Ohio anchor taken off the air after using racial slur

Syracuse.com ^ | 2-25-2015 | Ben Axelson

[Citizen Zed]

Cleveland TV anchor Kristi Capel has been temporarily taken off the air in the wake of using a racial slur during a live broadcast on Monday.

Cleveland.com reported that Capel did not appear on the Fox 8 morning show on Wednesday, and would not appear on Thursday or Friday of this week either. She will return to the broadcast on Monday, March 2.

While praising Lady Gaga's performance of a "Sound of Music" medley at the 2015 Oscars on Sunday, Capel said during the Monday broadcast, "It's hard to really hear her voice with all the jigaboo music... She has a gorgeous voice."

[bigbob]

Boogaloo

[bigbob]

Boogaloo

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Boogaloo

[DaveA37]

“Jiggabo Music”....Just calling them the way she heard it.

[stinkerpot65]

At her age, she probably didn’t know it was racial. I haven’t hear that term since I was a kid.

Still, she is white and must be destroyed. This is Obama’s American after all.

[x]

If she were black and or homosexual, there would be no controversy.

You're assuming she's White? Maybe. Maybe not. It's hard to tell from the photos. And yet there's still a controversy.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I wonder if she even knew what the word meant? It is not used much anymore, from what I gather."

I think you might be right. I haven't heard the term in decades, and - according to another poster - the music she called "jigaboo" music was from "The Sound of Music," not some rap or hip-hop artist. For her, "jigaboo" might just mean "loud" or "intrusive" or "annoying."

[Secret Agent Man]

Some would come after you for using “chink”. Not kidding.

[Bigg Red]

You said “chink”! Okay, I have to report you.

[Steve_Seattle]

Conservative: "There's a nip in the air today."

Liberal: "Racist!!!"

[dfwgator]

"Dock that chink a day's pay for nappin' on the job."

[X-spurt]

Freudian slip?

[Michael.SF.]

I'll see your three Boogaloo's and raise you a Fantastic Johnnie C

[Palio di Siena]

my mother -90years old- uses the term. but she looks both ways to be sure
no one else can hear her.

[Rastus]

For your future reference, “Kickapoo joy juic” is most likely also verboten.

[Secret Agent Man]

Man: I’m just trying to fit in her-

Interrupting liberal woman: Pervert!

[Secret Agent Man]

Man: Can’t you be a little more flexible on...

Interrupting liberal woman: Pervert!

[jdsteel]

Okay, the problem was with her using an old slur for blacks in reference to Lady Gaga’s usual music.

Lady Gaga’s music normally sounds like retreads of Madonna songs. You can’t get much whiter than Madonna for crying out loud.

Maybe that’s why they were upset :-)

[SamAdams76]

I’ve actually never heard the term “jigaboo” before. Is that what they mean when they say “getting jiggy with it?”

[kiryandil]

There is a serious question of Guilt before the Grand Court of the Lazamataz.

Would he who retrieved you after you passed judgement become King of all England? LOL! :)