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In reply to the discussion: Why is Pat Sajak Chairman of Michigan's Hillsdale College? [View all]
Kid Berwyn
(14,897 posts)26. Not everybody.
Wheel Of Fortune Under Fire For Televising Racist Puzzle
The outrage comes days after host Pat Sajak was seen in a controversial photo with right wing politicians.
by Candace McDuffie
The Root, September 27, 2022
Can y’all buy a—damn clue? The long-running television show Wheel of Fortune has recently come under fire for televising a racist puzzle. “Rhyme Time” was the category it was featured under and the answer turned out to be: “EENIE MEENIE MINY MOE CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE.”
The dark nursery rhyme has racist origins, where the word ‘tiger’ was swapped out for the N-word. It didn’t take long for Twitter users to call out the disturbing episode and implored Wheel of Fortune to do better, according to The Sun.
This is the latest controversy to follow host Pat Sajak. Earlier this month, a photo came to light of him alongside Right Side Broadcasting Network personality Bryan Glenn and Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The picture was shared on the Twitter account PatriotTakes, which according to its bio consists of “dedicated researchers monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been covered previously by The Root for her hateful rhetoric and featured in “9 Political Karens Who Spew Nothing But Trash:”
“She was banned from Twitter was banned for a reason. The QAnon Queen has been famous (and not in a good way) for spewing racist, homophobic, transphobic trash online. Her tweets are polluted with spreading COVID-19 misinformation, boasting about participating in the insurrection and accusing trans people of buying up the tampons. She’s been openly and repeatedly racist while simultaneously insisting the party she belongs to is not. Greene been the model conservative, standing hatefully against anything associated with the Left.”
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https://www.theroot.com/wheel-of-fortune-under-fire-for-televising-racist-puzzl-1849586248
PS: Welcome to DU, Genki Hikari. Look forward to reading your posts.
The outrage comes days after host Pat Sajak was seen in a controversial photo with right wing politicians.
by Candace McDuffie
The Root, September 27, 2022
Can y’all buy a—damn clue? The long-running television show Wheel of Fortune has recently come under fire for televising a racist puzzle. “Rhyme Time” was the category it was featured under and the answer turned out to be: “EENIE MEENIE MINY MOE CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE.”
The dark nursery rhyme has racist origins, where the word ‘tiger’ was swapped out for the N-word. It didn’t take long for Twitter users to call out the disturbing episode and implored Wheel of Fortune to do better, according to The Sun.
This is the latest controversy to follow host Pat Sajak. Earlier this month, a photo came to light of him alongside Right Side Broadcasting Network personality Bryan Glenn and Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The picture was shared on the Twitter account PatriotTakes, which according to its bio consists of “dedicated researchers monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been covered previously by The Root for her hateful rhetoric and featured in “9 Political Karens Who Spew Nothing But Trash:”
“She was banned from Twitter was banned for a reason. The QAnon Queen has been famous (and not in a good way) for spewing racist, homophobic, transphobic trash online. Her tweets are polluted with spreading COVID-19 misinformation, boasting about participating in the insurrection and accusing trans people of buying up the tampons. She’s been openly and repeatedly racist while simultaneously insisting the party she belongs to is not. Greene been the model conservative, standing hatefully against anything associated with the Left.”
Continues…
https://www.theroot.com/wheel-of-fortune-under-fire-for-televising-racist-puzzl-1849586248
PS: Welcome to DU, Genki Hikari. Look forward to reading your posts.
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Sajak is a right-wing nut job, and it seems Hillsdale is a right-wing nut job college.
Sky Jewels
Sep 2022
#1
This is Bonkers - Sajak's Not Even a College Graduate of That or Any School n/t
Indykatie
Sep 2022
#2
Because he's a famous uber-MAGAt and Hillsdale College is, well, Hillsdale College.
catbyte
Sep 2022
#3
I serve on the Board of Trustees of a school; being Chair has nothing to do with academics...
brooklynite
Sep 2022
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