"Griffith No More!" said:Well, I have seen all the videos and read everything and what I come away with is yada yada yada. It's really not that shocking (the video itself), as much as an opportunity for everyone to hop on the "OMG RACISIM! " highhorse. I mean, unlike Mel Gibson, nobody gave two shits about Michael Richards anymore until this, now he's headline news for a week as if he's the President or something? He's basically just some guy (the hecklers were pretty on point wth their parting shots). And, while he's totally indefensible here (and oddly defenseless in his excuses), I can totally see how someone trying to insult and hurt someone they feel had wronged them would go after that person's race, it's a no brainer, especially with blacks and the N word since, as we can see here, it's literally like setting off a social nuclear bomb (of course, don't do it unless you don't mind taking everybody out with it and being remembered for that). In any case, you still have to cop to the fact that what you were spouting was obviously hate speech, and it was your intention to be hurtful and inflict that pain (maybe he should hire me as his PR guy, because that's a lot more honest and believable than what I've been hearing). Anyway, maybe it's because I grew up in an integrated setting, but people's racisim in and of itself doesn't really bother me (it can sure be embarassing and unseemly, but it's there, so deal with it). I think as a society we've become too intolerant of the apparent intolerance of others, maybe because it makes us feel better about ourselves. On that note, I kind of think black people should hate white people anyway; I mean, I would. =)
Well we think after he hears the pain that he has inflicted on them, he should listen to the recommendations of a retired judge as to how much compensation he should pay to them.
CnC said:Comedians get heckled all the time. The good ones make it a part of their act. The bad ones, well...
CnC said:Honestly I'm kind of tired of hearing about it. Surely there must be more important things going on in the world...
You are corret about that but only about 23 actually hit the car that he was in. Nice aiming there officers.BayJumper said:Aside from playing Kramer, Mr. Richards pretty much failed at everything else. I guess it's all part of the "Seinfeld Curse" package.
Well, in other news, a man by the name of Sean Bell was shot to death by police. According to the newspapers, cops fired 50 shots.
THAT's 50 MOTHERFUCKING BULLETS!!!!!
EDIT: I forgot to mention that the shooting victim also happened to be an unarmed black man on the way to his own wedding.
BayJumper said:EDIT: I forgot to mention that the shooting victim also happened to be an unarmed black man on the way to his own wedding.
"Griffith No More!" said:You also forgot to mention he was actually leaving a shady strip club being staked out by undercover cops and that they hit the unmarked police car. Not exactly on the way to his wedding, more like the worst luck I've ever heard; but it sounds more outrageous your way.
CnC said:You guys forgot to mention that it was 5 cops that fired the 50 shots, and it seems about 30 or so were done by the one of them. Thats a whole new level of ridiculous.
BayJumper said:The pistols that the NYPD cops used were semi-automatic, so as long as they keep on squeezing the triggers, that shit just keeps on firing bullets till the whole clip is runs empty. And with that, cops don't seem to need to make _every_shot_count, like they do with limited round revolvers. That's why out of 50 bullets fired, only 23 actually ended up reaching the mark.
Oh yeah, go ahead and take THE MONKEY'S side... Classic cheeseball edit. I loved it."Griffith No More!" said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmsTb_jmqb4
I was waiting, and it was only a matter of time. Thanks National Lampoon.
"Griffith No More!" said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmsTb_jmqb4
I was waiting, and it was only a matter of time. Thanks National Lampoon.
"Griffith No More!" said:Anyway, maybe it's because I grew up in an integrated setting, but people's racisim in and of itself doesn't really bother me (it can sure be embarassing and unseemly, but it's there, so deal with it). I think as a society we've become too intolerant of the apparent intolerance of others, maybe because it makes us feel better about ourselves. On that note, I kind of think black people should hate white people anyway; I mean, I would. =)
Sparnage said:BTW In regards to that comment, you might find this little video of this Patrice O'Neal guy interesting. I know I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Bj4fywCBo&NR
"Griffith No More!" said:They're certainly too highly evolved to see things racially, which is apalling to their noble sensibilities. They've never thought anything racial in they're lives and see no distinction between whites and blacks, even their skin; they're literally color blind so that they can evaluate human beings on what really defines their worth; whether they're rich or poor. =)