is Micheal Richards racist?

[bluepeter]

Of course he's a racist. Forget the part about calling someone a nigger, that's almost a whole other debate. Telling a black person that fifty years ago his ass would have been hanging from a tree with a fork up his ass?

 

[wakefib]

Of course he's a racist. Forget the part about calling someone a nigger, that's almost a whole other debate. Telling a black person that fifty years ago his ass would have been hanging from a tree with a fork up his ass?

yeah, that was fucked up.

 

[Spartacus]

BTW, the two "victims" were on Fox News last night with Gloria Allred, their lawyer.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

He's insecure and doesn't know how to handle criticism since he's used to having all his material written for him. He basically self destructed with that tirade.

 

[mountain muscle]

try callnig people on ef, real life, etc. 'you nigger' and then tell them 'hey it's no big deal!'

see what happens. I've seen idiots here get into fights cuz THEY were on the receiving end of an insult. Not even racial.

hypocrites. nothing more. what if i called u 'hey mountain fag' to your face, and then said 'you loser, it's no big deal - grow up'.

it's about being mature and not using offensive words to people. class. Something Micheal ain't got. how do u think they feel being called a nigger?

r

It isn't a big deal. Call me what you want they are just words. They mean nothing unless I let them. Maturity is growing up beyond the name calling stage.

I understand what you are saying, but everyone should be held to the same standard. He apologized and said he was wrong. Maturity is also being able to accept it and move on.

Everyone seems so worried about offending people these days, they have lost their abilities to communicate.

 

[gjohnson5]

In my opinion just being black is an issue or the use of the N word would not be such a large issue. I , for the most part agree that people can control thier own destiny, but To say that is 100% the case is just ignorant

A people are not "stigmatized" because of something they do not have control over. Rappers celebrate their criminal persona and make millions off it. You really want to point the finger at 2 non-black men speaking their minds?

 

[Spartacus]

In my opinion just being black is an issue or the use of the N word would not be such a large issue. I , for the most part agree that people can control thier own destiny, but To say that is 100% the case is just ignorant

I'm curious as to your take about the discrimination within the black race regarding "shades"
that goes back 20 years with me
back when I was smoking pot and hangin' with the bros I worked with
kinda surprised me

 

[Spartacus]

I smoked pot with white people as well
hell it was white people that introduced me to pot and got me started
I just through that in to demonstrate how well I had bonded with "them"

 

[gjohnson5]

Read the book "Heart of Darkness"
There is discrimination even as slaves are gathered in Africa by the dutch and other "settlers"

Slaves were described in terms of thier complection is rich ebony black , and muddy dirty brown...

These type of stigmas still exist today especially in New Orleans where ALMOST noone is 100% black or white. Kids get very light skinned with kinky hair with opposite race parents and they can't even walk into stores without everyone staring at them...

It takes alot of courage to do that especially in places like New Orleans were the opposing racial stereotypes are like "forks being shoved up your ass"

It's shocking that 16/33 people dont think Kramers words are racist....

I'm curious as to your take about the discrimination within the black race regarding "shades"
that goes back 20 years with me
back when I was smoking pot and hangin' with the bros I worked with
kinda surprised me

 

[gjohnson5]

When EDTA is found in blood evidence, then that means that the blood evidence was planted. But it's interesting to me how many people simply ignored that fact....

It must be hard. OJ got off a murder charge on the basis of race despite overwhelming dna eveidence.. Hard to ignore the race card now, I agree.