Al Sharpton Protests TMZ's Beyoncé 'Roboho' Post
‘Roboho’ no-no?
It’s been awhile, but we finally have another post-Imus media sensitivity moment: Al Sharpton has launched a protest campaign against TMZ. TMZ’s staff referred to Beyonce Knowles‘ BET Awards outfit [above] as her “Roboho” costume in a fashion parody piece. In a sad day for fashion bloggers everywhere, TMZ has already changed their wording: “Roboho” is now “BeyonceTron.”
Here’s the official call to arms from Sharpton’s National Action Network:
Calling any woman a “ho” is demeaning and abusive and it should not be tolerated on any level.
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