Michael Richards goes crazy

The Germanator · 11-22-2006, 10:30 AM

I can't be the only one who has seen this and I'm certainly not the only one who is deeply disturbed by it, but our beloved Michael "Kosmo Kramer" has officially lost his marbles with video clips below...These clips are certainly classified as "NOT SAFE FOR ANYBODY" as they include many racist statements and words and general heartbreak...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3RjiVcIlhY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ889qbGjWE

Null · 11-22-2006, 12:23 PM

hes had some screws loose for quite a while now. and i believe they said on the news he takes medication.

however despite what many are saying, i don't believe him to be a racist himself. he was extremely pissed off, he totally lost his temper. and he dug and dug at those guys until he hit a spot that pissed them off, and he went with it.

uncalled for, very very wrong and incredibly stupid of him. but when you get pissed at someone, you want them to be pissed off too. and i think it was more of that then him truly being racist. however he does have some problems and he certainly needs some help. he should feel very ashamed of himself.

Perfect Stu · 11-22-2006, 01:49 PM

any respect i had for him (which isnt necessarily a lot) is completely gone. what a jackass.

if those guys had jumped up on stage and started kicking the crap out of him, I wouldn't even think about trying to break it up.

KillerGremlin · 11-22-2006, 02:29 PM

yeah, i saw it

there's not much to say that hasn't been said, other than i'm going to think of that everytime i watch seinfeld now

Yoda9864 · 11-22-2006, 02:36 PM

I don't want to try and defend him at all because what he said was terrible. But when you lose your temper, things can easily slip out of your mouth that you don't necessarily mean and can very easily spiral out of control if the aggravation keeps on jabbing at you. I've seen it many times.

Null · 11-22-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoda9864

I don't want to try and defend him at all because what he said was terrible. But when you lose your temper, things can easily slip out of your mouth that you don't necessarily mean and can very easily spiral out of control if the aggravation keeps on jabbing at you. I've seen it many times.

its like a kid getting upset and saying he hates his parents. or a bad breakup with someone and saying something you know bothers them just to try and come out on top. (obviously what he said was much worse, but it comes from the same place)

again, theres no excuse, what he did was horrible.

as were the racial comments made back at him, that everyone tends to overlook.

one of the main problems, that has been said by other comedians, is that richards is not a standup. he doesnt have the experience to deal with being heckled like that, he shouldnt of been on stage to begin with.

Happydude · 11-22-2006, 03:33 PM

anyway to view these without logging in or signing up?

Null · 11-22-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Happydude

anyway to view these without logging in or signing up?

you shouldnt need to sign or log into view those youtube videos.
it just asks you to confirm your age i think.

Krypton · 11-22-2006, 04:00 PM

i'm ashamed to share the same name with him.

bobcat · 11-22-2006, 04:03 PM

wow that was unexpected. I thought it was "Stephen Richards" the old singer guy, then I saw Kramer and I'm like "oh him".

He lost it, said some very racist comments, I believe a few screws went loose and unfortunately it happens so publicly when you are famous and doing stand up comedy......

Unfortunate for him, and the ppl who had to watch it

Dyne · 11-22-2006, 04:59 PM

In defense, it's kind of a dick move to heckle the comedian. If you don't like the ****ing show, walk out and/or ask for your money back. Don't insult him.

I think both sides are equally to blame; it's just the Richards is more famous he's getting flack. Just because he slipped the N word doesn't mean he's automatically the worst party. Not to mention all the "cracker" comments thrown around in that video by the audience.

KillerGremlin · 11-22-2006, 05:14 PM

oh, but it's a double standard in society

nigger is unacceptable to say, unless said by a black person, and if one black person addresses another by going, “what up nigga” that’s tolerable

and throwing around the term cracker isn’t racist by society's standards…although, there isn’t nearly as much history behind the word cracker as there is nigger

regardless of standards, hecklers shouldn't push anyone over the edge like that. i've watched more stand up than i think i care to have seen for a lifetime, and no one has ever snapped like that before

Jason1 · 11-22-2006, 05:32 PM

Yea, he lost it. I feel bad for him, because I doubt he really meant any of it or is a racist himself. That being said, if your a professional, you just cant let idiots like that bother you. You cant say stuff like that.

