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11-20-2006, 11:19 PM
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The Seinfeld Dude....
I never really got into this Seinfeld show...it seemed to be lacking...something. But I did catch this Michael Richards dude going off on some gents who were talking during his comedy club.... act.
I am sure yall saw the video on this guy dropping the N-word a few times then went to the
"50 years ago, you would have been hanging in a tree with a effing fork shoved up your a$$"
Yeah....nice work funny man..... I suggest the sindication checks go direct deposit because some of the peeps might want to discuss your views on diversity....
Richards...your career is.....FORKED!
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11-21-2006, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by n4sir5
I never really got into this Seinfeld show...it seemed to be lacking...something. But I did catch this Michael Richards dude going off on some gents who were talking during his comedy club.... act.
I am sure yall saw the video on this guy dropping the N-word a few times then went to the
"50 years ago, you would have been hanging in a tree with a effing fork shoved up your a$$"
Yeah....nice work funny man..... I suggest the sindication checks go direct deposit because some of the peeps might want to discuss your views on diversity....
Richards...your career is.....FORKED!
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I was just talking with a coworker about this whole incident. This confirms that I made the correct choice in not watching these white bread type shows...
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11-21-2006, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mccoyred
I was just talking with a coworker about this whole incident. This confirms that I made the correct choice in not watching these white bread type shows...
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I used to like Seinfeld but I think it is significant that popular shows such as those are marketed as mainstream nonracialized comedies that anyone can relate to and laugh at. Yeah, so whites are the majority but they need to go ahead and admit that you won't see black people in most of those shows. These are just friends who go around their lives in a show about random funny things happening--but there are only white people around. Right. 
However, shows like Martin or Girlfriends are marketed as black comedies or sistagurl shows--even if people could really relate to the content beyond race. One on One has a mixed race cast now so I wonder who it's appealing to. Hell, even the Cosby Show and A Different World had white characters in it from time to time who were allowed to have prominent acting roles.
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11-21-2006, 01:00 PM
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11-21-2006, 03:58 PM
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We all at some point have attacked someone appearance black, white, fat, ugly etc, but what made this different is comment about the hanging of blacks.
People tend to add the truth in their argument when there is deliberately trying to hurt someone; it’s not only an unintelligent way to express ones angry it is also cruel.
More importantly I don’t believe he is sorry about his comments, I believe he wish he had not been video taped while doing it. Maybe he is a racist but in my opinion he is definitely a moron.
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11-21-2006, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckie1922
We all at some point have attacked someone appearance black, white, fat, ugly etc, but what made this different is comment about the hanging of blacks.
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Don't bet your life savings on this.
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11-21-2006, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
I used to like Seinfeld but I think it is significant that popular shows such as those are marketed as mainstream nonracialized comedies that anyone can relate to and laugh at.
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But this one wasn't nonracialized, because it was marketed as Jewish comedy. I don't think they thought anyone could relate; it just so happened that many people did.
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11-21-2006, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by southernelle25
But this one wasn't nonracialized, because it was marketed as Jewish comedy.
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Oh that's right--the particular TYPE of comedy is often attributed to Jewish people.
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11-21-2006, 05:04 PM
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I can't agree that Seinfeld was a comdey for any certain race. My father and brother loved that show and got me into watching the reruns after the season finale. Sure, there could have been more diversity on the show, but it was better than Friends in that department. But really, we watched the show because the writing was really good for the actors cast.
Jerry Seinfeld many other "lovable" media icons could be the biggest jerks out there, but because they love making money off their profession, they try their best to hide it. So Richards' tirade doesn't shock me as much as dissapoint me. He was a has-been who could have went out as an all-star but left a bum. Even if he has lots of money, he lost my respect.
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