Kramer: Total Racist.

Michael Richards (Seinfeld's Kramer) went on a racist rant this week, when his standup routine was heckled by a few audience members

Is it as bad as it sounds? watch the video and answer "holy shit, yes."

I wonder if this thread will get apologists like the Mel Gibson thread.

Say "it ain't so" Stanley Spadowski.

well it could be a total gag, dont forget this guy was in on a few Andy Kaufman gags back in the day

My prediction for early responses:

1) Come ON!! He was just doing a comedy routine!
2) That's what people deserve if they heckle
3) I thought this thread was about Kramer from Bongwater.

That was really uncomfortable to watch.

I am far from being politically correct...but that was just bad.

I don't think he's that good of an actor.

Just keeps telling me it's "loading". ?

If there's one thing I love, it's watching celebrities crash and burn. That made my week.

That was like nuclear explosion caliber crash and burn.

Man, I'd be really surprised if anyone on here knew who Mark Kramer even was.

I wish I could play it. The "flushed away" commercial worked just fine, but the actual content was in slo-mo for me. Racism isn't any funnier in slow motion, contrary to popular belief.

Racism is funny when it's funny. I submit as People's Exhibit A:

this is where I'm putting my money... although you forgot the part where people say black comedians talk about white people all the time, even though it's hardly the same thing in this instance.

Ha ha. Awesome.

Yeah. it's a funny sketch. Replace Dave Chappelle with Michael Richards in your head and watch it again.

Edit: Yeah, it gets funnier--for all the wrong reasons.

That analogy doesn't work...the sketch is funny because he's a black white supremacist.

Now...if Michael Richards played a blind, white leader of the Black Panthers...that'd probably be funny.

I was just playing devil's advocate to your notion that racism isn't funny. I think everything can be funny. Cancer & AIDS can be funny.

This racial tirade brought to you by Flushed Away, in theaters now.

You'll have to point out the part where I said racism isn't funny. I'm pretty sure I was trying to make a humorous remark based around the fact that I couldn't watch the clip.

Also, Jesus, I was making a joke about putting him into the sketch. I still think it's funnier in a twisted sort of way, but I guess I have a warped sense of humor.

This is clearly not an example of it but there is a hypocrisy where nonwhite comedians can make fun of whites with almost impunity where as white comedians do the inverse and get in trouble. This isn't a universal truth mind you.

Ding! Turkey's done.

I've seen a couple white comedians make racial jokes that were actually pretty funny and never saw a big deal made out of it. Sarah Silverman and George Carlin come to mind immediately but there are others as well.

Personally I don't condone black comedians who use racism as their whole scthick any more than a white comedian spewing racial slurs either. If you want to use racial humor I think the key is to do it in a manner that ultimately offers some sort of social commentary on the issue. Don't just do it because it's "edgy" or you want to feed off of peoples prejudices and things otherwise polite and civilized people feel but are afraid to say.

That was the only part of that video clip that was actually funny.

I missed the humor in your post, then.