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Michael Richards from Seinfeld goes on racist tirade  

post #1 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:22pm
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ETA: There is triggering, racist, hate-filled language in this video.



Holy crap.

http://us.video.aol.com/video.index....pmmsid=1772645
post #2 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:23pm
I saw the story! I could not bring myself to watch the video. How disgusting--this is just unbelievable.
post #3 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:25pm
he is nuts.

and he's probably jealous he is not apart of comic relief.

and he is not Lenny Bruce.. so his shock value is meaningless...

sorry he was given a mic.
post #4 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:29pm
that was bizarre, im a little shocked: he went a little overboard and went to the way far side sheesh
post #5 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:30pm
I'm at work and can't watch it. Sounds like I'd probably regret watching it if I did, anyway.
post #6 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:30pm
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Yeah, I'm thinking he must be on coke or pills or something. Showed his true colours. If there is any sanity in this culture, his career will be over.
post #7 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:31pm
how hateful.

terrible.
post #8 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:31pm
He is a comic actor, not a standup comic. So sad. If a comic hates his audience, the show is over....and this one is so over!


Maybe he and Mel Gibson can get together and work out their problems.
post #9 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by kamilla626
I'm at work and can't watch it. Sounds like I'd probably regret watching it if I did, anyway.
Repeated use of the word N*****. Calling an audience member that, several audience members, as a response to hecking. He said "50 years ago you would be hanging upside down from a tree." And lots of other stuff.

He sounded like someone out of the KKK or something.

ETA - I misquoted Richards in this post. See below for the accurate quote.
post #10 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:34pm
very sad. all the *true colors* in celebrities coming out these days. i find it very disturbing to see this hate surfacing.
post #11 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:36pm
omg that is awful. He sounded really drunk to me. I cant believe more people weren't standing up to him.
post #12 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by thismama View Post
Repeated use of the word N*****. Calling an audience member that, several audience members, as a response to hecking. He said "50 years ago you would be hanging upside down from a tree." And lots of other stuff.

He sounded like someone out of the KKK or something.
I watched it (or most of it?) until my daughter came over. It was HORRIBLE!!

I am so sad. I always loved Michael Richards and now, I will never go back to having that feeling ever again.
post #13 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by thismama View Post
Repeated use of the word N*****. Calling an audience member that, several audience members, as a response to hecking. He said "50 years ago you would be hanging upside down from a tree." And lots of other stuff.

He sounded like someone out of the KKK or something.

post #14 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by miriam View Post
He is a comic actor, not a standup comic. So sad. If a comic hates his audience, the show is over....and this one is so over!


Maybe he and Mel Gibson can get together and work out their problems.
Sadly he actually has a stand up comic background. I've seen him years ago.

but it is clear that was a very long time ago.
post #15 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:47pm
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Originally Posted by thismama View Post
Repeated use of the word N*****. Calling an audience member that, several audience members, as a response to hecking. He said "50 years ago you would be hanging upside down from a tree." And lots of other stuff.

He sounded like someone out of the KKK or something.
At the risk of quibbling... he didn't say anything about hanging... it was some weird comment about a fork in the ass.

That said... (and I said this in the N&CE thread) his tirade is simply appalling. Gross.

It was, however, heartening that many people protested and got up and walked out.
post #16 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:50pm
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Originally Posted by kama'aina mama
At the risk of quibbling... he didn't say anything about hanging... it was some weird comment about a fork in the ass.
Oh, sorry! I read that he had said that, and I didn't go back to watch the vid again. I'm going to do that in a minute.
post #17 of 89
11/20/06 at 5:53pm
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"50 years ago we'd have you upside down with a f****** fork up your a**."

That is what he said. Sorry for the mis-quote!

He also said things like, "That's what happens when you interrupt the white man!" and, "Now they're going to arrest me for calling a black man a n*****."

It was really bad.
post #18 of 89
11/20/06 at 6:01pm
Yes.
post #19 of 89
11/20/06 at 6:06pm
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It's interesting, I think he was on pills or something. The truth comes out. We sanitize this stuff, but it is there, underneath, usually buried beneath social niceties and santized versions of the same stuff.

Even he recognized this, check out this quote: "He's a n*****, a n*****, a n*****! Look, there's a n*****! Alright. This shocks you, this shocks you, you see what's buried beneath you stupid motherf******."

Fascinating. The truth comes out. Sometimes it takes alcohol, or pills, or cocaine. But it comes out. This stuff still lurks, all around, in places we would never expect. IT IS NOT GONE. It is not over, it is not the past. It is alive and well, present tense.
post #20 of 89
11/20/06 at 6:15pm
I hope this is the end of his career.
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