Perfect Stu · 11-22-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

its like a kid getting upset and saying he hates his parents. or a bad breakup with someone and saying something you know bothers them just to try and come out on top. (obviously what he said was much worse, but it comes from the same place)

again, theres no excuse, what he did was horrible.

as were the racial comments made back at him, that everyone tends to overlook.

one of the main problems, that has been said by other comedians, is that richards is not a standup. he doesnt have the experience to deal with being heckled like that, he shouldnt of been on stage to begin with.

i have to disagree with most of that, null. im not going to go say that he's a racist, because he may not be. i think its stupid for a stand up comedian to get angry at some hecklers...that's pathetic. call it a jackass move by the hecklers but that doesn't matter, that happens all the time in stand up comedy if you cant take it, you shouldn't be up there getting paid.

the "racial" comments made back at him are entirely different. first of all, they were retalitory after having racist comments made agianst them, and whether or not it's fair, 'cracker' isnt nearly as an offensive word as 'nigger'.

on top of all of this, michael richards is a public figure and those hecklers are nobodys. nobody is going to pay attention to what they said, just as nobody will care if you or I made a racial remark against some random person on the street (except for that random person, they would probably care). if I picked up a mic in front of a bunch of people, i have to take more responsibility for what I say in relation to what anyone in the audience says. thats just the way it is.

is the guy a racist, and should his "career" die because of this? not necessarily. are the hecklers jackasses for talking trash and then calling him a cracker? probably. but he's in the fault, here...i can't see it any other way. he turned it into something far bigger and uncalled for than it easily could have been.

Null · 11-22-2006, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

i have to disagree with most of that, null. im not going to go say that he's a racist, because he may not be. i think its stupid for a stand up comedian to get angry at some hecklers...that's pathetic. call it a jackass move by the hecklers but that doesn't matter, that happens all the time in stand up comedy if you cant take it, you shouldn't be up there getting paid.

the "racial" comments made back at him are entirely different. first of all, they were retalitory after having racist comments made agianst them, and whether or not it's fair, 'cracker' isnt nearly as an offensive word as 'nigger'.

on top of all of this, michael richards is a public figure and those hecklers are nobodys. nobody is going to pay attention to what they said, just as nobody will care if you or I made a racial remark against some random person on the street (except for that random person, they would probably care). if I picked up a mic in front of a bunch of people, i have to take more responsibility for what I say in relation to what anyone in the audience says. thats just the way it is.

is the guy a racist, and should his "career" die because of this? not necessarily. are the hecklers jackasses for talking trash and then calling him a cracker? probably. but he's in the fault, here...i can't see it any other way. he turned it into something far bigger and uncalled for than it easily could have been.

im not totally seeing what your disagreeing with....
im not defending what he did one bit, he was wrong as can be. theres no excuse for it.

and he shouldnt of been up there. this has been said by others in the stand up industry because he is NOT a standup comedian, he is actor, and up there he was an actor trying to be a standup. i have a feeling his act probably did suck. and he had no idea how to handle being heckled, and he got frustrated and blew up.

and your right, its totally his fault. provoked or not, i dont disagree with you.

however, even tho cracker isnt really as offensive... (because honestly, i wouldnt care in the least). the idea behind it is the same, richards used racist remarks to try and get under their skin, they came back with racist remarks to try and get back at him. its all coming from the same place. its just that as you said, he's obviously in the spotlight, and he has the mic.

but if nothing else, i dont see him doing standup anymore. and if he did, you KNOW theres going to be hecklers there to try and push is buttons again.