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The short answer is no. Joel Send a noteboard - 09/10/2009 11:15:13 PM
The long answer is that people have tried to "yes, but" Connick on this claiming that he performed on the show in blackface, to which he counters that he was in a skit as a WHITE preacher along with Orlando Jones as a black one. It's a stinging rebuttal as long as you don't bother with the facts. ;)
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Is this racist, or are people losing their sense of humour? Colonel Logain - 09/10/2009 01:36:26 AM 756 Views
While it is possible that it was not done with racist intent.... Mat Maniac - 09/10/2009 01:51:28 AM 515 Views
I understand your point Colonel Logain - 09/10/2009 02:03:43 AM 468 Views
In my experience The Secret Lurker - 09/10/2009 02:11:34 AM 502 Views
Isn't that what the cast of MadTV did every day? *NM* Hieshyn - 09/10/2009 01:55:18 AM 169 Views
The short answer is no. Joel - 09/10/2009 11:15:13 PM 426 Views
*snort* no it's not racist. LadyLorraine - 09/10/2009 02:10:18 AM 462 Views
I don't think it was racist but I do think it was inappropriate. everynametaken - 09/10/2009 02:10:35 AM 455 Views
The whole point was the skit was performed 20 years ago with the same people Colonel Logain - 09/10/2009 02:15:53 AM 450 Views
What might have been appropriate 20 years ago may not be today. The world has changed. *NM* everynametaken - 09/10/2009 03:42:35 AM 163 Views
Pfffft screamingdefiance - 09/10/2009 02:24:33 AM 469 Views
It would be in America, or if they were Americans. But that's a different historical context. Burr - 09/10/2009 03:49:14 AM 443 Views
No, Australia doesn't Colonel Logain - 09/10/2009 03:57:47 AM 450 Views
Yeah... TaskmasterJack - 09/10/2009 05:03:18 PM 433 Views
Poor taste regardless. But it wasn't funny either. Boring waste of time. *NM* Tashmere - 09/10/2009 04:44:05 AM 158 Views
Americans have no sense of humour rAndy aL - 09/10/2009 06:23:30 AM 440 Views
Not true The Secret Lurker - 09/10/2009 02:21:47 PM 446 Views
Not sure if shows lack of humor so much as lack of judgment *NM* random thoughts - 09/10/2009 02:44:57 PM 173 Views
remember when Ted Danson did blackface? imlad - 09/10/2009 05:23:21 PM 427 Views
I think too many people don't know what "racist" actually means. *NM* Palatine - 09/10/2009 05:40:54 PM 168 Views
You have to understand the legacy of the American "minstrel shows. " Joel - 09/10/2009 11:13:25 PM 492 Views
Considering that some of the people doing the skit were of Indian (country not native american).... mick - 12/10/2009 03:00:40 AM 424 Views
Well, I didn't think it was racist to begin with Colonel Logain - 12/10/2009 10:41:42 AM 432 Views
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