Cowboys cheerleader criticized for going blackface on Halloween

Whitney Isleib, a white Dallas Cowboys cheerleader since 2008, dressed as black rapper Lil Wayne. (Dallas Morning News | Photos)

Comments

[Sheila]

Is it ok for Lil Wayne to put on white makeup and a Dallas Cowboys' cheerleader costume for Halloween? Would "bloggers" spazz in a similar manner?

[sometimesilie]

Let me get this straight: a cheerleader dressed as Lil' Wayne is offensive but no buddy says boo about...Lil' Wayne? Last time I checked, gunz, bitches, and bling isn't what most people consider socially responsible.

God Bless America.

[Phranqlin]

She'd have been better off dressing up as a breathalyzer. Or an iPhone.

[DeNerd]

This is... so.. beyond the pale!! ...good lord.. what a waste of reporting..

[johnjohn]

Who'll think of the children!

[Miss-Black]

FWIW, that's not just blackface. That's blackarms and blackboobs as well. I wonder what her sheets looked like on Sunday morning?

I'm more offended by that wallpaper border along the top of those kitchen cabinets. Where are they partying, at my grandmother's condo?

[Torgo]

It could have been worse. She could have gone as Lil' Flip.

[Drake Timbershaft]

What the eff is the guy in the middle of the bottom picture supposed to be? Halloween sometimes really brings out the retards.

[Sheila]

The guy in the bottom picture looks as if he is dressing as a baby--headband, sippy cup, blankie...

[American Veteran]

johnjohn asks;
"Who'll think of the children!"

Prolly the local priest.

BTW-Is this Whitney Isleibaround?

[Torgo]

She's not just a cheerleader. She is a cheerleader from America's Team. Therefore she must be held up to a higher standard of cheerleading. If we let this pass, who knows, she might start dressing immodestly or something.

I think in reality she was trying to look like Jessica Simpson after a tanning session.

[LimeGreenLizard]

So fu*cking what? She's hanging out and partying with black chicks. They don't look pissed to me. Ten bucks says they helped her with the makeup, outfit and bling.

[BFT]

what color Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader was she before 2008?

[MidtownCoog]

The guy on the Today Show went white face. What's his name? Lester? He went as Susan Boyel.

[DirkOfWisconsin]

What was she before she was "a white Dallas Cowboys cheerleader since 2008", a Puerto Rican Dallas Cowboy cheerleader?

[someonesomewhere]

I dont see the problem here, i mean its ok for african americans and latinos to paint there faces white, but not ok for a caucasian girl to go in blackface? it shouldn't be an issue.

[Rev JSH]

I think she confused Lil' Wayne with Flava Flav.

[Dick Tater]

It is a sad day in America when white people think dressing like coloreds is cool or funny. And could this young lady not find anyone of her own race to spend time with? And don't even get me started on the absurdity and offensiveness of adults and children dressing in costume to celebrate a satanic and occult event like Halloween. What would be best for this country is to offer repatriation to every non-white person to a country of their choice at no cost. However, anyone taking the offer must renounce their citizenship and surrender their passport.

[Say what]

That's not blackface.

[Rev JSH]

@Pud Spud: How about we IQ test for citizenship while were at it. You go bye bye now.

[Farmer Bob and the City]

"What would be best for this country is to offer repatriation to every non-white person to a country of their choice at no cost. However, anyone taking the offer must renounce their citizenship and surrender their passport."

Hey Dick Tater, that's what Native Americans are offering you as well. So where do you want to go?

[johnjohn]

Come on Dick, get started on the absurdity and offensiveness of Halloween. That rant was weak, come on man, dazzle us!

[LimeGreenLizard]

Well, she did managed to totally uglify herself quite effectively.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Yeah Dick, you can do better than that! Must be the flu, huh? Or the Nyquil?

[Sheila]

She could have stayed white and gone as Michael Jackson.

[JB]

Sorry, but blackface, the traditional blackface made famous by Amos and Andy is the offensive version, complete with voices.

This is mockery, but really, when you put jewelled teeth in your mouth and wear your underwear outside your britches, you might be rediculed.

Find something else to get upset about - really. I don't see anything malicious here.

[sometimesilie]

"She could have stayed white and gone as Michael Jackson."

Post of the day! =)

[Navy Chief]

@FB - I'm part Native American (not much). Does that mean I get to stay?

[Adam]

This isn't blackface. Blackface is the color black, typically with oversized red or black lips. She looks like an african american. WTF is the problem?

[The Hermit]

+ 1 for Sheila Thanks

[American Veteran]

Hey, dick taster's back.
The cock shop must be closed.