“Funny how in spite of all the hatred, abuse, rapes, murders, separations of family, death of a culture, disrespect, humiliation and other crimes against humanity over the past 100 plus years, it’s a 2 minute rant from an angry comedian that has made people stand up and take notice that we might want to stop using racial slurs and show mutual respect for one another.”

~AMEN~

I agree 100%. This ordeal was blown way out of proportion. I personally feel that Mr. Richards snapped and retaliated in a way that he felt would be most affective/offensive against the hecklers in his audience when they weren’t respectful enough to shut up during his act.

It’s kind of like the kid in school that gets picked on and retaliates with, “Well your mother (fill in the blank)”. What can get someone more riled up than anything else? Simple. Say something offensive about their mother.

Do I agree with what Mr. Richards said? No. Should he have said it? No. However, I know what it’s like to be teased, direspected and ridiculed. You can only tolerate so much before you SNAP, fly off the handle, and say s*** you don’t really mean. I feel this is exactly what occurred in this paricular incident.

Just because he said it the “N” word doesn’t mean he’s a racist or that he meant every word he said that night. Do we KNOW that he’s a racist? No! Do we KNOW that he isn’t a racist? No! The media as well as the general public took it upon themselves to decide that he is. Why? Because we love f***ing controversy.