tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post116413982678958086..comments2023-10-16T07:04:09.051-07:00Comments on CLIZBIZ: When Celebs Lose Their ShitHeather Clisbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11159325461476113920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post-1164300273168842312006-11-23T08:44:00.000-08:002006-11-23T08:44:00.000-08:00Richards HAS to apologize, right? Not because he's...Richards HAS to apologize, right? Not because he's sorry but because he's afraid he just flushed his career down the toilet (he did).<BR/><BR/>But I'm not sure whether Richards is actually a racist or whether he just blew a gasket. When one of these racist celebrity outbursts makes news (Jimmy the Greek, anyone?), the perpetretor is swiftly vilified -- esp. by self-congratulatory liberals. While this is understandable, it also serves to support the delusion that we are not a racist country, that the bigots are the exception.<BR/><BR/>They are not. Spend a little time on the message boards of professional sports teams or in other bottom feeder realms like the boards on AOL, and you'll quickly see how many angry little white men think the world is out to get them. They seem overwhelmed with a desire to say "nigger," and are furious that only blacks get to say that word. The outrage! The double standard! Goddamn political correctedness!<BR/><BR/>I'm not surprised that many famous people also share such views. But, again, it's quite possible that Richards, after having been called a "cracker" for 10 minutes, just lost his shit. This is what was so ugly about that incident. It could happen to anyone in a fit of rage. It's quite possible that Richards was as shocked by what he said as everyone else was.<BR/><BR/>Nothing of this excuses him. He fucked up. And what he said was painful to hear. It was like he channeled the dark ugly Faulknerian spectre of White America. But lest I pile on him too much, I'm gonna tend to the mote in my own eye.Mark Dowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974089719826919105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post-1164212277281523182006-11-22T08:17:00.000-08:002006-11-22T08:17:00.000-08:00I feel sorry for Jerry Seinfeld.By all accounts a ...I feel sorry for Jerry Seinfeld.<BR/><BR/>By all accounts a decent, if not especially warm fellow, a couple days before he hits the promotional trail to hawk his latest DVD season set, this dumbass “Kramer” has his Mel Gibson moment and Seinfeld has to give over half his Letterman appearance for a bizarre, manic, creepy apology from his former cast-mate.<BR/><BR/>I also want to add this about Michael Richards – he’s not a very funny guy. I’ve seen him in interview situations on chat shows, and he’s unfailingly awkward and unfunny. He’s one of those guys, like Dana Carvey, who without writers and a character to hide behind, is not a natural comedian. What the hell Richards was doing stand-up for is a mystery to me, it really is.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I’m always grateful when one of these assholes “out” themselves. The difference between Richards and Mel Gibson is, Gibson is a wickedly talented filmmaker and I will definitely go see “Apocalypto” opening weekend. Richards is a no-talent has-been who didn’t even need liquor to loosen his tongue.<BR/><BR/>The shame is that this is going to taint the “Seinfeld” series in perpetuity. How are we supposed to watch Kramer burst into a room goggle-eyed and fidgety and not think, “Stupid fucking cracker-ass racist. Wonder which minority’s got him worked up this time?” CLICK.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I feel sorry for Jerry Seinfeld. And I can not <I>wait</I> for Apocalypto to open!Fang Bastardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172685144854047884noreply@blogger.com