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The 'Kramer' Incident and the 'N' Word
Michael Richards was a supporting actor on Seinfeld , but he's the main figure in the latest celebrity scandal. The web sites YouTube and TMZ are still running the cell-phone video of his race-baiting rant at West Hollywood's Laugh Factory --even after Richards apologized on David Letterman's TV show and the Rev. Jesse Jackson's…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readMichael Richards was a supporting actor on Seinfeld, but he's the main figure in the latest celebrity scandal.The web sites YouTube and TMZ are still running the cell-phone video of his race-baiting rant at West Hollywood's Laugh Factory--even after Richards apologized on David Letterman's TV show and the Rev. Jesse Jackson's radio program.Today in Los Angeles, Jackson and black comedian Paul Mooney joined Congresswoman Maxine Waters in demanding that nobody--not even rappers--use the "N" word again. We hear two views.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Todd Boyd
Professor of Critical Studies at USC School of Cinematic Arts; Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture at USC
Joe Hicks
Community Advocates
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1 of 2Racism in Entertainment and Palm Trees in Los Angeles- 0:00The 'Kramer' Incident and the 'N' Word You’re reading this
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