Wow. That was truly horrible. I'm shocked that this crap is getting played. I'm also really surprised that there were people who up-modded this to the front page.
I'd like to make a motion to move this post to [dead].
I think the real problem here is: bad submission headline, "Loren Feldman is hilarious but cruel at the same time".
The link goes to a blog post where a software hacker -- the creator of a early piece of Mac software I really liked, DayMaker -- comments on Feldman's work and Feldman's inclusion in a tech industry panel. By mere virtue of having open comments, that was an invitation for other discussion. And, as the issue relates to tech bloggers and the online video market -- popular topics here -- it arguably fits at HN.
But the submission headline injects a strong opinion -- that the Feldman work is 'hilarious' and 'cruel'. (Even 'cruel' can imply some level of affirmation; nonsensical insults like "your mama wears combat boots" aren't 'cruel'.) That initial spin has polluted the later discussion.
At the risk of offending another group, I will also point out the original submitter does not reside in North America. He may not be familiar with North American sensitivity taboos, and may mainly know about American race relations and ethnic groups through the distorted lens of exported entertainment mass media.
I'd like to make a motion to move this post to [dead].