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Broken Face
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
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 Posted - 11/21/2006 : 08:36:00
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Hmmm. I doubt he really is racist, he probbaly just lost it, but that's no excuse, really-it was a fucking idiotic, ignorant thing to say. I'm not a Seinfeld fan (although I never really watched it) and I always found his character annoying (he kind of seemed a bit ripped off Christopher Lloyd in Taxi to me), but that is of course beside the point.
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BLT
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South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 08:38:01
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I'm going out on a limb here to say he probably shouldn't attempt any more stand-up.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 08:44:27
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People say things in the heat of the moment that are designed to anger the other person, not necessarily things that reflect their attitudes. We've all done it to siblings, I'm sure.
That doesn't excuse it or make it any less offensive, but I think the media would have us believe that this qualifies him as a lifelong racist when it might've just been a sad and pathetic attempt at getting the upper hand on some hecklers.
BLT's right: he probably shouldn't do stand up if this is his reaction to some heckling.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 08:46:22
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I think you could probably get arrested for saying things like that here.
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 09:05:11
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That SUCKS! I love Seinfeld, and i'd count myself as a Michael Richards fan, but after seeing that i can't help but call him a cunt! Every stand-up has there own one-liners to deal with hecklers ("I don't come to your job and slap the cock out of your hand, do i?" etc) however this is moronic. Sure people loose the plot sometimes, but this kind of thing is beyond redemption.
Whether he is a racist or not is a bit unclear. From listening to interviews and commentaries on the Seinfeld dvds, everyone says he is an eccentric and sometimes aggressive man (he would get really pissed off if someone would mess up their lines, check out some of the bloopers on the dvd to see his reactions to several of them)
Maybe somewhere in his head he thought it was going to be a funny response, but it was like watching a mangled body in a car crash.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 09:08:28
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
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PixieSteve
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 09:38:25
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fbc
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 09:52:46
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"Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f--king fork up your ass," Richards screamed. "You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf--ker. Throw his ass out. He's a n--ger! He's a n--ger! He's a ni--ger! A n--ger, look, there's a n--ger!"
This is pretty intense stuff, heat or the moment or not. By the third "he's a n--ger" I would have thought the heat of the moment was passed. I personally think things like this is born from some deep rooted hatred (too strong a word, but i'm lost for an alternative at the mo) of sorts but that's just me. Excuse the pun, but this could be a noose around his neck for some time. Just ask Big Ron. Mud sticks.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 09:57:37
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I think the hecklers deserved it. I'm not defending Richards, what he said was wrong...but hecklers suck, and the shame they bring upon themselves is the shame they bring upon themselves. If someone wants to berate a speaker, that speaker has every right to attempt to top them...intelligently. But, in this case, Richards shamed himself as well...stupidly. But fuck hecklers. If I were a stand-up, I'd carry a gun instead. My mouth would be too valuable to say what a bullet could say easier.
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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:00:54
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| I always presumed heckling was part of the comedy circuit. but presumption is the mother of all fuck ups (barre kramer) |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:37:07
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I'm just going to pretend I didn't read this thread.
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Broken Face
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:38:06
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Have you guys watched the actual video?
"That's what happens when you interrupt the white man"
I'm sorry, that was a full minute and a half after the outburst and he's still at it. Heat of the moment is one thing, a minute later making more comments? That's a racist.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:40:19
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Originally posted by s_wrenn
From listening to interviews and commentaries on the Seinfeld dvds, everyone says he is an eccentric and sometimes aggressive man (he would get really pissed off if someone would mess up their lines, check out some of the bloopers on the dvd to see his reactions to several of them)
That's kind of scary. It reminds me of Peter Sellers or Dennis Hopper, for instance, actors who perhaps had/have a bit too much real craziness going on.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:41:45
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I think it's entertaining.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:47:26
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One thing's for sure -- you need a thick skin to be a performer of any type, but I would think stand-up comedy would require the thickest of the thick since you're dealing with direct verbal confrontation. Any comedian can absolutely count on getting heckled at some point. Those who can't adeptly handle it are naturally weeded out and go back to their day jobs.
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:56:13
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I'm with those who opine that this was more of an "anger" thing than a "racist" thing. It sounds to me like the heckler might've touched a nerve and Michael Richards went nuts.
He starts off kind of joking. The "noose" line, the "interrupt the white man" line... These are jokes (and I'm not saying they're GOOD jokes, but they're jokes). This happened in a COMEDY CLUB. Jokes about race are common among comedians.
