Michael Richards is better known as Kramer from tv's Seinfeld series.
This was his defence speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act.
He makes some very interesting points. He said :
I'm proud To Be White
Someone finally said it.
How many are actually paying attention to this ?
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.
And then there are just Americans.
You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction.
You Call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,'
'Whitey,' 'Caveman' ... and that's OK.
But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head,
Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner , Gook, or Chink
You call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live ?
You have the United Negro College Fund.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP.
You have BET.
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month , we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that ?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant. If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships you know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US. Yet if there were 'White colleges' THAT would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists. You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it.
But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us.
But , when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud.
But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists ?
Michael Richards (kramer) Court Speech
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- Mr Wallstreet
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1) Using slurs aimed at caucasians is just as bad as using slurs aimed at other groups. It's not okay; I don't know who "said it was okay".
2) No one said "only whites can be racists."
3) Richards does bring up some valid points. There are double-standards out there but if he, or anyone else, really feels that strongly about it - they should do something about it to change it because all social injustice should be eliminated.
However, The incident at the comedy club had absolutely nothing to do with race relations, double standards against caucasians (or any other group) or had anything to do with type of social injustice.
Richards was being heckled and didn't know how to deal with it. As a result he lost his shit (big time) and and began yelling racial epithets at the 2 guys who were interrupting his act, and while he was at it he began citing some pretty deplorable acts that had been done to Africans years ago - that would have been done to them - "if it were a 100 years ago".
So yes, Richards can be proud to be white, as should all caucasians, and yes there is a double standard out there but that had nothing to do with Richards going batshit.
2) No one said "only whites can be racists."
3) Richards does bring up some valid points. There are double-standards out there but if he, or anyone else, really feels that strongly about it - they should do something about it to change it because all social injustice should be eliminated.
However, The incident at the comedy club had absolutely nothing to do with race relations, double standards against caucasians (or any other group) or had anything to do with type of social injustice.
Richards was being heckled and didn't know how to deal with it. As a result he lost his shit (big time) and and began yelling racial epithets at the 2 guys who were interrupting his act, and while he was at it he began citing some pretty deplorable acts that had been done to Africans years ago - that would have been done to them - "if it were a 100 years ago".
So yes, Richards can be proud to be white, as should all caucasians, and yes there is a double standard out there but that had nothing to do with Richards going batshit.
- IrishCream
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- Mr Wallstreet
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Fair enough.IrishCream wrote:Sorry to burst your bubble
But is uppose we can still discuss the points raised.
I was finding it hard to believe anyone could be so stupid as to make a forwarded email into their defence speech.IrishCream wrote:Sorry to burst your bubble
That said, black people can keep their black-only schools, I'd still rather be white than black. Didn't Chris Rock do a bit on this? "No one here would trade places with me... we got a one-legged busboy out in the audience who is thinking, yeah, this white thing is going pretty well, think I'll stick with it for awhile... no one here would trade places with me AND I'M RICH." Can't argue with that, really. Being white is one of the few ways I lucked out in this life.
ⓒ had to change it cause the caps were driving me nuts but still don't post any of this on Facebook 'kay