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I think the difference is that many people laughed with and applauded Dave Chappelle at the time while few (if anyone?) applauded Michael Richards. Chappelle w
by caseysoftware 11y ago
I think the difference is that many people laughed with and applauded Dave Chappelle at the time while few (if anyone?) applauded Michael Richards.
Chappelle was commenting on a widely held belief. Richards, not so much.
- balls187 11y agoI was just pointing out that it wasn't anti-semetic remarks that got Richards in trouble, it was disparaging remarks against blacks. Edited the above to make that clearer.
- squeaky-clean 11y agoThose lines were part of Chapelle's skits, they were clearly a part of a joke. Michael Richard's rants weren't a part of a show or routine, it was just him shouting at a patron. It's not because he made comments about blacks, jews, or any other race. It's because there wasn't any satire to his statements, and they seemed genuine (or it appeared that way at least).