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11-21-2006, 11:20 PM
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I love you for this.
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11-21-2006, 09:40 PM
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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.
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LOL. Americans are cute.
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11-23-2006, 07:22 PM
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LOL. Americans are cute.
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What the Hell does that mean?
Your opinion is not the only one that matters on this subject. You have managed to quote almost everybody in this thread. We don't need your personal commentary on each and everybody's statements. Everybody that reads these posts are capable of coming up with their on point of view without your help.
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11-23-2006, 09:46 PM
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DSTS, keep whining, I'll leave you to it.
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11-24-2006, 06:31 PM
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11-25-2006, 02:22 PM
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Your opinion is not the only one that matters on this subject.
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Sure it is.
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
DSTS, keep whining, I'll leave you to it.
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I have nothing to whine about.
It's you who's doing the "crucified white man" routine.
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11-28-2006, 04:54 PM
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A Different View
I do not believe that Michael Richards is racist. I believe he is someone with an anger problem and used words he knew would cut the deepest against someone he at which he wanted to get back. I have seen and experienced racism at its finest. This too me wasn't racism, but rather ignorance.
I also don't see where not buying the 7th season of Seinfeld DVD has anything to do with this. Jesse is overreaching, imo.
I believe it has gotten too much press and hype and I do believe that Richards is truly sorry.
I didn't sense that the laughter on Letterman had anything to do with him using Afro American. imo it was because he looked like he was in character and about to do a Kramerism. The audience wasn't sure if this was serious or a joke--and I didn't either until Jerry said it isn't funny.
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11-28-2006, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ladygreek
I do not believe that Michael Richards is racist. I believe he is someone with an anger problem and used words he knew would cut the deepest against someone he at which he wanted to get back. I have seen and experienced racism at its finest. This too me wasn't racism, but rather ignorance.
I also don't see where not buying the 7th season of Seinfeld DVD has anything to do with this. Jesse is overreaching, imo.
I believe it has gotten too much press and hype and I do believe that Richards is truly sorry.
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I agree.
I also think it's dumb for there to be litigation over this. There are lessons to learn from this, whether it be about anger management or race. What doesn't need to be learned/reminded is that people are opportunists who will claim injury as a result of words just for the hell of it. The man is seeking resolution for whatever reasons and suing him does nothing but reinforce a litigous society.
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11-22-2006, 11:21 AM
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How he could redeem himself ... I'm drawing a blank.
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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.
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