KKK Richards On Letterman Youtube

S09E09 The ApologyretroNov 21, 2006, 10:05 AM ET9 years later8 posts by 7 posters
🔥 Controversial

Fans discuss Michael Richards' racist remarks made on Letterman, with debate over whether his apology was genuine and whether there's a double standard in how racism is perceived in comedy.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=dufHYw-W6j4

"I'm not a racist, that's what so insane about this"

Sure, sure.....next you'll say that you were drunk and the alcohol made you say it, Michael.

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Afro Americans lol

He must've begged Seinfeld to be there for the apology thinking people would forgive him if Seinfeld had something to do with the apology. It was funny people actually thought it was a joke or something and were laughing at him.

Richards career has been long gone since Seinfeld, It wasnt like he had a hit show or anything. This will be forgotten as time goes on

Chris GameJeffH

JeffH wrote:

Hasn't Seinfeld's career gone too?

Chris Game "Never memorize something that you can look up." -- Albert Einstein
Dimitrios PaskoudniakisJeffH

"JeffH" wrote in message news:[email]...

My guess is the opposite - that Seinfeld "ordered" Richards to appear on his Letterman gig in order to apologize, right before his Season 7 DVD hits the market, for damage control against DVD sales losses.

Over the long run, Richards' gaffe may cost Seinfeld untold millions of dollars in lost DVD sales and devaluation of the "Seinfeld" syndication package (loss of local TV channels who pay mega-bucks to show the series, advertising revenue, ...).

Jerry (and Larry) do not own the syndication rights of "Seinfeld"; they sold it for about $500,000,000 to TBS.

I am not sure about the DVD sales. But in any case, for Jerry, it is not about the money. Remember he turned down NBC's offer of $5,000,000 per episode - that would be well over $100,000,000 for a tenth season of the show.

He is not driven by the dollars but by being able to continue his art - stand up. It is the same reason Leno, who needs not a penny more, plays comedy clubs in the off-season. They love it.

Did you ever see Jerry's movie "Comedian"; it is explained in the story that ends... "How do people live like that?" (check it out)

By the way, its sad whenever one racial group lashes out at another. But. I will have to agree in this PC world there is a double standard when it comes to racism. I hear blacks speak condesending remarks about white people all the time on comedy shows, and everyone laughs. But a white guy says something its unacceptable. I don't condone any of this, but there is a double standard.

I actually don't think he said anything wrong. It's a comedy club. The black people were being rude to him, he was being rude back.

How many times do we hear black comedians saying bad stuff about whites? All the time.

How many times do black folks say n*gger to each other, on rap records and videos? If they didn't want people to say it then they shouldn't say it to each other.

I mean, the blacks are allowed to call us anything they please, but if a white person gives it back to them - we are wrong. I am SO sick of this - can you imagine if we had just a 'white' tv station? Or a United WHITE College Fund? NO way would that be allowed. Give it a break...........

Just goes to show you white folks should keep thier anger to themselves.We don't have the luxury to go off like other races do with no consequences.

Why are so many people offended. Nobody says anything when black people use that word. Oh ya I forgot Black people are allowed to get away with everything these days and white people better not do anything to upset the big black man. I actually now want to see more of Michael Richards because he has the balls to say shit back. Ill keep saying nigger as long as i keep hearing it on rap songs, movies or black people just using it period Have a nice day :)