A Black New Jersey man wearing blackface to Sarah Silverman’s comedy show ended up in the hospital after being kicked out of the venue.
The 71-year-old shared his ejection by security on Instagram claiming he was only peacefully protesting the comedian’s past racist skit.
“Here I am at Ovation Hall in Atlantic City to see the Sarah Silverman show. You see I’m front row, it should be a good show,” Michael B. Jackson said in his Instagram post.
Silverman, who has been on a comedy tour, rolled into Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Feb. 4 at the Ocean Resort Casino. Among the crowd sat Jackson who arrived with his face painted in black makeup. He wore white lipstick and had a hairpiece with two long black hair braids draped down to his chest. He completed his look with a red bandana tied on top of his head.
Jackson claimed he was peacefully protesting Silverman’s 2007 comedy skit where she wore blackface.
During the comedian’s 16-year-old sketch, she wore black face paint with a red and white patterned head scarf. The skit was created to see if it is more difficult to be a Black person or a Jewish person.
“I look like the beautiful Queen Latifah,’ Silverman said wearing blackface.
Her skit goes on to show her walking appearing despondent while saying, “I had no idea how cruel white people can be to us.”
Her skit then transitions to show her inside a Black church surrounded by Black choir members. She says while chuckling, “I’m sorry, I’m Black today.”
The skit ends with her being arrested by a white police officer where she asks, “You have a problem with me being Black officer?” The officer replies by saying, “Yeah it’s revolting and completely over the line,” as Silverman is handcuffed and placed into a police car.
Jackson sat in the front row at the show. At the beginning of one of the opening acts, comedian Rory Albanese…
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