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SEINFELD’S KRAMER EXPOSED AS A RACIST: Actor Michael Richards barks n-word at black hecklers; apologizes on ‘Letterman.’ Not enough says activist Ali.
Richards' comments backed by some at YouTube; NBC News wont cover flap
*Michael Richards, best known as the character Kramer on “Seinfeld,” pulled a Mel Gibson and began spewing racist remarks and shouting the n-word at black audience members who heckled him during his set Friday night at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood.
The 57-year-old comedian was caught off guard when two African American men in the audience told him that he wasn’t funny.
According to the video posted on TMZ.com, Richards snapped back: “Shut up! Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***in’ fork up your a**!"
He then yelled: “You can talk! You can talk! You brave now mother f**er! Throw his a** out! He’s a ni**er! He’s a ni**er! He’s a ni**er!...Look, there’s a ni**er!”
An audience member on the video tape can be heard saying, “Oh my God” in apparent shock. Richards then mocked the crowd’s stunned groans by saying, “Oooh, Oooh. Alright, you see? This shocks you, it shocks you to see what’s buried beneath your stupid mother f***ers.”
A black man in the audience yelled back, “That’s uncalled for!” which set off another tirade from Richards.
“It’s uncalled for you to interrupt my a** you cheap mother f**ker!” he yelled back. “You guys have been talkin’ and talkin’ and talkin’.”
The video tape later shows Richards in a calmer state, telling the audience: “They’re gonna arrest me for calling a black man a ni**er?”
The black audience member continues: “That was uncalled for you f**king cracker-a** mother f***er!”
“Cracker a**? You callin’ me cracker a** ni**er?” Richards responded.
As the two exchanged words, people are seen in the video tape heading for the exit, including the African American man shouting at Richards. His parting words were: “It’s not funny! That’s why you’re a reject, never had no shows, never had no movies! ‘Seinfeld,’ that’s it!”
Richards had no comeback for that. He mumbled a few more statements before leaving the stage in the middle of his act. The following night, Richards performed as if nothing happened the day before, reports TMZ.
If you haven't seen the shocking video, here it is:
Los Angeles community activist Najee Ali and a number of other community groups held a protest outside of the Laugh Factory Monday and met with the venue’s owner Jamie Masada as well as comedian Paul Rodriguez, who was at Richards’ show and witnessed the incident.
Ali said Masada agreed to the activists’ demands of a formal apology from the Laugh Factory and a permanent ban on Richards until he also issues an apology.
In a press conference that followed their meeting, Masada apologized for the incident “in front of all the media,” says Ali. “And everybody was there, ‘Entertainment Tonight,’ ‘Extra,’ everybody.”
Early Monday, Richards taped a segment that aired last night on “Late Night with David Letterman” in which he apologized for his behavior at the comedy club. But Ali says the apology is not enough.
“His apology is unacceptable at this point,” Ali told EUR’s Lee Bailey in a phone interview. “It’s only the first step in the process of healing. We’re asking to meet with him and we feel he needs some racial sensitivity and anger management classes, and to support the programs that support racial conciliation.”
“We want to do the same thing the Jews did to Mel Gibson,” Ali continued. “They made him publicly apologize and to feel some pain, some contrition. And that’s what black folks need to start doing.”
Naturally an event such as this has elicited thoughts from both sides of the spectrum. We thought we'd give you a smattering of opinions from YouTube. Be warned. The comments are raw and uncut ... unedited (see below). Of course we can't wait to see what you have to say, as well.
janneislove
Ugh. What an ass.
bryanofamerica
Hope he's got enough money to retire. Or maybe they need a celebrity emcee at an upcoming David Duke roast?
chicoflaco (7 hours ago)
cool! that was funny!
android6217
this video is dumb funny kramer channeling the spirit of lenny bruce
si2007
How can anyone find this funny? Of course it was not right for the black men to retaliate and call him a "cracker-ass", but Richards went too far. I loved him as an actor, but wow, I just lost ALL my respect for him. This was disgusting.
radbikerider
that was awesome
KramSacul
Jeez, he snapped. Not a good day.
kgbarone
this is nothing compared to richard pryor, eddie murphy, many many more attacks on white people which have been ok'd by most. oh well, shit happens.
JLJAnderson
If you sling it, you have to catch it.
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MyWebsite2006
I respect him more now. Probably no one will read or care what i have to say. But, why can black people say nigger all the fuckin time but when a white person says it its big news!? Get over it...we all know black people are loud and obnoxious most of the time...its the truth. He deserved it. If he was interrupting or heckling then he deserved to get his ass called out. Screw him for being a pussy. He needs to learn to act like an adult when he is one...if youre a nigger then youre a nigger.
kcvt1037
Yeah for sure, I bet a hundred people are going to respond saying that he is a stupid racist but the fact is that the guy shouldn't have been a nigger and interupted him. I don't consider a every nigger to be black, for example eminem is a HUGE nigger, but seriously grow up, and let the man do his comedy act...
Hello123459
ur an idiot
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ugdrummer08
Yeah, let's use the term "ur" in order to degrade someone elses intelligence. Yeah, that makes good sense; it oughta make him feel like a real fuckin' retard.
gfsdagdf
i should kick you in the mouth for the remark idiot
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omen9507
You sound so fucking stupid.
Why are people so damn ignorant?
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MixxedBarbie
Wtf. You asked why is it wrong for a white person to say nigger or call a black person a nigger?
Who was in slavery? Whites or Blacks?
Who got mistreated because of the color or their skin? Whites or Blacks?
Who was looked down on because their skin was dark? Whites or Blacks?
Answer those questions and you`ll see why it`s not okay for white people to call blacks niggers.
MyWebsite2006
oh god get over yourself. Hardly anyone living today owned slaves and no one living today was a slave...were you a slave!?! I doubt it. So shut the fuck up about shit that doesnt happen anymore. Is this an excuse that black people will be allowed to use for the rest of the time on this Earth? PLEASE GET OVER IT!!!! nigger nigger nigger nigger!!! WHO FUCKIN CARES!
Something to think about isn't it? We suggest you read Earl Ofari Hutchinson's piece right about here.
Finally this ...
RICHARDS REMARKS NOT COVERED BY 'NBC NIGHTLY NEWS'
According to Richard Prince's "Journalisms" column: "'NBC Nightly News' has no plans to cover the offensive racial remarks made by Michael Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer on NBC's hugely successful "Seinfeld" sitcom, NBC spokeswoman Barbara Levin told Journal-isms on Monday. However, it will be discussed on the 'Today' show on Tuesday morning, she said."
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