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
How long before the liberals claim he is really a tea party Republican? When the liberals put out the next list of racist comments made by tea party Republicans his comment will be there...
LOL!
Good explanation, agree.
Try general ursus.
Hey listen don’t compare to Michelle and Barry here
I don’t think Rod Serling was Communist like OBama is
He fought in WW2
Actually one thing about give credit about Michelle she is not sweating like Patrick Ewing in 4 quarter of Basketball game LOL!
Especially since all he did was make a typical bitchy gay fashionista comment - these comments are actually not personal or meant to criticize anything but the person’s hair or clothing, and they’re just something that goes with the territory.
Michelle should know that. Except she probably doesn’t hang out with the fun fashion gays, but just the PC political activists.
Zira was scientist she try warn Human in second movie that what going happen if they did’t straight out
Thanks!
Yeah after seeing Empire the series you got hear anti gay comments that main character put on his son
I love Cookie from Empire she is funny LMAO
No, just using his characters.
It would be great if Mooch and Zero ended up looking like that.
Completely a US company. Univision has production facilities in LA, Miami and NYC with the corporate HQ in NYC. It is owned by Broadcast Media Partners incorporated in Rhode Island.
Ha!! I’ve never seen that. Thanks!
“Not to mention Joan Rivers.....”
Too obscure for me. What hideous agenda does JR have to posthumously support?
JR, in a strange, unguarded moment on the street, referred to Obozo as “gay” and the Missus as a “Trannie”.
It was very shortly thereafter that she died suddenly as the result of a botched “outpatient procedure” on her throat.
Her own daughter believes there may have been a connection between these two “events”.
It remind me of Tiananmen square... Michele Antoinette acts as the Communist tank, but in this case the tank crushed the poor gay who dared to make fun of her.
I hope there will be strong backlash against the arrogance of the first “lady” and the cowardly of Univision owners.. The fired entertainer is very beloved among the big Univision viewers.
Thanks, I’ve seen that video (also where he calls the First Hag Michael), wasn’t exactly sure of your intended reference.
I’ve also seen a report of a strange doctor appearing to do a sudden unexpected “procedure”.
Hadn’t heard that the daughter had dared voice suspicions.
There are a lot of alleged freepers who work very hard to support their god Hussein against the most ugly of assertions.
Few humans are worse than their god Hussein.
In before the “How dare you say his beautiful wife (with the “well-toned arms”) is a transvestite” retorts....
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