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[novapsyche]

Sometimes through juxtaposition poetry can be found.

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Michael Richards to MySpace: Why Have I Lost All My Friends?

The inner demon behind racist words is not necessarily racism

Oh mi god, he said "the n-word!!!!" Bid deal. Get over it. It's just a word. Why is it that black people can call each other that word without a problem? They think it's a compliment when another black person says it to them. Don't get me wrong, Michael Richard's shouldn't have said it. Period. He lost his cool and said some things he definately should not have said. Have you ever been really upset and blurted something you would NEVER normally say? That's all it was. He obviously has some anger management issues that need to be taken care of.

This is just like Mel Gibson saying that the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world. Did he really mean it? No. He was upset that he was getting arrested. That's all.

Are these people guilty of racism? No. They are guilty of speaking without thinking of the consequences first.

People need to stop being so sensitive about absolutely everything. We all have to walk around on egg shells. God forbid you say something that might be offensive. But aren't we allowed to say whatever we want? It's called the First Amendment.

Posted by: Sarah | Nov 21, 2006 2:10:15 PM

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Emmett Till

Picture of Emmett Till

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The O.J.-Kramer discrepancy

Okay, so instead imagine Richards on stage in that grainy video, except this time the heckler is a woman. She heckles him, telling him he's not funny. Richards gets livid. "Cracker!"

Oh, in my scenario, the woman is white. And in this moment of rage, Richards is going to go for an epithet, a racial epithet, because that's what seems handy at the moment.