It was sad, but not really shocking. I think the shock factor comes from the fact that he is a celebrity and from the fact that most people have not seen such blatant racism. Having seen such thing before, my reaction was, "Huh.. he's pissed." What was surprising was how sincere his apology was. Instead of passing it on to something like being drunk, he says, "I blew up, I lost control, I did not mean that, I am sorry." That's enough for me and it really should be the end of this. People move on.

I think there is a double standard in America where, whenever an Anglo says something prejudiced/racist, there is an uproar by both angry ethnics and guilty Anglos. However, when an ethnic person says something similar, there is a collective nod from fellow ethnics and nervous laughter from the Anglo community. Really, picture any Black/Hispanic comedian doing a routine that shows the differences between blacks/hispanics and whites. Now picture an Anglo, doing the inverse of this act. Now which one is going to get the laughs and which one is going to get the jeers?

Personally, I laugh at prejudice/racism directed at me since it usually stems from ignorance and fear than any sort of fact. Perhaps people need to lighten up a bit more in America. Just my two cents..