Radio host wears blackface after Obama win

[Temporal Renegade]

A radio DJ said he "Lost a bet" after Obama's win, and did his show wearing blackface make-up yesterday morning. Here's the article, if you're so inclined to read it:

http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2008/11/local-radio-hos.html

 

[Sir Robin Goodfellow]

He seems surprised that people are upset by this.

 

[boloboffin]

Blackface? On radio?

*sigh*

 

[Father Dagon]

Blackface? On radio?

*sigh*

Howard Stern had a naked woman on radio...

And what is this? Whiteface?

 

[WildCat]

Blackface? On radio?

*sigh*

Maybe he did a Stepin Fetchit voice also?

 

[MaGZ]

The DJ should have sung Dixie.

 

[TexasJack]

Here it is on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGwlAI52cE&eurl=http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2008/11/local-radio-hos.html

 

[Cicero]

He seems surprised that people are upset by this.

So was Whoopie when she sent Ted Danson out on stage in black face for a sketch. If the same women who feared McCain was going to bring back slavery is clueless about this being offensive, then why wouldn't this guy be as well?

 

[Sir Robin Goodfellow]

I would know better than to do that. I remember the whole Ted Danson thing. I was surprised Whoopi Goldberg put him up to that. That was a bad idea as well. I don't think it's that tough to figure out that lots of people are going to think you're a bigot if you wear blackface.