I think the only appropriate sentence for this despicable pair is to suffer the same fate as Diane Whipple did. I hope that for the sake of Whipple's partner and her family, Knoller and Noel will be dealt with as severely as possible by the law they have tried to manipulate in their favor for so long. For the rest of us, it's disgusting to witness how far the morally bankrupt will go to avoid taking responsibility for their own grievous actions. I was not a bit offended by his lyrics, impressions, jokes, or stories on Feb. 25 at the Great American Music Hall. To mimic a person, even to mock them, is not a racist action even though they have an accent.
Racism is a hatred or intolerance of another race.
Kozelek made no judgments in his remarks or tone. A racist assumes inherent differences among races to determine cultural or individual achievement and assumes one's own race to be superior. Kozelek did none of these things. He was not racist, he was funny and piquant. But all of this seems beside the point and such a bore.