Posted on 03/13/2015 7:51:38 AM PDT by ifinnegan
You can't make this stuff up.
Yesterday during our entertainment program “El Gordo y La Flaca” Rodner Figueroa made comments regarding First Lady Michelle Obama that were completely reprehensible and in no way reflect Univision’s values or views. As a result, Mr. Figueroa was immediately terminated.
But Rodner loves Obama. He wrote :
Respected First Lady Michelle Obama,
I offer my sincere apologies for a comment I made about the characterization from what a makeup artist made about you during my appearance on Univision’s “El Gordo y la Flaca” entertainment program yesterday, and how it was misinterpreted.
I want to clarify that I am not racist in any way and that my comment was never directed towards you, but towards the characterization of that artist, who left much to be desired. The entire video clip in context will prove it.
I feel embarrassed and I apologize, because there is no excuse for a professional like me to make this type of comment, which can be interpreted as offensive and racist duing such volatile times in our country. I take responsibility for this lack of judgment on my part, but I cannot accept being called a racist by anyone and be dismissed because of it, and be publicly humiliated by Univision after 17 years in this business.
I come from a biracial Latino family, with family members like my father who are Afro-Latino. I am the first openly gay presenter on [U.S.] Hispanic TV and I’ve been an activist in favor of causes for minorities, as I have been discriminated against. I voted openly twice for you husband, Barack Obama, because I consider him a great man who respects minorities, like me, in this country.
I worked on two programs for Univision where I commented on the looks of many celebrities, including royalty and Latin American Firt Ladies and I have never offended anyone becuase of their skin color, sexual orientation or nationality. I am a decent person, but a human being after all, and I make mistakes like this. And with the fact that my comment has been interpreted in such an unpleasant and inappropriate (crossing the line) way, I do not deserve to be called a racist, and I have to defend myself out of respect and love for my family, my father, my fans and my community.
I was verbally notified that a complaint made from your office led to my dissmisal and through leaked information initiated from Univision executives, I am now being condemned on social media by those trying to destroy my career unfairly, without even having being notified officially in writing and without an investigation that would clariy the situation.
Again, I offer a humble apology for the misunderstanding and take responsibility.
Very respectfully, Rodner Figueroa
I hear ya.
Rodner Figueroa on “El Gordo y La Flaca” describing Michelle Obama’s physical features as being from the cast of the movie Planet of the Apes (El planeta de los simios in Spanish).
Rodner Figueroa on “El Gordo y La Flaca” describing Michelle Obama’s physical features as being from the cast of the movie Planet of the Apes (El planeta de los simios in Spanish).
All of the people involved in this row were Negroid—Mr Figueroa, and Mrs Obola. W/T/F? Which means something HAS to cancel out here...
Does not matter which group , comrade, when the person insulted is Party Secretary!
Because he admitted to being Queer, Queer is the card he is forced to play. And everyone knows That Black beats Queer in this game.
Where is Figueroa from, he claims to have voted for 0 twice. No info on wiki or IMDB.
He is from Venezuela.
“Shocker to me because I though being gay provided immunity for this stuff.”
Gay and part black.
Uh oh. LOL
Not to mention Joan Rivers.....
It does matter, because our mission, our goal, is to divide the liberal groups and get them fighting among themselves.
The Queers need to be reminded that Blacks hate them.
“What did he say?”
It’s not all that clear what he said.
It was something about Planet of the Apes make-up.
It seems he was criticizing a make-up artist more than Obama.
To my mind it doesn’t matter what he said. He may have said the most racist nasty thing possible or he could have said something stupidly innocuous, not meant to be racist or insulting toward her, as he claims,
To my mind the issue is the White House called this major media outlet and had him fired, which is wrong and abuse of power no matter what was said.
Hey at least he didn’t demand for the queer to be thrown off a building like in the old country.
People called Bush a monkey and a chimp for years with no consequences. I remember I had a huge argument with my liberal sister about that, about the double standard. Her argument was, “You are ignoring the historical fact that blacks were often compared to monkeys and apes prior to the civil rights revolution.” My reply was, “What’s good enough for Bush is good enough for Obama.”
That show is from the US, not another country.
Huh, Really. My bad then. I was under the impression it was out of mexico or maybe even venezuala.
That apology was crafted by a professional communicator? His mind is a mess. Apparently, too many hyphens can damage the brain.
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