A Cleveland news anchor is in controversy for using a word on live television that should not be said under those circumstances: Jiggaboo.
After her report on Lady Gaga's fantastic performance at The Oscars last Sunday, Kristi Capel of Fox 8 WJW in Cleveland called her music, and I quote, "Jiggaboo Music".
After the seemingly-unintentionally-stupid comment, her co-anchor made a face that everyone else watching at home (and later, across the Internet) also made.
Here is video courtesy of The Huffington Post:
Woman...who the hell do you think you are??
Seriously, you can't be that stupid enough to not know what that slang term is or what it means. Even if you don't know what it means, there is one way to solve that:
And here's another:
To be fair, I honestly didn't know what that word meant for the first 19 years of my life. But I've never heard anyone say that word, and even then, even I knew it meant something bad. And your excuse is that you didn't know what it meant?? Aren't you an adult?!? Shouldn't you have known about race and slang terms like the back of your hand growing up? And isn't this Cleveland?? Yes, it's one of the most northern cities in America, and is probably clean and safe, but if you know what "Cleveland Steamer" means, you should know what "Jiggaboo" means. I mean, you have a black co-anchor right next to you! Sure, it would've been embarrassing, but asking him what the slang is and means, would've saved you all from the humiliation and embarrassment in the world and you would've kept all the credibility you had as a local news journalist.
Oh and by the way, Lady Gaga's fans are mostly white, so there can't be any excuse of saying you thought that "Jiggaboo" is a slang term for white. And another thing: What part of your mind told you to say the damn word on TV in the first place?!? Sure "The News" is the most family-friendly program on television, but even then, viewers don't expect to hear slang terms coming out of the mouths of well-respect, well-taught, well-educated people like the ones you see on your TVs from 4-7am, 7-10am, 4-6:30pm, 10-11pm or 11-11:30pm, depending on what station you watch and whatever the timeslot. And the people are not supposed to say this. Hell, I can't remember a time when anyone on Fox News Channel said the word, so this is a damn disgrace to WJW and the entire Tribune Broadcasting Company as a whole. Now, I'm not saying she should be fired or suspended. She didn't lie or anything. I say she should record a public apology and release it either on-air or online. And then all will be as right as rain.
For now, this was a really stupid quagmire and I hope something like this never happens again. We should all learn from this woman to NEVER use a slang term on on live TV, especially when you don't know what it means.
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