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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November 21st, 2006 10:34 PM
To the guy James Hatch, dude you're a freaking idiot. And it shows in the trash you just posted here on this sight. Thats why you will forever be poor, because you repress yourself with your own ignorance. Educate yourself and remember the world is much bigger than the trailer park you crawled from.
November 21st, 2006 10:58 PM
James Hatch you are one ignorant fool. You would never say ANY of this in public where everyone could see your face. COWARD! Racial tensions have been around forever and will never go away. It's hard for blacks (and any other group of minorities) to educate themselves and prosper in a country where the dominate race is in control. Richard is not scared of anyone. It's OBVIOUS that he is a racist who let his thoughts and feelings slip. It's a GAME for most people. The game is to see how well you can hide the fact that you're a racists because NO ONE wants to be called a racist....they could be SUED! Micahel Richards lost the game and hopefully he will lose his carrer. That might scare any other closet racists to stay hidden and keep their mouths shut.
November 21st, 2006 11:42 PM
Here's my latest thought for those interested in having one. Hate is just wrong. We all need to calm down and stop ripping eachothers hearts out. I pray for a peaceful and quiet future free of all this hostility. PLEASE, whatever your stance, stop with this hateful judgement already. Do you really think it's impossible to treat others like brothers? We've got to learn to practice what we preach. How about giving up this war against everyone and thing that we can attack. For the love of God, Please, I beg of you whoever you are, take a breath and think about all the damage that anger causes regaurdless of where it's directed. We've taken the easy road for millenia. Isn't it time to get along?
November 22nd, 2006 1:53 AM
Sorry, but we can never tolerate this type of behavior, including from people in the entertainment field.
There is absolutely no excuse, none. As far as I am concerned, Michael Richards did not need to make any additional comments. The milk is already spilled.
There is nothing he could say, I believe he already expressed his true feelings.
Also, each time it happens, the talk should be endless, never swept under a rug.
No one did this to Michael Richards, he did it. If any one of us blurted off whatever we wanted, we would wind up dead very soon.
It is very painful for this to happen. Anyone who is not disgusted does not know the history of this country.
Interesting, Jerry Seinfeld immediately went on the Letterman show to give Michael Richards a chance to express his regret. Then today, it comes out they are just now releasing the Seinfeld shows on DVD.
It is all about money. If the Seinfeld DVD's were not being released today I bet Jerry Seinfeld could not have cared less about the entire situation.
I don't hate Michael Richards, but what he said. Frankly, I don't understand how those words can come out if the feelings are not there.
November 22nd, 2006 9:37 AM
What Micheal Richards did, shows that inside his heart he is a full blown portrait of what a white surpremacist is. He apologized because he knows it will hurt his career if he didn't. That apology will never erase the fact that the hatred and anger he showed to others is the true intent of his evil, full of hatred heart towards all non white individuals. This is the end of your career buddy.
It's also very sad that Jerry Seinfeld came to his defence so fast afterwards granted that Jerry and his ancestors have seen and lived on the other side of that kind of hatred. Jerry, this will also hurt your credibility..if you think this was going to help your new release of the Seinfeld shows DVD"s you should have thought about defending a racist......
November 22nd, 2006 1:07 PM
Ahhhh, Michael Richards....... what did you do?? I used to like you, but now I don't see how I can anymore. I'm so dissapointed. I feel badly for you - your career is likely over and your world is spiraling away, but it's all your own undoing, your own ignorance and hatred. I can't believe people actually think like that.
November 22nd, 2006 1:50 PM
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?
November 22nd, 2006 5:07 PM
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.
November 23rd, 2006 11:20 PM
People like Bruce (above) saying things like that all of the time, but you obviously don't care about fairness. It's all about the freedom to insult people as you see fit.
If you'd pay attention to society you'd notice that all cultures (race, ethnicity, age, etc.) have ways of picking fun at themselves. It's not appropriate for someone else outside of that culture to do the same because it's viewed as insensitive. Your, "aw, why can't I use that word too" feelings simply don't count for anything. Go pick on your own culture.
Seinfeld had many shows which were derrogatory towards Jews. He even caught flack for some things on the show...just as us blacks have caught flack for using the n-word (stop acting all of us think it's okay). However, it's nothing compared to the flack a non-Jew would have caught for many of the shows and/or jokes displayed on the series. Even parts of Jerry's own stand-up routine are simply not doable by a non-Jew.
This double-standard is everywhere in society and in every culture. So stop asking black people to be fair...ask everyone.
And the best part about that is you wouldn't sound like an ass.
November 24th, 2006 11:36 PM
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.