of hatred, he might not admitt it, but he did... and low and behold, he even got Michael into a frenzy, ruining his career.

he got what he wanted, but people like me, who like watching Seinfeld just don't like this mess...

CARL

Why is stating his opinion "wrong", that makes no sense. Remember, being racist and having your own opinions are not at all wrong or illegal.Unassigned

[QUOTE="Unassigned"]Why is stating his opinion "wrong", that makes no sense. Remember, being racist and having your own opinions are not at all wrong or illegal.yoshi-lnex

[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="Unassigned"]Why is stating his opinion "wrong", that makes no sense. Remember, being racist and having your own opinions are not at all wrong or illegal.im_very_kind

He yelled " He's a ******" and made comments about lynchings 50 years ago, in my book, he's a racist.familyguy77

Well, I think he said it for the same reason you say anyhting to someone you're fighting with.

EX: If I get in a fight with you, and say you're retarded, it's an insult, I don't actually think you're mentally handicapped. Insults are insulting things, that are said to get to you. Racist words are too far.

Also, Kramer getting in trouble became BS the minute people started calling him cracker(unless both sides would've gotten in trouble). We all say it's not as bad, but thats because we're probably mostly white.

Well, I think he said it for the same reason you say anyhting to someone you're fighting with.

EX: If I get in a fight with you, and say you're retarded, it's an insult, I don't actually think you're mentally handicapped. Insults are insulting things, that are said to get to you. Racist words are too far.

Also, Kramer getting in trouble became BS the minute people started calling him cracker(unless both sides would've gotten in trouble). We all say it's not as bad, but thats because we're probably mostly white.

himtroy1

[QUOTE="im_very_kind"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="Unassigned"]Why is stating his opinion "wrong", that makes no sense. Remember, being racist and having your own opinions are not at all wrong or illegal.yoshi-lnex

[QUOTE="familyguy77"]He yelled " He's a ******" and made comments about lynchings 50 years ago, in my book, he's a racist.comp_atkins

[QUOTE="familyguy77"]He yelled " He's a ******" and made comments about lynchings 50 years ago, in my book, he's a racist.comp_atkins

No. Especially if he was being as hateful as Richards was. Don't bring up this ish about black comedians either, cus I've NEVER seen a black comedian be THAT racist towards an ethnicity before. What Chapelle and Mencia do is NOTHING compared to what Richards said.

You can't go a day without hearing a black person around you or on the radio using the N-word. You can't watch BET for 5 minutes without white people being made fun of and a white person makes fun of black people once and the world is going to end. The whole thing was blown way out of proportion.eXor512

You can't go a day without hearing a black person around you or on the radio using the N-word. You can't watch BET for 5 minutes without white people being made fun of and a white person makes fun of black people once and the world is going to end. The whole thing was blown way out of proportion.eXor512

BET sucks, big deal. And those jokes you hear on BET are just that, JOKES. What Richards said was NOT a joke. BTW, I've seen plenty white comedians make fun of minorities, so don't bring that ish about white people getting in trouble for making fun of minorities.  I ain't the biggest fan of racial jokes in comedy, but you act like minority comedians are the only comedians with a routine that has to do with making fun of races.