Ellington

Nurse Tootie: "This is your favorite nurse sitting in for Boneqweesha Jones on the Boneqweesha Report. As you all know, that Kramer dude from the sitcom 'Seinfeld' had some N-words for two African Americans while performing his comedy act at the Laugh Factory. Providing some insight on this recent incident is my third cousin Buddy McBride, author of the book 'Some White Men Can Say the N-word When They Get Really Mad at Black Folk.' Cousin, I'm anxious to hear your perspective."

Buddy McBride: "When I hear about or witness an individual who vehemently lashes out and inappropriately hurls insults, I conclude that this person—in the heat of the moment—has lost his or her balance."

Nurse Tootie: "So you're saying that the Kramer dude is like that big ol' egg named Humpty Dumpty who sat on a wall, lost his balance, and eventually cracked, right?"

Buddy McBride: "Absolutely, Nurse Tootie. Kramer's outburst is another example of an imbalance within our society. And the greatest challenge is how an individual reacts to societal imbalances and heated moments."

Nurse Tootie: "Cousin, you're droppin' a lot of science on this show! So Kramer's N-word tirade should not be such a shock?"

Buddy McBride: "That's right, Nurse Tootie, because African Americans before, during and after the Civil Rights Movement experienced many heated moments like Kramer's N-word tirade."

Nurse Tootie: "Buddy, I must close the show with this ancient-modern ghetto proverb: Man who cracks and verbally abuses a 'brotha' will eventually get egg on his face."

Previous Comments

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74061

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Glad you weren't too hard on him, Ken. Brothers use the word, too, and far, far too often. In defense of Kramer the first thing I would ask the brothers is whether they call each other that word. If they say yes, I'd ask "why are we here then"? Now, I don't know what was up with the "hanging" part of the comment. I'd tell Kramer he had to explain that for himself as I don't know any brothers offering that old-time service with the N-word.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2006-11-29T18:37:02-06:00

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74062

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I think that Kramer got the hanging part of his story wrong. I never heard/saw pictures of African-Americans "hanging up-side-down with a fork in your a$$." That sounds more like Mafia killings. He definitely went nutts for a few minutes. Just totally out of control. He was fantastic in the Seinfeld Sit-com. He could crack you up. This time, HE CRACKED UP and I don't think that hanging around with Jesse Jackson will put him back together again. My advice would simply be: Let it go and let your positive behavior take precedence over your negative verbal discharges. My GMother had a Getto Proverb also: "Don't let your mouth get you a$$ in trouble."

Author

justjess

Date

2006-11-30T12:17:23-06:00

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74063

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Perhaps this is why even Rep. Maxine Waters has called on ALL of us to quit using the N-word, because it makes it more difficult to eliminate such a hateful word altogether when we as a society are really of two minds about who can and can't use it, and what it means when certain groups use it versus others.

Author

Jeff Lucas

Date

2006-11-30T12:22:25-06:00

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74064

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Perhaps this is why even Rep. Maxine Waters has called on ALL of us to quit using the N-word, because it makes it more difficult to eliminate such a hateful word altogether when we as a society are really of two minds about who can and can't use it, and what it means when certain groups use it versus others. That's how I feel about it. Now, what you say in private is your business, but using that word in public...I think it confuses those on the "outside" who always hear that the N-word is something they shouldn't say. To me, it's like telling your child not to smoke while you're tearing open a pack of Newports. I think it makes us look like hypocrites.

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LatashaWillis

Date

2006-12-01T13:11:56-06:00

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74065

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justjess, my mom's version of that proverb is "Don't let your mouth overload you." Personally, I like this version: "Don't let your mouth write a check that your behind can't cash." That is all... :-P

Author

LatashaWillis

Date

2006-12-01T13:19:20-06:00

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74066

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L.W., priceless!

Author

justjess

Date

2006-12-04T13:33:54-06:00