Cosmo, Say it Ain't So?

[Danzig]

i agree that hecklers have no place, why anyone thinks they have the right (oh, but they'll claim free speech i suppose) to go in and verbally abuse a comedian is beyond me.
BUT, he went way too far. of course demands for an apology will be shouted--why? why does everyone rush to demand an apology? like it'll make it all better...if in fact richards is a racist--why would saying i'm sorry for opening my mouth change anything? is he supposed to say i'm sorry i lost my temper, or sorry that i'm a racist?

[Buffymommy]

I just watched the video. To me it sounded like he was trying to be funny like a racial humor kind of thing. Honestly to me it did seem that way. He did step over the line though. He is a white man doing racial humor. NOT A GOOD THING. Only black comedians can say those things. IE: Dave Chappelle. That blind black man who was in the KKK was a funny bit.

I don't know if he is a racist or not. He maybe a little with those jokes. But is he an outright mean nasty "send them all back to Africa" racist? I don't know. He did apologize for his behavior as was warranted.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

I just watched the video. To me it sounded like he was trying to be funny like a racial humor kind of thing. Honestly to me it did seem that way. He did step over the line though. He is a white man doing racial humor. NOT A GOOD THING. Only black comedians can say those things. IE: Dave Chappelle. That blind black man who was in the KKK was a funny bit.

I don't know if he is a racist or not. He maybe a little with those jokes. But is he an outright mean nasty "send them all back to Africa" racist? I don't know. He did apologize for his behavior as was warranted.

Buffy,
You're correct. He apologized. He claimed that he's not a racist.
Whether his career goes forward from here, I don't know.
What amazes me is that someone can get so outraged by a couple of hecklers at a comedy club.
While the rest of us sit quietly on the side, and observe an even greater outrage. About 2900 young Americans' lives snuffed, about 30,000 of ours wounded, untold Iraqui women and children, and about 10 billion of our hard earned taxes wasted each month. It will be a trillion by the time this is over.
My guess is that "outrage" is where you find it.
Two hecklers? That's "small change". He apologized.
Now I'm waiting for the real apology from the one that caused the real damage. I'll wait, even if it takes until 2010.