Michael Richards appeared live on the Late Show with David Letterman to explain his racial tirade and offer an apology. This is a very awkward exchange between Richards and Letterman. It probably didn't help that Jerry Seinfeld (already scheduled to appear on Letterman before all this) urged Richards to use the show to offer an apology at the last minute. Richards was undoubtedly nervous and hesitant to rush into an apology or to use a comedic show to do so. Richards seems very uncomfortable with the setup. I actually felt bad for him at the beginning because the audience started laughing during his awkward pauses. You can even hear Seinfeld telling them "don't laugh, it's not funny". Well, it's hard to tell if he is truly sorry or not. Only time will tell. Click here to see video
Maybe I'm in the minority here...but come on, we've all lost our tempers from time to time...right? Haven't you ever been so mad at someone that you say stuff you totally don't mean, just to be hurtful? Well, I have. I'm ashamed of those times when I have lashed out at people, but it comes from a very sad place and is just some people's defense mechanism. I don't know Richards (nor do I care to)...but I don't think it's fair to judge a person based on one moment where they were caught saying horrible things. If we were all judged by our worst moment ever, none of us would have any friends. It's one thing if someone is in a rational state and goes around repeatedly making racist statements....but when someone is clearly behaving irrationally, we can't make a blanket statement about them being "racist". Maybe he is...but I don't think this one incident is proof of that.
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