What about Kramer?

this is understandable I myself was not impressed but I did enjoy the brand of humor that reminded me of Jim on Taxi from him. I honestly believe he's sorry I would like to think as a human being but we all have bad moments. The only question now is (Is he sorry because of the impact on his career? Or did he stop to think how he would feel if it were him in the stands?

First off , I will not watch the show ever again simply because i am so disgusted with the man . I also don't think he's sorry at all . I think he's mad at himself for letting his cats out of his bag . Racism still exists and it always will . I think he forgot that it's not politically correct to openly be a racist .

I agree but his comment has bought him something the fading sitcom can no longer bring which is notoriety. Do you know how many millions followed him just to see what all the hoopla was about. Once again racism reigns in the vein of comedy we now have Imus who called a group of successful hard working women a bunch of nappy headed hoes in the name of comedy. When will it end? But at least this time the sponsors pulled out and the radio station did suspend him. As long as the organizations and businesses that we support continue to support this type of behavior it will continue to exists. Many of us have racially inappropriate thoughts but we work internally to get rid of them and not spread them and nurture them till they turn into huge monsters that stamp out the little bit of respect we have left.

Honestly I believe he was sorry he said it but I don't believe he was sorry that's how he felt. Those comments revealed that he was well aware of the plight that those people endured. How much is acceptable in the name of comedy? Now Imus has called a group of women nappy headed hoes and he is being suspended and lost sponsors. If you punish someone for something wrong it sends a message that this is not acceptable but if you don't it happens again so I guess Imus should thank the supporters of Mr. Richards and Seinfeld for his present situation. I mean how far off was his comment? To each his own.

Well that's your choice I only wish you could know for yourself the painful memories of those who were insulted by what he said. I don't mean just people of the nationality he disrespected but people still alive who endured the beatings, and witnessed the lynchings, and were turned away from the white only entry signs and raped by those who hated them because of the color of their skin. The show in my opinion should have suspended him and his sponsors should have turned their backs because now we have Imus. How much is fair just for the sake of a laugh. If it was directed at the Jewish people from the side of Hitler he would have been crucified. How fair is that? But you have a right to enjoy your show. So what else is there to say?

This is true it's very easy to forget and forgive words no matter how offensive they may be, but even easier if you are removed from the experiences that make the remarks so painful. When you are a victim of the crimes directly it is not so easy to forgive or to forget so for some of us his face and his voice are now directly tied to that period of pain and disrespect and disgust.

Well I personally think they should suffer because as their cast mate someone should have had the unction to tell him he was wrong and suspend him for a think break. Words do not ease the pain inflicted by the remarks he made. Everyone makes mistakes but the jails are full of people who got caught doing that. If the comment was directed at the Holocaust this would not be and issue he would have been properly reprimanded. All that he has received is more notoriety how fair is that?

I can understand that. I know we all have moments where we sort of lose our heads but there are some lines that should never be crossed. To refer to an entire race of people during a time when it was considered sport to hunt, kill, maim and torture shows a bit about his mentality and that was not just some off the cuff comment he made he was fully aware of what he was saying and even went back in time to say if it were 50 years earlier. I can't see supporting someone that Callas.

I can understand it's like say it ain't so. Unfortunately everyone is not so forgiving. I feel bad for him I don't think he was really aware of what the reprocussions could possbly be. It was an enjoyable show. I guess when we are a little more secure in knowing how he really thinks about the people that helped to make his show successful then we can get back to the way things should be.

Well it's unfortunate that he will continue to reap the benefits of knowing that no matter what is done in the name of comedy he has dedicated followers. All I can hope for is that everyone would put themselves in the place of the people he hurt. Now we have Imus I guess if the situation were handled better things would be better. As a television star he had the attention of the whole world and this is what he put out there. I believe he should have been reprimanded by the show and penalized when all he got was more notoriety. He just opened the door to more negativity in a world where there is more than enough pain for everyone. I guess that as an actual witness to the hardship imposed on innocent hard working people who worked in the cotton fields and had to pray everyday for strength and grace and wisdom to make it home despite the murderous efforts of those who did not like them solely based on the color of their skin. I see things differently, I remember the white only restaurants and bathrooms and the lynchings and the rapes. So no I will not support him knowingly in any way, shape or form, but this is America so to each his own.

Well if it were just a matter of him calling the men a name I could see him being forgiven so easily. The hard part was the reference to the time period of 50 years ago hanging him upside down with a fork in his behind. That was the equivalent of him saying it was good what Hitler did to the Jewish people. Even today if you mention that in the wrong context you are charged with Anti Semitism. So why is he so easily forgiven when he insulted an entire race of people and made reference to a time when many of them were still being kept in slavery. Did you know that slavery was not officially abolished in Mississippi until May of 1995? My great grandparents were slaves and the town my mother grew up in and my grandparents live in is named after their slave owner. I lived there for a while too and worked in those fields and saw my cousin lynched in front of our church so for me it's not so easy to accept it like that.