[allmendream]

“Hymie Levine” is what was reported from this source, I have read elsewhere that he said “Haim Levine”.

As he SAID it, not wrote it, whose transliteration was more correct?

And if he wants to be called “Mohammad Ali” why you gotta call him “Cassius Clay”? But would it be anti-black and/or anti-Muslim to do so? Probably not, but still - it seems petty at best and racist at worst.

They hypocrisy of him calling out someone for a name change is especially amusing from “Carlos Esevez” / “Charlie Sheen”.

[OldDeckHand]

"As he SAID it, not wrote it, whose transliteration was more correct?"

I listened to the audio on the Today Show this morning, and to me it clearly sounded like "Haim", not Hymie.

Listen, I think Sheen's rant was contemptible on a variety of levels, and I think it's pretty reflective of a guy afflicted with Manic depression (probably drug-induced, which is VERY common in long-term addicts) and in a manic state. But, I don't think there was anything antisemitic in his rant - douchey yes, but antisemitic no.

Lorre has, from what I understand, penned vanity tiles that run in the show's credits that refer to Charlie as "Carlos Esteves". What's good for the goose, is good for the gander.