Judge Suspended For Wearing Blackface To Party
The Louisiana Supreme Court has given a judge a six-month suspension for wearing blackface makeup, handcuffs and a jail jumpsuit to a Halloween party.Judge Timothy Ellender will lose all of his pay during the suspension. That totals more than $50,000.
Ellender, who is white, said the costumes worn by him and his wife were meant as a joke. She dressed as a policewoman. And the party’s host, Ellender’s brother-in-law, was dressed as Buckwheat.
Yeesh.
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December 15th, 2004 at 12:41 pm
Haven’t intelligent people figured out by now that this just isn’t funny?
December 15th, 2004 at 6:36 pm
If the guy was black, nothing would have come of this. People need to grow up. A joke is a joke.
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