Michael Richards Goes on Insane, Unfunny Racial Rant
by Hilton Hater at .After exploding on a pair of African-American hecklers during a recent stand-up show at LA's Laugh Factory, former Seinfeld star, Michael Richards, can expect two things:
- The end of his career in Hollywood
- A bouquet of flowers from Mel Gibson
Indeed, the Richards rant makes Mel's maliciousness appear downright friendly. The portrayer of Cosmo Kramer began screaming at one of the men: "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass."
And that was merely the beginning. The comedian made Anna Nicole Smith appear calm and rational as he continued:
"You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf**ker. Throw his ass out. He's a n-gger! He's a n-gger! He's a n-gger! A n-gger, look, there's a n-gger!"
TMZ.com actually has video of the outburst, as one of the men who was the object of Michael Richards' tirade shouted back: "That''s un-f***ing called for, ain't necessary."
The exchange lasted about three minutes, with most of the crowd leaving faster than fans at a Kevin Federline concert.
Attempts to reach Richard's reps were unsuccessful. But Jason Alexander recently had a lot to say; no, not the Seinfeld alum. The guy who briefly married and bedded Britney Spears.
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Comments (10 Total)
There is no redemption from such comments. People can excuse him on the basis that black comedians might use similar words but that makes no sense as Richards comments cannot be interperated any other way than racism. I honestly thought he must have been on drugs from the lack of discression. It wasn't one comment it was a rant that just went on and on. He had plenty of opportunity to stop yet he just kept going on. Way past the point of no return. You cannot defend such comments unless you are racist. I didn't think Jerry was defending Richards, more just trying to diffuse the situation. They probably won't talk much after this.
About Richard's outburst, only Nazi's would talk like that'or the KKK clan. yes Sir I heard it all,he is finnished. kapput;;;;;; Good luck Micky!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF. Isn't it understood that if you heckle a comedian you open the door to get a beat down. They can dish it out but can't take it. Completely unacceptable. Micheal Richards backing off and apologizing is wrong he should stand his ground.
If we take a look at the larger scope of comedians, stand-ups, comedy movies - there will be very few that don't make fun of a stereotype of anyone. Jokes about these stereotypes all come down to a very basic thing: racial profiling and the normalization of stereotypes. Black dudes always have rhythm and soul while white dudes can't dance and they all wear khaki's, ties, and have no sexual identity. Mexicans are selling burritos and shout arriba when they are excited. The biggest out profiling uses is: it's comedy. It's sorta true and sorta not. It's not funny when people rather accept it as the straight truth than go out and meet enough black white hispanic romanian, woman or man and find out where these stereotypes are truth and when they are comedy.
what did he say that every black comedian who takes the stage hasn't said. i don't think it is right for anyone to use the "n" word but it seems black people use it more than anyone else. I think that racism in general is based on ignorance. But until everyone quits using that word why should only the white people get in trouble for using it?