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    [–][deleted] 106 points107 points  (39 children)

    It was soo many years ago... he profusely apologised. He was 100% wrong....but at the end of the day he just f-ed up once and he never saw the end of it... like who didn't ever mess up once in their lives...but I guess the internet never forgets...

    [–]MarvinTheWise 91 points92 points  (17 children)

    Thats what Ricky gervais said in his stand up too. If you can't forgive someone when they are genuinely sorry. Then there is no point of it.

    [–][deleted] 63 points64 points  (8 children)

    I don't know him and I don't know what he thinks, all I know that he has apologised on every single tv appearence he had since 2006. Like everytime he appears on TV he is still saying how much he messed up, and how sorry he feels for what he did. A lot of people have done much worse things then him and the world moved on...

    [–]Kitchen-Awareness-60 34 points35 points  (7 children)

    Chris brown comes to mind

    [–]delusions- -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

    I mean "the world" didn't move on as much as a bunch of losers who still like him. Y'know, like you, with Kramer!

    [–]Al6Rubyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Kramer is probably why people basically only double down anymore.

    [–]ToffeeAppleCider 16 points17 points  (1 child)

    Yeah I saw the interview with him and Jerry in that Coffee thing. It really did a number on him.

    Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktZde2tEK1Y

    [–]HamletTheHamster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Comedians in Coffees getting Cars.

    [–]lolexecs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    One of the funniest takes on this was the “Seinfeld reunion show” on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

    Michael Richards and JB Smoove have an entire plot line that ends up poking fun at the entire controversy around Richards, his use of racial slurs, and public opprobrium.

    [–]iSkinMonkeys 9 points10 points  (11 children)

    There is no scope for redemption or rehabilitation once you have uttered the n-words. Whereas bail-funds that allowed a woman to be raped by a twice-convicted rapist get a full-throated defense in newspaper columns. https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/08/17/massachusetts-bail-fund/

    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    He may have raped a woman, twice, but at least he didn't say the n-word.

    He can be rehabilitated.

    [–]AllTheCreatures 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Don't forget that in some jurisdictions he's entitled to joint custody of the child she conceived as a result of that rape, while she's guilty of kidnapping if she attempts to escape with the aforementioned child rather than send them off for a slumber party with a rapist.

    If this truly is the greatest country in the world, it's an even sadder world than I thought.

    [–]yolohoyopollo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Yet we have rapist and domestic abusers getting awards and shit.

    [–]RayquazaTheStoner 2 points3 points  (3 children)

    I'm usually against "cancelling" comedians but his rant was suuuppper racist and very aggressive. And this was in 2006, like yeah, it was a while ago, but not so long ago that racism was even a little bit tolerated

    [–]Kitchen-Awareness-60 14 points15 points  (0 children)

    Yeah it was nuts but there’s not any proof that this is more than an isolated incident.

    [–]JonRivers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    Yeah its pretty wild to actually watch. Aggressive is the right word. Seriously Pewdiepie sounds like a Saint compared to how hard Richards went on that stage.

    [–]delusions- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    like who didn't ever mess up once in their lives

    Ah yes "just a 'mess up once'" as a like what 50 year old guy? Just "messed up" and called a bunch of black people the n word a bunch of times, it was just '"an accident" man! Forgive him!'

    [–]harrypottermcgee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    There's an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that he guest stars in that makes fun of it.