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An Emmy-winning talk show host has been fired by Spanish-language TV station Univision after he compared the First Lady to a character from Planet Of The Apes on live television.
Rodner Figueroa, who's known for his biting fashion commentary, made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday.
Venezuelan-born Figueroa made the remark in a segment discussing the work of make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros who posts photos of himself transformed into female celebrities.
Figueroa, 42, was talking about how Ballesteros had transformed himself into the First Lady when said: 'Well, watch out, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she's from the cast of Planet Of The Apes, the movie.'
When hostess Lili Estefan countered with 'What are you saying?' and host Raul de Molina said Obama was very attractive, Figueroa defended his remark, saying 'but it is true.'
The show aired live on the East Coast, but his remarks were edited out of the version broadcast for the West Coast, reports Latino Voices.
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Deletesometimes jokes are offensive
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ReplyDeleteMore than this fool's comment about Michelle Obama, it looks like he was saying that Paolo a Filipino is from the Planet of the Apes. It's a racist comment about Filipinos.
ReplyDeleteOverkill ka ateng.
DeleteOver thinking ka teh.
DeleteMalinaw po. Sinabi nya pang planet of apes beauty ni michelle, wag ka gawa ng isue baka ikaw ma fire din ng amo mo! Good thing d k kilala
DeleteYou're overreacting.
Deletehaha overthinking or not understanding si ateng!
DeletePlease hone your reading comprehension.
Deleteactually may point sya.. come to think of it.. since taga Pinas si Paolo diba may mga foreigner sinasabing mukhang unggoy mga pinoy... maybe un nasa isip nung host plus may hawig naman din si obama... hehe.. peace.. #justsaying
Delete1:31 overthinkers din... ipilit nyu pa huh
DeleteDapat lang tsugi sya!
ReplyDeleteone does not insult a powerful president's wife and start a war. this dumb b**ch.......
ReplyDeleteSobrang makalait e sya nga itong mukhang unggoy!
ReplyDeleteTotoo naman mukhang chewbacca / planet of the apes si Moochelle... it's not being racist. Porket ba talagang panget siya sa paningin ng marami e racist na silang lahat? Meron namang magandang negra at may mga panget din na negra. Nagkataon panget lang talaga si Moochelle. It's not about being racist.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is overly sensitive mga tao sa "racism" towards blacks. When we call a white person or an asian ugly, nobody ever says that's racism and whites and asians don't go O.A. and be all "offended". Bakit? Why does the rest of the world have to walk on eggshells when talking about these people? OA sila.
Negra is in fact a racist term.
DeleteSus mdami dn di k lng aware
DeleteIt's how he expressed his comments. He lacked better terms when he could have said it in a nicer and more gentle way. He's a public figure and therefore, he should set a good example of how to express your views without being offensive.
DeleteHindi lang niya sinabi na pangit, sinabi niya na mukhang unggoy. Not only was that a Racist comment, it is also very Ignorant. Bawal talaga sabihin yun sa TV dahil malawak ang naabot ng viewership sa TV, at pag nasa TV ka, malaking responsibility ang pag-iingat Laban sa ignorance, bigotry, racism, para hindi isipin ng nakakapanood na widely accepted or pino promote ang "hate culture" sa mga tao. Mali talaga yon. Wag kang extreme sa paniniwala mo. Maging responsable sa freedom of speech at sa iba pang kalayaan na mayroon tayo. Ika nga, "just because you could, doesn't mean you should."
Delete"Slavery" is the main reason why they are sensitive to such, and they have a good reason to be. Learn some history first before you comment.
DeleteNakakalungkot ang dami sa ating mga Pinoy and hindi sensitive at hindi politically correct. Mga matatalas ang dila pero pag sila ang napintasan sobrang pikon.
DeleteBecause black people aren't represented well in the media, if you call a white person ugly, white people will still lead in many movies and shows. Reverse racism is racism. Don't be such an ignorant imbecile.
Delete*crying about reverse racism is racism towards black people because you steal their oppression
Deleteignorance does not excuse you're being a racist c*nt
DeleteYup. It was more about Paolo's version of Michelle Obama na pang.Planet of the apes.
ReplyDeleteDi ka ba na kaka intendi ng english te?! Malinaw po sinavi niya pang planet of apes beauty ni michelle? Wag kang gawagawa ng isue?
Deleteanon 4:33 comment was based on the letter of apology sent to michelle obama. wag kang basta maka kuda lang
DeleteYun din pagkaintindi ko. Yung comment nung guy based on how paolo ballesteros mimic Michelle's face. Kumbaga parang ibig nyang sabihin Hindi nagaya ni paolo ng maayos yung feslak ng First Lady at lumabas na mukhang ape.
DeleteAndaming di marunong umintindi ng ingles dito
Deletedito po sa pinas daming racist
ReplyDeleteEh teka, galing naman talaga tayo sa Apes.
ReplyDeleteIf humans really came from the apes.. Why do we still have apes?
DeleteHindi daw, sabi ng simbahan.
DeleteMasama palang magsabi ng totoo! True nman yung cnabi nung guy. Ako nga natatakot kapag nakikita ko yun kc parang tikbalang. Dapat kc ipaayos nya yung ipin nya kc yun ang panira sa ichura nya!
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DeleteSiguraduhin mo lang mala dyosa ka or mala adonis itsura mo.
Deletebuti nga sayo!
ReplyDeleteisa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ang "i have the right over my opinion" ay hindi laging tama. just because oponion mo yun doesn't mean na you can openly say it. right?
ReplyDeleteButi pa eto tinanggal bakit si korina di pa tanggalin?
ReplyDeletewords are powerful talaga...
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