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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) A county judge in southern Ohio who donned blackface for a Halloween party has apologized for the costume and met with a local NAACP leader about the issue.
Ross County Common Pleas Judge Scott Nusbaum was photographed at a party wearing dark makeup, a pink dress and a gray wig, the Chillicothe Gazette reported.
Local NAACP President Olie Burton, who met with Nusbaum on Friday, said the judge explained that he chose to dress as a servant while Nusbaum's wife dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind."
Nusbaum told the Gazette (http://ohne.ws/1hMhqf1) he regrets the costume and called it thoughtless and insensitive.
More at http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Ohio-county-judge-apologizes-for-blackface-costume-4987412.php?cmpid=hpts .
[font color=green]Didn't he see the articles on Yahoo about what costumes not to wear for Halloween?[/font]
Skittles
(153,193 posts)it is obvious he makes poor decisions
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Really, it's 2013, not 1813. Is this guy a Republikan?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Wonder if he listens to Rush who has sneered at Obama since 2008, calling him 'The Magic Negro.'
Can't wait to see the GOP go extinct.