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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
I'm not defending Richards in any way here. I think it is obvious to most people that this was a case of him losing his cool and going over the edge.
My point here is to point out the idiotic double standard that exists in our society between what is considered ok to say by a black comedian is considered career suicide if said by a white comedian.
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I still think you're getting this wrong. If a well-known black comedian lashed out at a white member of the audience in the manner that Richards did, and someone had a videotape of this, the media would have just as big a field day with it.
There's a brilliant Robin Williams DVD that I have where he makes the vilest racial slurs about absolutely every major race and ethnic group. And it works because everyone is slagged. It's inclusive. Its not a racial attack on any one person. It's a satire on a whole bunch of races.