This media is reporting this
as an apology, but Dov Hikind doesn’t apologize at all. But, he didn’t mena to offend anyone.
Hikind
should’ve said he was dressed as a Harlan Globetrotter and maybe he could’ve
pulled it off. I just think it’s hilarious
for a Democrat to complain about political correctness.
Veteran New York State Assemblyman
Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) apologized Monday afternoon to anyone who may have been
offended by his decision to show up to a Purim party dressed as a[black] basketball
player
, with blackface makeup and Afro wig.
“It was not meant to hurt anyone,”
Hikind said at a Monday afternoon news conference, “And to those who were? I’m
sorry.”
Purim is a Jewish holiday
that is often celebrated with costumes. Hikind hosted a
big Purim party at his home and hired a makeup artist to transform him for the
occasion. He wore an orange jersey and sunglasses.
“If I had to do it over again, then
I would just say ‘let me find something else that’s very, very exciting,’”
Hikind said. ”Looking at it now, there are a lot of different choices. But
when I made the choice, the choice was as innocent as anything in this world.”
Hikind said that his life’s work
demonstrates that he is no racist.
The Anti-Defamation League released
a statement condemning Hikind’s costume choice.
“Assemblyman Dov Hikind showed
terrible judgment in attending a Purim party in blackface. If blacks got
dressed up as Hasidim, it would be seen as equally inappropriate,” said the
group’s national director Abraham Foxman.
In an earlier statement on his blog
Hkind said:
“I am intrigued that anyone who
understands Purim—or for that matter understands me—would have a problem with
this. This is political correctness to the absurd. There is not a prejudiced
bone in my body.”
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This will quickly blow over because Dov Hikind is after all a Democrat and they can be as offensive as they wish without suffering the least bit penalty. Follow me on Twitter@thelasttradio Tweet
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