tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810056.post6193525595301655933..comments2024-03-15T00:53:42.891-07:00Comments on tabloid baby: Why the media should have given a sh*t about TMZ's "Sambo-Obama" slur (and why it didn't)tabloidbabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04665220369368767483noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810056.post-44974969892092660782008-03-05T13:28:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:28:00.000-08:00I hate to ever be one to defend TMZ, and I am actu...I hate to ever be one to defend TMZ, and I am actually pretty sensitive to the slandering of Obama, but I think your analysis here is off the mark.<BR/><BR/>TMZ's post and title seems to express outrage at the idea of, essentially, a lightskinned actor portraying a black man, which some would argue is akin to using blackface. <BR/><BR/>I think the term Sambo-Obama summarized this, not to offend The Unsomnambulisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771386443113912308noreply@blogger.com