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11-21-2006, 12:05 AM
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Personally I'm glad he said it, b/c now I know his true colors. I'd rather him be honest about how he feels than be a closet racist. At least we know what to expect from him now. I can't imagine being in that audience though  |
OK....I just saw what he said. It was on the news. I encourage everyone to try and find a clip. There is one on youtube but you have to log in or sign up due to the content of the clip. He was enraged in the clip  It's just disgusting. He was pointing and saying "He's a ni**ger!!"
ETA: Go to www.tmz.com and scroll down a little. They have it there.
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11-21-2006, 12:28 AM
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He was on letterman apo-la-lying.
I think it wonderful when people with a certain level of celebrity have a break from reality and say what is really on their minds, just like Mel Gibson. Can you imagine how many blacks supported his career? This is the best. Now he will get to see how n*****s will respond to his foolishness.
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11-21-2006, 12:29 AM
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OK....I just saw what he said. It was on the news. I encourage everyone to try and find a clip. There is one on youtube but you have to log in or sign up due to the content of the clip. He was enraged in the clip It's just disgusting. He was pointing and saying "He's a ni**ger!!"
ETA: Go to www.tmz.com and scroll down a little. They have it there. |
Yeah, I'm surprised he didn't get jumped afterwards. He's washed up...unfortunately "we" can't really "hurt" him in any way. Mel Gibson going off on Jews and dude going off on Black folks are two different things.
Y'all know what I mean...he apologized and said that he took the heckling personal, which translates into "this is really how I PERSONALLY feel about Black folks..."
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11-21-2006, 01:30 AM
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Mel Gibson going off on Jews and dude going off on Black folks are two different things.
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I agree. Mel Gibson's comments may be viewed as slurs. It's open for interpretation. According to sources, he said that "Jews are responsible for the wars in the world" and asked the officer if s/he was a Jew. One may or may not take offense to those statements. Though I am NOT excusing what he said, it's open to interpretation as to whatever the comments were inflammatory.
However, in the case of "Kramer," he was sober, in what appeared to be his right state of mind, and decided to go on a tirade! He REPEATEDLY referred to these particular audience members as the n-word, made references to lynching, made statements that would imply that he KNEW what he was saying and that it was WRONG. He even continued with his tirade after he heard/saw the audience's reaction.
He can keep his raggedy apology. But, since he was only talking about black folks, I'm sure his fan base will go for the okey-doke and welcome him back with open arms. Isn't that how it always is?
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11-21-2006, 01:39 AM
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11-21-2006, 11:40 AM
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His apology wasn't for black folks, point blank. We were not part of his fan base to begin with, and really there's no way to apologize for something that appears to just be your mindset.
His apology, IMO, was so that all his white and jewish fans can feel better about liking him again. SInce folks were actively laughing in the audience while he was saying it, I think it'll probably work out just fine for him.
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11-21-2006, 11:46 AM
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His apology wasn't for black folks, point blank. We were not part of his fan base to begin with, and really there's no way to apologize for something that appears to just be your mindset.
His apology, IMO, was so that all his white and jewish fans can feel better about liking him again. SInce folks were actively laughing in the audience while he was saying it, I think it'll probably work out just fine for him.
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11-21-2006, 11:46 AM
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His Jewish fans need to think carefully before accepting him back. In my experience, the people who hold these feelings toward blacks tend to hold worse feelings toward Jews; where there is disregard for the pain and suffering of black folk, there is pure hatred for the very existence of Jews.
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11-21-2006, 12:15 PM
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Most of the posts by yt folks I've seen on the issue are all about reverse racism, and how come it's not ok for him to say "the n-word" but it was ok for the black folks in the audience to call him cracker. I think he will be just fine.
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11-21-2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84
Most of the posts by yt folks I've seen on the issue are all about reverse racism, and how come it's not ok for him to say "the n-word" but it was ok for the black folks in the audience to call him cracker. I think he will be just fine.
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Then he goes on to pretend like he now is concerned about race relations after Hurricane Katrina...c'mon...don't make it seem like you were making some sort of political statement...
As I stated, I am surprised he is still walking...
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11-21-2006, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84
Most of the posts by yt folks I've seen on the issue are all about reverse racism, and how come it's not ok for him to say "the n-word" but it was ok for the black folks in the audience to call him cracker. I think he will be just fine.
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If all he said was the n-word, I might be tempted to give them a point. However, this fool had the nerve to say, and I quote:
"Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with af***in' fork up your a**!"
This is a very clear reference to lynching he would have participated in.
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I don't believe he is.
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11-21-2006, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by southernelle25
His Jewish fans need to think carefully before accepting him back. In my experience, the people who hold these feelings toward blacks tend to hold worse feelings toward Jews; where there is disregard for the pain and suffering of black folk, there is pure hatred for the very existence of Jews.
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I thought that Michael Richards WAS Jewish...
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11-21-2006, 04:24 PM
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I thought that Michael Richards WAS Jewish... |
Jerry Seinfied is Jewish. When Michael Richards was on the David Letterman show last night, he seemed very sorry about his comments.
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11-21-2006, 05:18 PM
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SInce folks were actively laughing in the audience while he was saying it...
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THAT's what really tripped me out.
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