The Seinfeld Dude....

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by thesweetestone

He can redeem himself by apologizing, and that is what he has done. I do not think this man is a racist. He is not the first person to have said something bad about another race or culture.

LOL. Americans are cute.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

The Image Gods are on your trail. Hide quickly.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

The Image Gods are on your trail. Hide quickly.

I hope it works now. I even set up a special thingy on my website JUST so I could hotlink images from there to GC, lol

[shinerbock]

The guy may or may not be racist. He did something wrong and offensive, and it happens daily on all sides. I think thats about all there is to this story.

[_Opi_]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I love you for this.

[_Opi_]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

The guy may or may not be racist. He did something wrong and offensive, and it happens daily on all sides. I think thats about all there is to this story.

I bet people occassionally bring up lynching black people and calling them niggers. Sure, maybe in your neighbourhood.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

The guy may or may not be racist. He did something wrong and offensive, and it happens daily on all sides. I think thats about all there is to this story.

What an adorable and socially insignificant conclusion.

[shinerbock]

Oh, i'm sorry, perhaps every time black people beat the sh*t out of white people, it should be on the news. I guess I see your point though, using hateful language is far worse than injuring or killing people. Keep on fighting the fight that matters.

There are rude/insensitive potentially racist people in the world, on all sides. I fail to see why this is such a huge story. I guess it does combine two of America's favorite things, a racial dispute and watching somebody's life crumble.

[n4sir5]

I apologize GC crew. my neanderthal, evil, innerself came up with these immediate responses to some statements...forgive me!

On a semi-tangent, I was trying to think about what he could do to redeem himself somehow. He's not really, really old or anything.

Take his gra$$whoopin and ask for another!

Maybe he should try to get on Comicview or something like that. I know they wouldn't want him on, but millions of people would tune in to see what happens when he takes the stage.

THAT'S IT...Whoop his gra$$ on Comicview...ON BET...LIVE... If he thought he got heckled before....he ain't seen nothing yet! Aint social reparations a witch?!?

Whoopie and Dave Chappelle can give color commentary...


BTW, do we have an over/under before the OH's (Original Hecklers) get an attorney for pain and suffering???? but that is another story...

Get Behind Me Devil!


WAR: The Late Nipsey Russell with a witty rhyme for this isht

[SummerChild]

Some of these posts seem absolutely ridiculous to me. First there is the question as to whether or not a man who refers to lynching black people with a fork in their behinds is racist. If that is not racist, I can't imagine what could be racist. Maybe the folk who don't think that he is a racist are just being funny and trying to get a rise out of others. Is it a bad joke?

Then there are the people who want to minimize it and sweep it under the rug as if it is just c'est la vie, oh another fall day. Give me a break people. Some of ya'll can't be serious.

ETA: Absolutely absurd.

SC

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Oh, i'm sorry, perhaps every time black people beat the sh*t out of white people, it should be on the news. I guess I see your point though, using hateful language is far worse than injuring or killing people. Keep on fighting the fight that matters.

There are rude/insensitive potentially racist people in the world, on all sides. I fail to see why this is such a huge story. I guess it does combine two of America's favorite things, a racial dispute and watching somebody's life crumble.

Oh geesh, LOL. Some white folks are really reaching with these dumb excuses and analogies--dumb like Richards' reaching to make some Hurricane Katrina connection. The majority of violence is and always has been intraracial. So contact the white people who beat up and kill white people and report back to GC with your findings.

No one gives a damn about Richards' career really. He's a nobody to a large percentage of Americans. This story is all over the news because he's a semi-celebrity attached to a popular show with a popular name. Most importantly, this is one of many constant reminders that race is still salient in this country in some form or another. Some of us don't need such reminders but more often than not many white people do.

The funny part is this:

Some white people are more up in arms over Richards than racial minorities are--defending his honor like he's Gandhi caught on a bad day. You'd think that some white people feel as though he's getting crucified for saying what all white people feel, or something. Keep fighting the good fight, some white people, fight the fight that matters.

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by southernelle25

How he could redeem himself ... I'm drawing a blank.

I was referring to redeeming his career. His 15 minutes will fizzle eventually and he would probably want another 15, sometime before he dies. I don't care whether he does or not, because there are many more racist people who are more germane to my life right now.

Without a doubt, I believe he is a racist, but then again, who isn't? After watching that video, all I could think was... Jackass!!! and not the funny MTV version either.

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I fail to see how I compared this luser to the "King's of Comedy"... I think you have read way too much into what I exactly stated, which clearly was, would homeboy say that same chit in front of them...

I should have put more smiley and sarcastic emoticons on my original post. It's just not my style. I actually agree with everything you said. It was just a boring day at work and the reality of the incident hadn't set in with the co-workers who are cool enough to talk about it.

I do wonder if he would say the exact same stuff in the presence of those comedians. He probably would say it in his head as he sits in the audience or something.

[shinerbock]

DSTS, excuses? Pray tell, where did I do that? Oh right, I didn't. I'm saying that because a person makes hateful comments, doesn't mean they're a racist.

1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

If anything, it makes him an asshole by default. He may be a racist, I didn't say he wasn't, but simply losing your cool and going for the lowest possible blow against somebody doesn't make you a racist. If you're over the incident already, I applaud that. I just hate to see a verbal racial incident get so much attention when it is so widespread in this country on ALL sides. White people pump up these stories too, probably in an effort to make sure everyone knows they have a black friend or 2 and they could never be racist. I have spite for them as well. I'm equal opportunity.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

DSTS, excuses? Pray tell, where did I do that?

In your post when you went on the "it happens everyday" and "puppies die when black people victimize white people" tangent. But now you're debating the "racist" topic with me. I never called Richards racist and I'm disinterested in discussing "racism" with you and most people on GC.

The rest of my post has nothing to do with your post.
Some white people need to just concede that they don't understand or will never agree and stop bullshitting and patronizing. Just because you (in general) don't understand or don't sympathize doesn't mean a damn thing. Nonwhites don't need our feelings and behaviors validated by whites for them to be valid and legitimate. You don't think it's a big deal? Then it isn't a big deal to YOU so go ahead and go back to minding your own business then. You want people to just get over it? If you want you can either go back to minding your own business or hold your breath until we decide we're over it--and don't applaud us when we're over it (that was for shinerbock).

The biggest lesson learned that I don't need some white people to either sympathize or disagree with:
Black people need to continue to strive for improvement, success and to combat some of the negatives in our community. Not for white people and to make them "like us" or think highly of us. But for ourselves. We don't need white people to validate US because WE have always been a prideful people. So we need to continue to challenge ourselves and each other to never settle for less than the best. Things like the Richards incident aren't surprising and they won't stop on a societal level. Therefore, we can empower ourselves by first ceasing to act surprised and refusing to give this stuff our undivided attention. Abundantly blessed.