Kramer's outburst

[Shiny]

To quote my first post:

Occasionally you have to put an asshole in his place and those who are slow of wit will generally be forced to pick on someone’s physical characteristics in order to do so.

What that means is, it's entirely possible that he said what he did because he knew it would piss the guy off more than anything else. I honestly don't see why people can't use insults that they don't believe in themselves, just to rile people up. I'm not saying that what he said wasn't racist in itself, or even that it was acceptable to say it (I agree with an eye for an eye mentality in generally, but it doesn't make the individual acts in and of themselves any less vulgar).

His initial statement was clearly designed to shock them into shutting up. It seemed he thought he had succeeded as well, since he tired to return to his act straight after the initial bout of racial slurs. Everything after that was just a result of him not knowing what the hell to do when he realize that no one was going to let him down for it, causing an unfortunate decision of continuing down the same path.

How do you know what his intentions were? It's not so clear as to what his intentions were, because we can not vouch for his actions. None of us are in his shoes. It doesn't really matter what his intention was, because it still doesn't mean he isn't racist. Honestly, I don't really see the point in defending someone who acts like that... but meh.