Michael Richards
Monday, November 27, 2006 at 01:55pmI’ve been avoiding posting about the whole Michael-Richards-racist-tirade thing. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve already heard about it. I do have to say one thing, though. Have you noticed that almost every news article about the incident called him “Kramer” in the headline? (ex. 1, ex. 2, ex. 3) Kramer isn’t a racist freak; Michael Richards is. The man is filled with rage, and I would be willing to bet it’s partly because, years later, even when he causes a national incident, people still don’t know his real name. Related article. [links via]
Megan on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 2:29 pm
On the radio station I listen to, they were very careful to correct the callers who were calling him “Kramer.”
freakgirl on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Good! I’m glad you said that, because it’s been driving me nuts.
Chuck on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 3:10 pm
I think it’s funny that they’re calling him Kramer. But that’s just me.
freakgirl on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 3:13 pm
It IS funny, but it’s annoying at the same time. I mean, I’m sure that Adam Brody isn’t thrilled with the way I keep calling his house and asking for Seth Cohen.
Chips o'Toole on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 3:15 pm
any bets on who will be the next celebrity to go on a racist, bigoted (likely sexist, or homophobic) tirade, then claim that it was not how he (or she) actually feels, it’s just the rage/liquor/drugs/animated seisure-inducing cartoon robots that caused it, and that they “are really torn up about it”?
freakgirl on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 3:18 pm
BRIT-BRIT!
Chuck on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 3:19 pm
If it was Gary Burghoff, they’d be saying “Radar’s Racist Rant!” Or if it was Gavin MacLeod they would have said “Captain Stubing’s Hate Boat!”.
Michael on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 6:47 pm
I would totally book passage on Captain Stubing’s Hate Boat. I bet they’d have Carol Channing aboard. She was dissing the gays just last week.
We made her, didn’t we?
Michael on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Hello! Dolly Hates Homos!
The Other Andrew on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 7:22 pm
::falls off chair::
We made her, we can break her just the same! She’ll be first against the wall when the revolution comes!
freakgirl on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 7:43 pm
YEAH!
Maggie on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 1:39 pm
In The Running Man (I love that movie, laugh if you must), one scene has Richard Dawson in his office on the phone and behind him he has a poster for a tv show called The Hate Boat.