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Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired Wednesday after comparing first lady Michelle Obama's appearance to that of someone from the cast of the "Planet of the Apes."
The Emmy-winning host was dismissed over the racist remark said during his live segment on the entertainment news show "El Gordo Y La Flaca," HuffPost Voces first reported. Univision confirmed the news via e-mail earlier today.
Figueroa's comment came while talking about make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros' viral undertaking of transforming himself into female celebrities. The fashionista, known for his critical "Fashion Police"-style remarks, analyzed Ballesteros' transformation for Michelle Obama with an original photo of the first lady beside it.
"Mind you, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she's part of the cast of "Planet of the Apes," the film," Figueroa said.
More: Univision Host Rodner Figueroa Fired Over Racist 'Planet Of The Apes' Comment Towards Michelle Obama
I applaud Univision for firing Figueroa so promptly. Such racist disrespect for our First Lady should never be tolerated.
'Planet Of The Apes' Comment Towards Michelle Obama
it was rather harsh of him
should have stuck with the basics
like aliens
So let me understand this thread, a half-black, half-Latino, first openly gay Hispanic TV host gets canned for offending the first lady?
But is referred to as a white Hispanic right winger. Let the laughter flow.
It's amazing what makeup and airbrushing can do for a person. See below'Planet Of The Apes' Comment Towards Michelle Obama
it was rather harsh of him
should have stuck with the basics
like aliens
Ah, so the left is lying again shocker /sarcasm
Can you show where any black people ever called George Bush a chimp?
You ask this in a response to a thread, amongst anonymous posters, where a Hispanic on a Mexican channel said Moochelle looked like a PotA character.
Why is it always whitey that gets blamed?
The justification is that it is acceptable to call Michelle Obama an ape because George Bush was called an ape
Now, if it were black people calling George Bush an ape there might be some justification of hypocrisy.
You're such a deluded fool you end up using racism to try to condemn racism!
Why does someone have to be black to make calling Bush a chimp a racist act? Only black people are racist? Does racism only happen between white/black person interactions? Are people incapable of racist comments, thoughts, or actions within their own race? If a black man calls Obama a chimp, is that somehow not racist simply because the speaker is black?
By relying on race to define the actions and thought and statements of people you are being racist! You are employing racism to condemn the alleged racism of others! Whether it is racist to call Bush a chimp has nothing to do with the race of the speaker. If calling a person a chimp is racist, then it is racist regardless of the race of the subject or speaker.
\Because you are trying to tell black people they should not be offended by being called an ape because Bush was called an ape
Blacks were not the ones calling him an ape were they?
\Because you are trying to tell black people they should not be offended by being called an ape because Bush was called an ape
Blacks were not the ones calling him an ape were they?
The board notes your feeble attempt to change the subject. Doesn't matter who did the namecalling, the issue is Bush was called a chimp for 8 years by much of america and nobody complained. THINK
Can you show where any black people ever called George Bush a chimp?
You ask this in a response to a thread, amongst anonymous posters, where a Hispanic on a Mexican channel said Moochelle looked like a PotA character.
Why is it always whitey that gets blamed?
The justification is that it is acceptable to call Michelle Obama an ape because George Bush was called an ape
Now, if it were black people calling George Bush an ape there might be some justification of hypocrisy.
You're such a deluded fool you end up using racism to try to condemn racism!
Why does someone have to be black to make calling Bush a chimp a racist act? Only black people are racist? Does racism only happen between white/black person interactions? Are people incapable of racist comments, thoughts, or actions within their own race? If a black man calls Obama a chimp, is that somehow not racist simply because the speaker is black?
Because you are trying to tell black people they should not be offended by being called an ape because Bush was called an ape
Blacks were not the ones calling him an ape were they?
It's amazing what makeup and airbrushing can do for a person. See below'Planet Of The Apes' Comment Towards Michelle Obama
it was rather harsh of him
should have stuck with the basics
like aliens
It's amazing what makeup and airbrushing can do for a person. See below'Planet Of The Apes' Comment Towards Michelle Obama
it was rather harsh of him
should have stuck with the basics
like aliens
Its pathetic that people have nothing better to do with their lives than retouch pics of our First Lady to make her look bad.
I called Bush a chimp many, many times. He was so fucking stupid that he gave chimps a bad name. However, that is not the same as comparing our black President and First Lady to chimps - and any racist with at least a GED should know that. Bush was a total fucking moron.
You're an idiot.I called Bush a chimp many, many times. He was so fucking stupid that he gave chimps a bad name. However, that is not the same as comparing our black President and First Lady to chimps - and any racist with at least a GED should know that. Bush was a total fucking moron.
He ain't indian. And he is a she, I believe.You are truly the Contrairian in "Little Big Man"......the Homosexual Indian.
I called Bush a chimp many, many times. He was so fucking stupid that he gave chimps a bad name. However, that is not the same as comparing our black President and First Lady to chimps - and any racist with at least a GED should know that. Bush was a total fucking moron.
