Comments on: Harry Connick Jr. speaks out against blackface skit on Australian show

By: I Smell Poop

I Smell Poop — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:51:35 +0000

Are all the real reporters asleep down there or what? Whether there is or isn’t racism is not for Harry Connick Jr. in particular to comment sbout! Why?
1.) He’s not from New Orleans: He’s from Weston, Connecticut, where he attended public school from 1970-1982.
2.) His real father was never the D.A. of New Orleans. He is or was one of the presidents of Sony records. He himself once appeared in the movie Let’s Make Love with Y. Montand and M. Monroe.
Good God! Get the record straight!

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By: Offended by this pretender

Offended by this pretender — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:29:08 +0000

I would like to see him lecture Oprah in the same ill considered way as she appeared on the TV show 30 Rock and was

involved in a skit that did exactly the same. Dressed whites as blacks and blacks as whites to get a laugh.
Australia does not have the same history of slavery the USA does and do not understand the embarrassment the whites feel or

the need to over compensate for it as Harry Connick Jnr did. However they did see it for what it appeared to be. A mediocre

performance from Harry Connick Jnr. Shame on Harry, i’m sure Oprah would not be involved in anything she thought was

inappropriate regarding a race matter so what makes him feel he can chastise others in their own country. This is the signs

of a pretender.

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By: Bec

Bec — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:36:13 +0000

Oh dear …

I am a Aussie and a big Hey Hey its Saturday fan. And also a Celebitchy fan.

I gotta put my two cents worth in. In Australia, we aren’t schooled and raised on american culture and history. We are raised on Australian culture an history! To think that we even really know what ‘black face’ is, it just stupid! Why on earth would we know that? We dont have to deal with the whole racist black versus white issue.

With out being rude, it really does prove to me than Americans think the whole world revolves around them and that the rest of the world should conform!

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By: married2Aussieindigenous

married2Aussieindigenous — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:07 +0000

I am married to a man of indigenous decent ..we have 4 kids as well …not once did we find this racist or offensive …it wasnt funny either but thats redfaces for you …I think people(the ones that jumped on that band wagon) of the USA are calling the kettle black (so to speak) when accusing us of how we treated/treat our indigenous people of Australia ,grant it ,there were many a problem and still are deep wounds that will take time to heal …but you lot forget what you did to your own indigenous people!!! and on top of that you lot went to another country and stole indigenous people from their own country and did the most disgusting and terrible acts to them …in your country the KKK still exsists!!!!! …you should be looking in your own backyard and stop pointing the finger at any other country …learn from the saying PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDNT THROW STONES !! maybe you lot need to make that a motto ..just a thought .

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By: Bete

Bete — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:55:15 +0000

The quick answer to this:
Harry Connick Jnr’s new CD and free publicity on the back of a fallacious accusation of racism.

I’m surprised that no one comments on Harry Connick Jnr’s obvious verbal impersonation of an African-American…or Ice-T. Whatever…

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By: SimonPieMan

SimonPieMan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:59:10 +0000

TwinkleToes, if you are so opposed to non-Americans ‘spouting off about the US and its history’ then perhaps as a non-Australian you really ought not make a hypocrite of yourself.

The issue of the Stolen Generation is an exceptionally complex one and not something that you could possibly comprehend from looking it up on wikipedia. FYI our current PM Kevin Rudd said sorry formally to the Stolen Generation in Parliament on 13 February 2008.

Also, many Australians knew about ‘minstrels’ and ‘blackface’ but like I said previously, it was not something in our history and therefore not offensive in our country. If you think that we ought to have taken into account the sensitivities of the US public then you might as well say that women in US television ought to wear full length skirts only as it is considered indecent in Sudan for women to wear pants and if a Sudanese person were to see the show they might be offended.

Also it is Aboriginal not Aboriginale.

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By: Goddess711

Goddess711 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:38:59 +0000

Anybody else remember Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson being a couple for quite awhile. A Roast was held for her and Danson came out in blackface thinking it was funny; she dumped him shortly after. It ain’t funny. Never really has been. It’s just insulting, ignorant and offensive.

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By: Wombat

Wombat — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:20:11 +0000

I just watched an American broadcast with 2 females saying “Australia is a backward land with backward people” can you get any more arrogant or racist than that??? This is the main news (scary)!!!!!
Also, for the record 87% of Australians are NOT decended from convicts but are free settlers to Australia. Per head of population the United States actually received far more convicts then Australia ever did so for the person who called us the “dregs” of Britain it may well be that you are the “manure” then of England.- Lesson 2.
If this skit had no malice behind it and it is in Australia (NOT THE US) then I have no problem with it. I travel to the US frequently and would not “push” my values and humour on people in the US so I don’t expect people to do the same Australia.
I really don’t think that Americans are in a place where they can take the moral high ground on issues of race.
You also have no concept or understanding of Australian humour nor our culture so don’t judge us by your “standards”.
Nobody asked you to watch our programs anyway.
PS I find Hollywood sterotyping of women highly offensive ie you gotta be a babe and skinny or your just ugly. Let me write to Harry about that one.

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By: sauvage

sauvage — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:11:53 +0000

I think the skit is REALLY disturbing. I’m not American and I find it highly offensive and plain stupid. There’s nothing artistic or cute or sarcastic or ANYTHING behind it. It’s just incredibly dumb.

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By: Aussie Girl!!

Aussie Girl!! — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:36:44 +0000

Well you will all be pleased to know we had a repeat of Hey Hey tonight and they cut the skit from the show!!
So lesson learnt??

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