Is it racist to put on an orange face and make fun of a white man?

[Cleita]

Laughing my ass off at John Fugelsang who put orange make-up on and with another comedian recreated the MTP exchange between Boner and Gregory.



I really am enjoying his show since he replaced Elliott Spitzer on Current TV, since he puts a comedian's spin on politics. I don't know though if Al Jazeera will keep him on in the future. I hope he pops up somewhere else if not.

[JDPriestly]

1. Not racist in my opinion depending on what is said and done.

Just kind of refreshing and reassuring to me -- reassuring that African-Americans finally have the confidence to tease European-Americans and help us European-Americans laugh at ourselves. I haven't seen what he is doing, but I think the idea in the abstract is fine.

[cali]

8. What dog shit, troll.

putting on orange pancake makeup is making fun of Boehner's liberal use of tanning salons or self-tanning lotion, whatever the fuck it is he uses.

I'm so sick of racist pigs whining falsely about racism against white people.


Fuck the hell off.

[Paladin]

16. +1000. (nt)

[hobbit709]

12. Bathory, eh? Have you come back from the grave, Elizabeth?

[Zoeisright]

2. It is impossible to be racist to a group who has always had all the power.

White men have had, and continue to have, all of the power and the money. There is no way to be "racist" toward them.

[hobbit709]

6. OOH!!

[gollygee]

10. Really

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/26/138688135/study-shows-racial-wealth-gap-grows-wider

Several years old but I don't think racism has been solved in the past few years.

[RobinA]

9. Please Consult

a dictionary.

Not a White Man

[cali]

13. No, it's not. There are several kinds of racism. There's individual racism

Louis Farrakhan, for instance, is clearly a racist. And then there's institutional racism. There is no institutional racism against whites in this country because of the power they have historically and currently wield. There is individual and group racism. And black people and other minorities are not immune to it.

[Iggo]

4. No.

[KG]

7. what 'race' is being mocked?

Syracuse Orangemen?

[RobinA]

11. Irish Protestants

obviously. Currently a miniority, and, according to a poster above, an approved subject of racism.

[Cleita]

23. He's a Catholic and his surname is German.

[Puzzledtraveller]

15. You're damn straight it's racists and I'm getting sick of it

How do you think this guy feels?

[Crepuscular]

17. Blatant racism

The bigotry directed towards Oompa-loompa's is disgusting.

[dipsydoodle]

18. Check out UK racism

[Cleita]

24. That is hilarious.

I like that a black American could get the Brits to laugh at themselves.

[Xipe Totec]

27. Oh. man, mi sides hurt. nt

[Enrique]

19. we need a "rhetorical question" smiley

[KansDem]

29. At times, I've wanted a "ponder" smiley...

Could be used as a "rhetorical question" smiley since it invites pondering...

[talkingmime]

20. An Oompa-Loompa making fun of a white man? Willie Wonka would NOT approve.

[GoCubsGo]

21. No. It's human-snack-foodist.

It's really bad form to make fun of weeping human Cheetos like that.

He is usually on the Stephanie Miller Show on the radio weekday mornings on Fridays. He often fills in for her if she is out sick or on vacation. I guess he does a lot of stand-up comedy, too. So, I'm sure you'll still be able to see more of him if Al Jazeera doesn't pick up his show. He's also on Facebook.

I am going to have to look for the video to this. I haven't seen it yet.

[Javaman]

22. The Oompa Loompa's are not amused. nt

[edbermac]

25. Eddie Murphy was disguised as a white guy on an SNL sketch.

Back when he used to be funny.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10356

[Cleita]

26. It's also back when SNL was funny.

They knew how to push the envelope to the edge, but not over the cliff.

[EOTE]

28. Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da If you're not greedy, you will go far

You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

[riqster]

30. Tybo the carrot man from Lost In Space

Is surely laughing.

Season 3, episode 23.