November 20, 200619 yr bizarre.... I've seen him do stand-up before, and he's really not funny at all. Brilliant in Seinfeld of course, but stand-up.... nope.
November 20, 200619 yr He sounded so different from his character.... plus, he was in Problem Child 2!!!!! That's gotta build anyone's movie career.
November 20, 200619 yr sounded drunk or something too, wtf. Just screaming random crap. What kind of comedian can't take heckling without resorting to that kind of a racist tantrum?
November 21, 200619 yr What an idiot. He's lucky he said it in the comfort of a comedy club, or else he'd have gotten a well deserved beating, and probably ended up either badly hurt or dead. It's one thing to slip up or say something jokingly, but that is grounds for something bad happening to you, wow.
November 21, 200619 yr He went on Letterman tonight and apologized. He seemed sincere. It doesn't excuse what he did, and his career in comedy is probably over...but at least he's coming off better than Mel Gibson in his response.
November 21, 200619 yr Author It's been said Richards was one of Andy Kaufman's few true confidants... so take that fwiw. I get the feeling this isn't even close to the last we'll be hearing of Michael Richards.
November 21, 200619 yr He sounded so different from his character.... plus, he was in Problem Child 2!!!!! That's gotta build anyone's movie career. You know I never made that connection, WOW! The Seinfeld curse is still alive and kicking no matter what JLD says.
November 22, 200619 yr He sounded so different from his character.... plus, he was in Problem Child 2!!!!! That's gotta build anyone's movie career. Wasn't it problem child 1?
November 22, 200619 yr I'm not condoning what he says, and having a black father I find the words offensive but I've always been of the opinion that just because you say racist language doesn't mean you actually are a racist. Don't always go hand in hand.
November 22, 200619 yr he told someone he wouldve been lynched if things were still the way they used to be. the way he went on and on and then came back with that "sincere" apology on Letterman, i mean you might be right in some cases but i dont think this is one of them. i feel along with many that he just got pissed off and his true feelings came out.
November 22, 200619 yr I really don't see what was wrong with his apology on Letterman, apart from the fact that he seemed completely shellshocked. What should he have done differently?
November 22, 200619 yr he told someone he wouldve been lynched if things were still the way they used to be. the way he went on and on and then came back with that "sincere" apology on Letterman, i mean you might be right in some cases but i dont think this is one of them. i feel along with many that he just got pissed off and his true feelings came out. I felt the way his demeanor was through part of that 'tirade' came off as a joke or as a comic would.
November 22, 200619 yr I'm not condoning what he says, and having a black father I find the words offensive but I've always been of the opinion that just because you say racist language doesn't mean you actually are a racist. Don't always go hand in hand. Exactly. Lenny Bruce did the same thing and it worked. Different times, however. That being said, I could care less. The dude is expressing sentiment I've heard at "white" parties (and been disgusted at) and he's saying what 65% of white America (maybe more) feels. Do I agree with it? No. But Kramer saying some racist material to a black guy in the crowd is hardly the problem. And what does the guy in the crowd respond to what he sees as offensive and racist material? By calling the dude a cracker. Makes logical sense. You're offended by some off-color comments and so you respond with a lesser, watered down version of one? The deeper issue here is the relationship between the white and everyone else in this country and how we can make it so that sentiment such as Richards expressed isn't so "OHMYGODHESAIDTHE"N-WERD"SETOFFANATOMBOMB" type of reaction. Is he dumb? Yes. And he's certainly paying for his mistake in public opinion, which is probably the way it should be. However, I'm saying there's a bigger problem and that's that there is a contingent of the public, some who might not vocally express it, that AGREE with Richards.
November 22, 200619 yr It was a little more than just saying then-word. The part where he talked about how 50 years they would've strung those guys up was the most offensive part to me, by far...not that I'm black. But that part was disgusting. And I could see someone calling a black person the n-word in a fit of rage, and still not really mean that much by it. But the part about hanging them is hard to get past. I don't why he would even think of that. We'll never know how he really feels.
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