LOL! First thought I had when I saw the headline.
There's really no excuse for what Richards did at all. However, Jesse Jackson is a complete slimeball. And it has nothing to do with his pigment.
"There's really no excuse for what Richards did at all."
Yes. There is. If black comedians use the N word, then so can everybody. It's an ugly word and nobody should say it. But if it's OK for some, then it's OK for all.