People say what he said was uncalled for, and the guys he called ***.gers are going everywhere they can to get a buck from the incident, but if you watch the video, those black guys who were acting like what he called them were no better than him. He said ***.ger and in retaliation they said Crackerass ************, Stupid White Boy, both are racial derogatory, so if they thought what he said was uncalled for, why did they not leave then, why did they fall into the same kind of childish actions Michael did? Why were they not racist but he was, they both said racial slurs thrown back and forth, so what's the deal, blacks are excused?
2006-12-04 09:42:01 · 17 answers · asked by Enterrador 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The men were heckling him, which is true. It's not polite but it happens to every stand up comedian. When Michael Richards started to use more derogetory words and yelling at them, people started to say "that's uncalled for!" And he kept going and then they began to respond.
I'm not saying Michael Richards is a racist. When people lose it, they lose it and they use the most hateful, awful words they can think of. Does that mean they think it's true? Not necessarily.
What Michael Richards said was wrong. He should have known better, he should have been able to handle a few hecklers after all his years as a stand up comedian, he shouldn't have resorted to the words he did...
But neither should the people in the club. What says more to a comedian? When you attack the audience and people are laughing and you're purposely riling up a group of men, or when everyone stops laughing, stands up and leaves the room.
I do want to say one thing though.
Cracker and N igger are two completely different words. Cracker does not have the hateful, derogetory background the other does...So while I don't think that anyone should call white peopel crackers...it seems like an insult for us to use it saying "it's our n-word" because we've never experienced the hate of that word as a people.
2006-12-04 09:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by JamieLeigh 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Listen up! It is one thing that he called them the N word which should not even be used by Black people, but it is another when he mentioned the deplorable act of how many Black people, including one of my Grandmother's uncle, were lynched by racist people in the Southern states. Why should all the Black people suffer hearing about that terrible ordeal at a club and around the country because of a the actions of two people? No one is excused for calling anyone racially derogatory words in my book! My grandmother till this day cries when she recalls how her uncle died and she witnessed this when she was 10 years old. There are plenty of Black people who are trying to heal from those wounds and hearing those words in this day and time, only opens up those wounds. Even though a group of White racist people did this to my great uncle, I would think it is unfair that the act of these people that every White person should suffer just like it not fair to make every Black person be put in one basket because of the actions of a few.
2006-12-04 10:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by sam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Richards is a racist- he used his words in anger to attack and hurt people. Those people that called him racial slurs- same thing. I have been told before by some black friends that a white man can be racist but a black man can not be a racist. I think this is bullshit. Hate is hate.
2006-12-04 09:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He didn't just come out and start calling those *** gers *** gers! They started calling him names first! And yet NOBODY on ANY INTERVEIW has ever asked them what they said to start that fire! What get's me is that Jesse Jackson and that black guy that was with him on TV are trying to get the "N" word stricken from speech period! LOL Now how are you going to keep blacks from calling eachother *** ger? And that black guy that was with Jesse Jackson said that what happened with Micheal Richards made him stop using the "N" word in his recording. Well isn't that special!
This whole thing is total BS and Micheal Richards is a total pussy for not standing up and telling the real deal!
Should he have said what he did? ....probably not but there were other ways of getting the same point across without using the "N" word and that would have shut them up!
2006-12-04 10:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Right 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Kramer" was way out of line, but it shouldn't have gone any further than that. I felt bad for the audience until Madelene came on the scene. Now it looks like they are no better than he is.
I, and most of the audience, walked out on Red Foxx because he was way out of line and offensive. But no one hired a lawyer. Don't know of anyone who asked for their money back.
Just another sign of the times. Everyone is a victim and seems money helps them get over it.
2006-12-04 09:54:42 · answer #5 · answered by howdigethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, what rock do you stay lower than ?? Haha. yet what got here about replaced into he replaced into appearing at a club & a black dude replaced into booing him. So he actually exploded & all started utilising the N note excessively. I kinda experience for the guy ;; i'm confident he regrets it bigtime. Hugs && Kisses ? Abby ?
2016-11-30 03:35:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's blown out of proportion. Your pictures looks like a band called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
2006-12-04 09:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by Coalie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh give it a rest....you have a hidden (maybe not so hidden) agenda here.
If you want to say racist things don't hide behind Michael Richards and his ignorance....be a grown up and say what you mean.
2006-12-04 10:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They weren't blamed because- he's the celebrity. But I think everyone is a little racist deep down..even to their own race.
2006-12-04 09:44:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well said . They certainly act racist ;they set him up .
2006-12-04 15:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