US TV shows stir up controversy with comments on queen, blacks

[The Northerner]

Television show hosts in the US stirred up a controversy during the British royal wedding when one of them called Queen Elizabeth II a "bumble bee" while another asked, "Where are the black people?"

"Where are the black people?" asked Sherri Shepherd of ABC's The View programme, according to the Daily Mail.

The 44-year-old actress said she had searched through the footage of guests at Westminster Abbey.

"Audrey Jones, our producer, was looking for the black people in the wedding and we found our Rosa Parks moment, because we were like 'where are the black people'?" she said.

She was referring to African-American civil rights activist Rosa Parks who refused to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat for a white passenger in December 1955.

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[monmouth]

1. Well, as far as I know there are no "black people" in the immediate

Windsor or Middleton families. However, if you looked at the crowd scenes gathered, there were loads of various colored skinned people. Black,brown, tan, et al. Just trying to stir up crap...

[malaise]

2. I saw in our papers today that out Governor General and his wife

were there as were all the governors general from the Commonwealth.

[hlthe2b]

3. None officially acknowledged at least...

:evilgrin:

With all the extracurricular affairs over the centuries you almost have to predict somewhere within the Windsors....;)

[Raschel]

4. I didn't see loads of minorities. In fact I was thinking the same thing that Shephard said.

[Gabi Hayes]

5. 'where are the black people'

obviously, they're out robbing the homes of all the white people at the ceremony

Jackie Mason said that, btw.

*****not intended to be a factual statement*****

[digitaln3rd]

6. Wait.

Someone from the View said something stupid?

Stop the presses.

[emilyg]

10. How can anyone watch that show?

[Iggo]

7. She's also the genius who said there was nothing before Jesus.

:eyes:

[JVS]

8. This is like the Onion's headline "Local Family Blasted for lack of Diversity"

[Skip Intro]

9. you've got to be kidding me

:eyes: