BLACK OR WHITE?: Memo to Michael Jackson, who over the weekend joined with the Rev. Al Sharpton at a rally at which they referred to Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola as a racist: before you play the race card, it might be a good idea to pick a race. Because of all the reasons there are to hate Michael Jackson, his "blackness" certainly doesn't make the list (though oddly enough, his skin color does.) Besides, it's kind of a stretch for Jackson to call the Sony boss racist, when as an Italian-American, he actually has darker skin than Jackson.
Posted by Stephen Silver at July 8, 2002 12:19 AM