I’m sorry, did I wake up in the wrong century?
Arkansas City, Kansas mayor, Mel Kuhn, appeared in black face under the stage name, Smellishis Poon, as part of a drag-queen beauty contest benefitting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and WON A TROPHY FOR HIS PERFORMANCE. I’m just curious, as they apparently saw fit to have an inappropriate drag queen contest as a fundraising event did CASA also decide to save on labor costs and have the foster children that CASA supports serve the food at this event as well?
I suppose I shouldn’t really be appalled because according to Mr. Kuhn, "his makeup didn’t constitute blackface and… he did not really manage to carry out the character as a black woman; it ended up being more like a gypsy." He continued to put his foot in his mouth with the following statement "I can’t do a black accent."
I suppose Mr. Kuhn is lucky in the regard that we do not have a National Association for the Advancement of Gypsies… And while you are pulling your foot from your mouth Mr. Kuhn, could you please describe to me what a black accent sounds like?
WTF?
Doesn’t this guy have advisers or staff members who DO reside in the current century? I don’t personally know any Gypsies, but I’m pretty sure they’re offended too.
Comment by JD at I Do Things — October 11, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
Thank you! I KNEW I wasn’t the only one who was thinking this was utterly crazy!
Comment by singulargirl — October 12, 2008 @ 12:09 pm