Fox affiliate suspends anchor for three days for use of the word Jigaboo

[Peter King]

You can read about that story here:

Ohio news anchor taken off air after Lady Gaga remarks | Cincinnati

Now personally I had not heard the word and I am not sure masses of people in America would have heard that word used too many times either.

But I looked it up and it is a disparaging and offensive word for a black person

She was describing music made by Lady Gaga and sitting next to a black co-anchor when she said:

“It’s hard to really hear her voice with all that jigaboo music — whatever you want to call it — jigaboo!”

Now she has since apologized sincerely for her words but still, was it right for her employer to suspend her?

 

[X Factor]

I like how you put "Fox" in the title as a way to tickle the ears of those who love to hate it.

 

[Nilly]

I honestly thought that jigaboo was something you said to babies to stop them from crying.

:shock:

 

[Declan]

I picked # 2 though as I posted on another thread, my gut instinct is that she was going for another word--maybe boogie woogie-- on the fly, trying to be colorful/light-hearted and just spat out the word like a brain fart.

 

[Peter King]

I like how you put "Fox" in the title as a way to tickle the ears of those who love to hate it.

The reason is very simple, a lot of news stories started with:

Fox affiliate .......

Like:

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | New Pittsburgh Courier

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | The Chicago Defender

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | Atlanta Daily World

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | News One

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

Fox Affiliate 'Jigaboo' Anchor Suspended For Three Days - NewsHounds

Fox Affiliate Anchor Kristi Capel Suspended for Using Racial Slur to Describe Lady Gaga's Performances : Off-Key : Music Times

Being affiliated with Fox says nothing about local anchors I would think and as this is not a political but racially sensitive issue, who cares for whom she works. If she had been working for MSNBC affiliate says......., my story would have started with "MSNBC affiliate suspends anchor etc. etc..

 

[The German]

Words like Nigger are being reapropriated in use by the black community and becoming part of a new social lingo again.

So I bet in 20 years these words will no longer be considered offensive.

 

[Hard Truth]

I think she couldn't find the right word and came up with jigabooo somewhat accidentally. It showed lack of skill at her job rather than intentional racism. It may be a symptom of suppressed racism.

 

[Peter King]

I picked # 2 though as I posted on another thread, my gut instinct is that she was going for another word--maybe boogie woogie-- on the fly, trying to be colorful/light-hearted and just spat out the word like a brain fart.

Sure, that could be but coming to a word that happens to means a derisive slur against a black person is a strange thing to happen. Maybe it just says something about the community she grew up in?

 

[Lutherf]

You can read about that story here:

Ohio news anchor taken off air after Lady Gaga remarks | Cincinnati

Now personally I had not heard the word and I am not sure masses of people in America would have heard that word used too many times either.

But I looked it up and it is a disparaging and offensive word for a black person

She was describing music made by Lady Gaga and sitting next to a black co-anchor when she said:

“It’s hard to really hear her voice with all that jigaboo music — whatever you want to call it — jigaboo!”

Now she has since apologized sincerely for her words but still, was it right for her employer to suspend her?

This is America and over here we believe that every white person is born racist and, as such, must be punished for the misdeeds of their great, great, great grandparents.:doh

The woman in question had no idea what she was saying and while a rational person would take that as an indication that racism in our society has waned greatly over the past 50 years there is still a rather large faction that needs to perpetuate the concept of racism to justify their own political and sociological ends. It is those people who demand "justice" for any and all perceived slight against a person of color.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

I believe she didn't know what it meant but I think a three day suspension is just fine. When your job is to communicate for a living you should know the meaning of the words you choose to use on air. I certainly don't think she should be fired.

 

[Declan]

Sure, that could be but coming to a word that happens to means a derisive slur against a black person is a strange thing to happen. Maybe it just says something about the community she grew up in?

Possibly or maybe she just not realize it was offensive. It is not a term I have heard often, even growing up in the south, and when I heard it it was more in the context of referring to black's in relation to music than with intended maliciousness. Not sure. Don't know anything about the woman. Some people just want to be offended. Even when people say something I find offensive, I usually just let it go, so I do not understand why people are so touchy especially considering that the word sounds so silly to begin with.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Sure, that could be but coming to a word that happens to means a derisive slur against a black person is a strange thing to happen. Maybe it just says something about the community she grew up in?

Maybe it says something about an inexperienced hair do that talks who is under qualified for the job.

In Europe and here, we have professionals on air, they have been trained and know what they're talking about. They do not go into grey areas, they do not trip controversial words, they do not make fun of brown babies in a sea of Mormon white.

