Breaking CNN: "Kramer" went on anti-Semitic rants at the Improv, but audience thought he was Jewish

[ecstatic]

because the "Kramer" character is Jewish, so his racist acts were considered OK!

OMG :rofl:

I just thought this was a funny new development.

[DaveinMD]

1. not unusual

most bigots hate both blacks and Jewish people.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

2. I heard he did "racially charged material"

Maybe that was it....but everything I had ever seen of his was kind of harmless (and unfunny) observational stuff. People only laughed because he was doing the Kramer mannerisms.

[Marr]

3. Hmm. I guess no one thought he was black.

[neuvocat]

6. ROFL!!!!

[Scout1071]

4. I believe it, but I don't believe that the character

"Kramer" was Jewish.

[partylessinOhio]

5. Who really cares? He is an ugly guy who seems on the edge emotionally.

We have more serious concerns that what he does on stage.

[Divine Discontent]

7. yep

he's a dolt of a person... I saw part of his letterman apology appearance... he did a great job with his odd character, but other than that, this guy's a total oddity and obviously rather uncaring, he even said, "afro-american" on letterman, to laughter, and he got upset they were laughing...

sorry Mike, but you're toast in hollywood.

[hsher]

8. Wow

Now this one's going to be tough to spin. Let me just wish him rachamim and get out of here! :7

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. The Kramer character is Jewish?

Any textual evidence for that? :shrug:

[rockymountaindem]

10. Yeah, I never saw any either. And I've seen every episode of Seinfeld

at least 10 times if not more.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. I'd say evidence against it.

For example, when he kept trying to trick Jerry into eating lobster.

[rockymountaindem]

12. George did that to Jerry's girlfriend n/t

[tinfoilinfor2005]

14. The confusion probably comes from the fact that the real Kramer

on which the character is based is Jewish. He was a neighbor of one the show's writers.

[wuushew]

13. Completely false...Episode 140

Kramer walks in carrying a stack of flyers, he hands a few to Jerry and Elaine.)

KRAMER: Yowza yowza. Check it out.

JERRY: (reading) Jewish singles night?

KRAMER: I expect you both to be there.

ELAINE: I'm not Jewish.

KRAMER: Well neither am I.

JERRY: Well why are you going?

KRAMER: I'm not, I'm running it.

JERRY: What are you talking about?




http://www.seinology.com/scripts/script-140.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fatigues_%28Seinfeld_episode%29

[Swede]

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