Kramer flips out?

[Mechanix]

I think those hecklers were far more out of line than Michael Richards. They were heckling a nice old man to the point where he exploded and now the media is trying to make him look like a monster. everyone has had racist thoughts at one time or another. And he apoligized and said he wasent racist and he was just calling those hecklers niggers, and not the whole race itself. He just lost his temper. Also those hecklers then called him cracker-ass and whatnot. I know it dosen't have the same effect but it had the same intention. If a black man exploded on a white man like that it would be on comedy central, not the news.

[suhl]

i didnt hear them call him a cracker once until he said nigger about fifteen times, and after they did call him a cracker about twenty seconds later he said thats what happens when you interupt the white man. and yes it probably would be shown a little different if a black man exploded on a white man, mainly because racial slurs against the majority are never taken seriously, honestly does any white person get offended when they are called cracker. i just laugh and wonder what it means. and it didnt happen with a black man so really there is no way to trell, but thanks for the prediction there nostradamus. i will give you this, if a white person puts a shit load of racial jokes in their act people view them as a weird racist, if a nonwhite doesnt it is cute and funny. ripping on white people is a huge part of the act for a lot of black comedians and people dont seem to have a problem with it. also douchebag carlos mencia his whole act is just racist joke you may have heard in junior high but he tries to say stereotyping is ok as long as you do it to everybody. not that i get offended by either, i just think mencia is an unfunny piece of shit and that when white people make racist jokes it shouldnt be looked at so bad when black comedians ripping on white people is so damn common

i really dont know how out of line they were. they said cracker. thats it. he said nigger nigger nigger nigger dont interupt the white man nigger fifty years ago wed have hung you upside down and stuck a fork in your ass. does this shock you me saying nigger. ooooooh he called the black man a nigger.

[CYRAX]

Racism is for people that can't think well enuff for hard hitting disrespect, it's in alternative to talking shit if you can't generate with your brain quick enuff.

[Hardcore Newbie]

For Suhl:

Cracker implies that you are a slave owner, as cracker implies cracking the whip on slaves.

I had no idea either until someone told me.

Basically I think that Kramer was trying to be a bit schocking at first, but as soon as he said it, he was probably scared, so he went overbaord to try and cover it up to make it seem "normal".

[Nochowderforyou]

I'm just saying, watch his earlier works, even Seinfeld, the mix between his spastic personality, his outspoken acts, maybe a few drinks, and people heckling him, he lost it.

But hey, for all we know this was all part of the act. Hire a few black men for the gig, say some outrageous things, get yourself alllll over the news and media, and who knows, maybe we'll be seeing a new serious shortly from him. It could have all been just a publicity act, just like the "wardrobe malfunction" between Timberlake and Mrs. Jackson...come on, we all know it was planned at the game like that. Her booby is exposed and she just stands there and doesn't cover up...sure, a malfunction.

I still watched Seifeld yesterday and I still see him as the same person. He is just very outspoken, and like I said, a mix between all those things, he could have just lost it, or, it could have been all an act hiring those 2 men in the crowd. Seems like a good way to get on TV.

[deftdrummer]

Racism is for people that can't think well enuff for hard hitting disrespect, it's in alternative to talking shit if you can't generate with your brain quick enuff.

FINALLY someone says exactly what I have been thinking about this whole matter. Michael Richards was being heckled by those guys apparently relentlessly. Richards even makes reference to that in the video by saying: "you guys have been up there talking the whole time!" as in - talking shit or just talking, either way its rude.

So anyways, he finally blows up and the only thing he can think of is racial shit. Of course this should always be the last resort for anyone, but for some odd reason I get the impression that these black dudes were being your stereotypical "niggas" ie: young black would be gang member punks that were trying to cause trouble where it wasn't due.

That last comment will probably get people fired up but seriously people, if he weren't a celebrity nobody would have cared then and they certainly would not care now. Based on what he said I do think he is a racist, and that is a shitty mindset to have. But come on people he had a fit of rage and used a very derogitory term to try and strike a nerve with this guy.

Remember the L.A. riots? talk about racial anger.

[AlwaysBlazed]

Those niggers deserved it.

... ok in all seriousness, leave michael richards alone. They were heckeling him, calling him cracker. The video doesn't show it to try and make him look bad. You can't see all the shows those black guys went to and heckled him at. Of course he called them nigger back because they started it. This world is fucked up. I owe black people nothing. I DID NOT ENSLAVE YOUR PEOPLE, please god damnit. I see you as equal, and I make fun of every race equally.

WHITE ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL = RACIST
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL (BET) = NOT RACIST

wtf mate?

The point is, Michael Richards was fighting fire with fire. He's always been known to be a little crazy. I just don't know why he said "100 years ago you'd be hanging upside down with a fork up your ass!" because I don't remember black people getting forks shoved up their ass.

My :twocents:

Guys heckeling an old man until he cracks = NIGGERS
Black People = NOT NIGGERS

In my mind, nigger is just a term for an ignorant person, people make it out to be the worst thing ever.

[RyanTheCaveman]

LOl i saw that vid about a week ago. that was funny...
But i dont know the WHOLE situation.