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# Q-Line: Are Racial Outbursts by Celebrities a Problem for Society?
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112806-story/
- Published: 2006-11-28T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:11:00.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Sticks and stones... Recent racially heated outbursts by Oscar winner Mel Gibson and Michael Richards, best known as “Seinfeld” neighbor Kramer, have thrust racism back into the headlines in recent weeks. While some would argue such hate speech is only newsworthy because they are anomalies, others could conclude that similar feelings still simmer in many of us. This week’s Q-Line questions asks: Are the Gibson and Richards rants the isolated feelings of two Hollywood racists, or is racism still rampant in Los Angeles County? Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in next weekend’s edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 28, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)