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Article: Blacks fail to see humor in Ted Danson's blackface tribute to Whoopi Goldberg. (Cover Story)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- November 1, 1993
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Instead of cooling off, the controversy surrounding Ted Danson's blackface tribute to Whoopi Goldberg during the recent Friars Club roast has intensified as many Black individuals and organizations come foward to announce that they fail to see the humor in the racially-charged skit.
They have sent scathing letters to the Friars Club in New York blasting Danson's appearance in blackface and huge white lips. The actor's routine used the word "nigger" a number of times and made references to the sexual lives of Ms. Goldberg and him.
Radio talk shows have had their switchboards working overtime accommodating the comments about the routine. The L.A. Times ran ...