You can get away with the stinging racial stuff IF it's funny (see Sarah Silverman), but Michael Richards lost his cool. |
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PixieSteve
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 10:59:19
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
My mouth would be too valuable to say what a bullet could say easier.
that you're a piece of shit with no respect for human life?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:00:47
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Originally posted by Broken Face
Have you guys watched the actual video?
"That's what happens when you interrupt the white man"
I'm sorry, that was a full minute and a half after the outburst and he's still at it. Heat of the moment is one thing, a minute later making more comments? That's a racist.
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com
No, haven't seen it to be fair. Maybe he is racist. Maybe he was trying to make light of it after the fact. I don't know. I'll have to watch the video I guess.
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:02:50
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It doesn't change anything for me. It's a racist comment, but it doesn't prove he is a racist.
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:04:29
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Today at work I had to deal with a bit of fallout over this.
A black co-worker suggested that each of his white coworkers is capable of such an outburst. Lurks just beneath the surface. He was applauded by other blacks.
How he could say something of the sort, after having faced no racism in the workplace, and be cheered for such counterproductive bullshitting, offended the living hell out of me. It wasn't said in the heat of the moment. There wasn't an argument to be won. It was, in his opinion, a statement of fact.
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Fuck that. Shocked to see what was buried underneath.
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Mayhaps he (edit:Richards) was going for an Andy Kaufman meltdown/weirdness?
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:11:07
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
A black co-worker suggested that each of his white coworkers is capable of such an outburst.
And the black co-workers as well? In my limited experience minorities can be just as racist as whites (just the power hasn't been there in the past or even so much now). |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:12:50
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Without doubt. To suggest otherwise would suggest they were not human.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:14:29
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I dedicate The Ramones' The KKK Took My Baby Away to Michael Richards.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:19:51
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Whoa, that was messed up.
I can't condone that behaviour no matter how much I love Seinfeld and Kramer.
Drugs anyone???
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BLT
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:23:18
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
A black co-worker suggested that each of his white coworkers is capable of such an outburst.
That says more about his state of mind than his co-workers. He sounds like a jackass.
"Ghettoes are the same all over the world: They stink." |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:25:31
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Originally posted by PixieSteve
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
My mouth would be too valuable to say what a bullet could say easier.
that you're a piece of shit with no respect for human life?
FAST_MAN RAIDER_MAN - June 19th
I've been heckled. Shit doesn't respect much, I imagine.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:27:48
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Originally posted by darwin
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
A black co-worker suggested that each of his white coworkers is capable of such an outburst.
And the black co-workers as well? In my limited experience minorities can be just as racist as whites (just the power hasn't been there in the past or even so much now).
You got that right.
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:31:06
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The video clip doesn't have subtitles for all the was said. At one stage when everyone was getting up and leaving, Richards goes to the right of the screen muttering about rehab (he repeated it three times, which was something he did a lot of in the clip)
Also, the heckler said "I like you" and "i'm a fan" but this couldn't really be heard when Richards was shouting at him (i think it was around the time he was saying "that's uncalled for"). That's kind of sad. Obviously the guy liked Richards
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:38:04
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
I've been heckled. Shit doesn't respect much, I imagine.
You're honestly saying you'd consider shooting someone for heckling you?
Remind me not to attend your show.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:44:55
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Originally posted by BLT
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
I've been heckled. Shit doesn't respect much, I imagine.
You're honestly saying you'd consider shooting someone for heckling you?
"Ghettoes are the same all over the world: They stink."
Oh my God. You must be white.
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fbc
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:48:33
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I like hecklers for the simple reason they bring out the best in some comedians. I find nothing funnier than a heckler being put in their place by the comic's wit/humour.
'Don't tell me how to do my job, do I go to your job and tell you how to sweep up?” |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 11:52:27
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
Oh my God. You must be white.
Very well. I won't make any more attempts at rational discussion with you. Obviously you've already got everything figured out.
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 12:01:29
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Originally posted by BLT
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
Oh my God. You must be white.
Very well. I won't make any more attempts at rational discussion with you. Obviously you've already got everything figured out.
"Ghettoes are the same all over the world: They stink."
It's a black and white issue. There's nothing to figure out.
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 11/21/2006 : 12:10:36
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Boo. Hiss.
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Is one of the Ks in KKK for Kramer?
