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NEW YORK (CNN) — The Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday he refused to accept an apology from actor Michael Richards, who spouted a racist rant at a comedy club last week.

Everyone remembers Michael Richards’ rage on stage recently, where he said some horrendous things and seemed like he had totally lost it. The video of him doing this online can be seen here: [youtube]U7MqfmBEghM[/youtube]

Just to forewarn you, it’s not pretty. You can see why this has created such a controversy. Michael Richard’s said some things that frankly, I think cannot be apologized for, no matter how much you stress your regret. Even for people who generally do not hold grudges, it was just so unbelievably rude and almost inhuman. The Rev. Al Sharpton, although he did not accept Richards’ apology, he agreed to meet with Richards’ and try to address racism.

Richards’ apology can be found here: [youtube]17YpVKf1ro0[/youtube]

Racism can show who a person really is, and what level they will stoop to to show their hatred for someone else just because of the color of their skin. There are little kids more dignified than Richards that would still know simply not to say the things he said. Racism can come from many places, but it seems that the most common source of racism comes not from the pure hatred of another race, but from some internal problem of the person, whether they feel insecure or cornered or maybe even weak, that they need to lash out at another group to make themselves feel worthy or “powerful.” Unfortunately, this is definitely not a good method to solving your own issues, but racism is still a very prevalent topic in today’s society, because people turn to it to avoid facing the problems they have of their own.

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