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Dem Politician Defends Dressing in Afro and ‘Blackface’ for Jewish Holiday
The Blaze ^ | 02/25/2013 | Erica Ritz

Posted on 02/25/2013 12:53:42 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

A veteran New York Assemblyman on Monday stood by his decision to wear blackface makeup, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party in the face of criticism he called “political correctness to the absurd.”

Democratic Assemblyman Dov Hikind wrote on his blog Monday that he doesn’t understand the criticism swirling around Albany, and doesn’t know why anyone would be offended by the costume he wore to a party he recently held at his home in Brooklyn to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Hikind hired a makeup artist and wore an orange basketball jersey, sunglasses and an Afro at the celebration that traditionally includes costumes. He reportedly went as a basketball player.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackface

 

Ahhh. Democrats.

1 posted on 02/25/2013 12:53:47 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Ahhh, but he’s a democrat. All democrats are kind, people and would neeeevvveeeer do anything racissss.
All Republicans are eeeevvviiiillll capitalists and rasisssss and always do evil things.

< in case you missed it /sarc>


2 posted on 02/25/2013 1:01:19 PM PST by I want the USA back
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To: Responsibility2nd

He went as an Africanamerican. His wife went as a Native American.

What is son? South Korean?


3 posted on 02/25/2013 1:02:59 PM PST by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)
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“What is [his] son?”

Looks like he’s a queer with stupid paint on his face.


4 posted on 02/25/2013 1:05:29 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He hired a makeup artist?

I could have done that with a baseball bat and would have paid HIM to let me do it.

(I say that with sarcasm, of course.)

cough


5 posted on 02/25/2013 1:09:24 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Responsibility2nd
Let's check with the authority on racism:


6 posted on 02/25/2013 1:19:29 PM PST by TexasCajun
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7 posted on 02/25/2013 1:21:41 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: Responsibility2nd

Its OK. He’s a Democrats and we all know that Democrats “love dem black folk.”


8 posted on 02/25/2013 1:33:50 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Responsibility2nd
and doesn’t know why anyone would be offended by the costume he wore to a party he recently held at his home in Brooklyn to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Hang him from a gallows, 50 cubits high!

9 posted on 02/25/2013 1:40:49 PM PST by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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Needs changing to ....Democrats “love DUMB black folk”.


10 posted on 02/25/2013 2:14:57 PM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION........the HUMAN sacrifice to the god of CONVENIENCE.)
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