How sweet life is... from the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

[amadeus]

I present to you, the greatest story ever.

Jesse Jackson Urges Boycott of 'Seinfeld' DVD Box Set in Wake of 'Kramer's' Racist Rant

Tuesday , November 28, 2006

LOS ANGELES — Black leaders on Monday challenged the entertainment industry, including rappers, to stop use of the racial slur that Michael Richards uttered in his tirade.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and others said they will meet with TV networks, film companies and musicians to discuss the "n-word."

"We want to give our ancestors a present," Jackson said at a news conference. "Dignity over degradation."

Jackson also asked the public not to buy a DVD box set of the seventh season of the TV show "Seinfeld" that was released last week.

Richards, who played the wacky neighbor Kramer on "Seinfeld," triggered outrage with a Nov. 17 racial rant against two black men when he was heckled during a stand-up comedy routine at the Laugh Factory nightclub in West Hollywood. A patron recorded the outburst with a video camera phone.

Richards has made several apologies, including one Sunday on Jackson's syndicated radio program, in which he has said he is not a racist and was motivated by anger.

At the press conference, comedian Paul Mooney said he has used the "n-word" numerous times during stand-up performances but will no longer do so after watching Richards' rant.

"He's my Dr. Phil," the black comedian said. "He's cured me."

Asked about free-speech issues, Jackson said the word is "unprotected."

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., charged that only situations such as the Richards incident turn mainstream media attention to issues involving the black community.

"This is not simply about whether or not the black community forgives or forgets, this is about understanding that this is pervasive, that this happens in all of our institutions, one way or the other," Waters said.

Source 1.

This story alone is barely worth mentioning, but...

His biggest carryover debit from the 1984 campaign was an off-the-record reference to Jews as "Hymies" and New York as "Hymietown," for which he never fully apologized. Even more than three years later, given several opportunities, he seems incapable of saying simply, "I made a terrible mistake. I'm sorry."

Source 2.

 

[JohnRM]

Somehow I doubt that Seinfeld was a big hit with blacks, anyway.

 

[Xanikk999]

Jesse Jackson has lost the respect i and many other people once had for him long ago....

Hes seeking publicity and furthering his career.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Jesse Jackson hurts blacks more than he helps. I have no respect for his opinions at all.

So Kramer's rant was completely uncalled for and rude, it's still protected under free speech. No reason why he can't say it.

Boycott Seinfeld...what a joke.

 

[Riesstiu IV]

Jesse Jackson is a hack. Bill Cosby is by far the greatest figure in the black community. His ads for Jell-o and Kodak have inspired us all, as is his commentary on the pokeman.

"Pokeman? Pokeman with the pokey and the man and the thing with the guy comes out of the thing and he makes a fahaheagabfahahah." - Bill Cosby

 

[Xanikk999]

Jesse Jackson is a hack. Bill Cosby is by far the greatest figure in the black community. His ads for Jell-o and Kodak have inspired us all, as is his commentary on the pokeman.

"Pokeman? Pokeman with the pokey and the man and the thing with the guy comes out of the thing and he makes a fahaheagabfahahah." - Bill Cosby

Yeah i never got why people found that funny. It makes him sound like a total clueless ******.

 

[Riesstiu IV]

So people who don't understand the concept behind pokemon are ********? Well damn, I better drop out of university and start riding the short bus.

 

[Xanikk999]

So people who don't understand the concept behind pokemon are ********? Well damn, I better drop out of university and start riding the short bus.

Maybe the tv show but the game is kinda fun... meh.

But thats not my point. My point is bill cosby sounds stupid when he says his lines like that wether its with pokemon or not.

 

[Elta]

Yeah i never got why people found that funny. It makes him sound like a total clueless ******.

Not funny? http://cosbybebop.ytmnd.com/

Yes what Richards said was extremly racist but that no reason not to watch *Seinfeild.

Mooney no longer saying *****? - I thought the controversy was over the lynching comments not the word it self - I am in a 50% (at least if not more) black neighborhood. No one would even blink if white guy around here said ***** in a casual situation.



*Okay I admit it is one of my all time favorite show but, I am not biast

 

[ShannonCT]

Back to the topic. If Jesse Jackson is going to call for a boycott of Seinfeld, fine. But if he doesn't also call for a boycott of black performers who use the n-word, it's complete hypocrisy. Otherwise, it appears that he is just placating his constituency rather than fighting for justice. I think old Jesse's time has passed. Barrack Obama is the new black hero.

 

[Trajan12]

Barrack Obama is the new black hero.

He has always been.

I also would like an end to that word. Not that I care particularly, I just could do without it.

 

[CaptainF]

Oh political correctness...the only form of polite tyranny on the planet.

 

[Elta]

Oh political correctness...the only form of polite tyranny on the planet.

Your forgetting my mum and her comments on me hair.

 

[tomsnowman123]

Why such a negative attitude towards Reverened Jackson? He isn't that bad a guy.

 

[CaptainF]

Why such a negative attitude towards Reverened Jackson? He isn't that bad a guy.

But he's clearly snapped his spinal cord on this one.

 

[tomsnowman123]

But he's clearly snapped his spinal cord on this one.

Well, I must say, I don't see much of a logical claim to be made about this. Still though, he has done a lot of good in his time.

 

[Elta]

Well, I must say, I don't see much of a logical claim to be made about this. Still though, he has done a lot of good in his time.

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[CaptainF]

ARGH! What the hell does QFT mean?:suicide:

 

[Elta]

ARGH! What the hell does QFT mean?:suicide:

Quoted for truth

 

[Elta]

Quoted for truth

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