In the US, anyone can be an anchor provided they are pretty, the men at least, can read a teleprompter and have good hair. No one really pays any attention to them until the **** u[p and then even if it's not racist, it will be before they can make copies of the tape.

The US is dependent on the "low information voter" and so they have conceived the "low information anchor" to match.

They were right to fire her, not for a racist remark, but because she shouldn't be there in the first place. Anyone who doesn't know that word may be offensive does not belong in the business I loved for more than 25 years. She should be an Obama aid

 

[Fearandloathing]

I honestly thought that jigaboo was something you said to babies to stop them from crying.

:shock:

In the 1950's and 60's Canada had a candy called "Jiggaboo", oddly enough it was red, spicy and fun

 

[VanceMack]

Kinda silly but if it appeases everyone...okie dokie.

Its EXTRAORDINARILY obvious that the woman had no idea what the word meant and was struggling trying to describe Lady Gaga's musical style. Any question of that would be answered by ANYONE describing Lady Gaga's music style as being 'jiggaboo', or black/ethnic.

 

[pbrauer]

I voted other. The station has the right to punish as they see fit. End of story

 

[jet57]

You can read about that story here:

Ohio news anchor taken off air after Lady Gaga remarks | Cincinnati

Now personally I had not heard the word and I am not sure masses of people in America would have heard that word used too many times either.

But I looked it up and it is a disparaging and offensive word for a black person

She was describing music made by Lady Gaga and sitting next to a black co-anchor when she said:

“It’s hard to really hear her voice with all that jigaboo music — whatever you want to call it — jigaboo!”

Now she has since apologized sincerely for her words but still, was it right for her employer to suspend her?

Where I grew up "Jigaboo" always meant n*****: "Jungle Bunny": same thing.

That Fox News idiot knew what was being said.

 

[Crovax]

The reason is very simple, a lot of news stories started with:

Fox affiliate .......

Like:

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | New Pittsburgh Courier

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | The Chicago Defender

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | Atlanta Daily World

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

News Anchor Suspended For Using Term “Jigaboo” On Air | News One

which has as a headline: Fox News Affiliate Who Dropped “Jigaboo” On Air Suspended For Three Days

All those articles are the same written by the same person that doesnt exactly prove your point

Fox Affiliate 'Jigaboo' Anchor Suspended For Three Days - NewsHounds

News hounds slogan: "we watch Fox so you dont have to" no bias there

Being affiliated with Fox says nothing about local anchors I would think and as this is not a political but racially sensitive issue, who cares for whom she works. If she had been working for MSNBC affiliate says......., my story would have started with "MSNBC affiliate suspends anchor etc. etc..

The article you picked for your OP described the anchor as a Ohio anchor you made the decision to change it to Fox and it was clearly for a political reason

 

[nota bene]

I believe she didn't know what it meant but I think a three day suspension is just fine. When your job is to communicate for a living you should know the meaning of the words you choose to use on air. I certainly don't think she should be fired.

None of us knows what she intended or what is in her heart. But in 2015 a slip like this guarantees chants of "Crucify her!"

Her employer has made the decision, and three days isn't so bad. The public humiliation will be far worse, and all I have to say about that is that if you earn your living speaking, you are eventually going to open your mouth and have a toad hop out. It's going to happen, and you can only hope that it's an entirely inadvertent double entendre.

 

[Fletch]

Where I grew up "Jigaboo" always meant n*****: "Jungle Bunny": same thing.

That Fox News idiot knew what was being said.

She knew it was a racial slur but said it on live television in front of her black co-anchor with whom she is good friends?? Right. But thank you for demonstrating that hateful, intolerant aspect of liberalism that we all know and love.

 

[nota bene]

I'm still chuckling at the 36 anonymous votes.

 

[TurtleDude]

I see the 36 votes in favor of suspension come from anonymous trolls voting

 

[nota bene]

Why, yes. And don't you admire the courage of their little convictions?

 

[TurtleDude]

Why, yes. And don't you admire the courage of their little convictions?

its rather obvious that polls up here get hacked by leftwing trolls. sometimes its rightwing trolls but generally -as is the case here-its leftwing bots who skew and screw the poll

 

[EMNofSeattle]

Reminds me of the various controversies about the word "niggardly" some people with nothing better to do need to complain about something.

 

[Lethargic Aptitude]

Oddly enough the most use of the word jigaboo was to describe black music as 'jigaboo music'. which usually was accompanied by hand gestures showing movement and what not.

And in the video the news anchor used jigaboo just as it has been used for many years: In a derogatory way to describe music. Its a good thing that gaga isnt black or they would have burned her (news anchor) at the stake by now.