Ladies and gents, here's Miami radio personality Enrique Santos, who thought it might be fun this past Saturday night to try and crash Sammy Sosa's birthday party at the Fontainebleau Hotel in brownface. Actually it looked like a generous helping of spray tan, or a bottle of Just For Men that went rogue.
At any rate, the guys working the entrance were not amused, and Santos got the bum's rush. Sosa of course is embroiled in a skin-lightening controversy that has taken the world by storm in a sort of frenzied, balloon-boy fashion. Here's Enrique on top, our Sammy below. It's just too bad that this had to happen in Florida, where nothing weird ever occurs.
It might interest you to know that Santos, host of the Enrique Santos Show on Miami's La Kalle 98.3, is a former cop. He talked with the Miami Herald about the stunt.
"I'm currently using a cream which has darkened my complexion,'' Santos said snarkily. ``Ironically, Sammy is going through the same process, but the cream he is using is making him white.''While on the red carpet doing interviews, Santos was approached by a publicist who told him, ``You can't make fun of Sosa,'' and eventually kicked him out of the affair.
``I asked her, `How many women in here are wearing makeup?' but she wasn't having it,'' Santos told us. ``Was I not white enough for Sammy's party or have the millions gotten to his skin -- I mean head?''
You know, I'm beginning to think that he was just out for cheap publicity.
A former Chicago Cubs representative has told the Chicago Tribune that Sosa's new look is not a tribute to The Twilight Saga: New Moon, but actually a skin rejuvenation process that may or may not have run amok.
Sammy kind of looks like ayoung al jolson.
Who really gives a rip about any of this crap.
Why all the fuss about Sosa trying for lighter skin? People with pale skin spend hours at the beach or time at a tanning bed trying to get darker skin... because they think it looks good. Nobody freaks out about that. If Sammy wants his skin lightened - so be it.
uhm i think watever stupid @$$ american wrote this should get a sense of humor and so should sosa seriously learn how to take jokes. if you look stupid in public (sosa) obviously your gonna be made fun of im a white hispanic you dont see me going to get black paint and then going out on the street like that this was a joke and not a publicity stunt or watever they wrote whoever wrote this should stfu. america is so uptight! no wonder were at war every 2 seconds for stupid shit fuck america! let it be watever we want it to be im tierd of all these uptight people with no sense of humor.
As was said on Sports Soup, Sammy is hoping to get into the Hall of Fame as a white player.
Fuck America???? You can go back to whatever shit hole you came from pal!!!!!
What about Sammy's hot wife? Now that is something to look at! I don't know what all of you ae doing looking at Sosa's bleached skin when you should be taking a long look at that smoking hot woman on his arm. Are you all gay or what?!!!
What about Sammy's hot wife? Now that is something to look at! I don't know what all of you are doing looking at Sosa's bleached skin when you should be taking a long look at that smoking hot woman on his arm. Are you all gay or what?!!!
This is almost as bad as the auction for Sammy Sosa's "blackness" on Ebay. I think that got like 20 bids or something. Anyway, tanning is one thing but there are lots of issues with skin color in Afro-latin community, basically the whiter the better.
Now that's just damn funny! "Mammy, Mammy!"
E to Z. That what I be talking about. Sammy Sosa
done did a Michael Jackson change. Got rid of that
darkie skin and looking fine. You know what I'm
saying?
what I'm saying! Who gives a FRUCK?!
GOD THIS COUNTRY REALLY NEEDS A 2012 CLEANSING HOW FUCKED UP ARE WE THAT WE EVEN RECOGNIZE THIS NONCENSE--FUCK ALL NI--ER-
When I first saw the picture, Sammy Sosa's new look, I thought Michael Jackson was back.
where is george carlin when u need him, he has missed out on so much great material over the last year.
How do we know it's Sammy? could be some white guy that looks like Sammy. Lets do some fingerprinting or DNA testing.
How about a Congressional Hearing? Does Bud know about this?
This country needs a cleansing, all right... of racist morons like yourself.
Having said that, I do recognize your right to free speech under the First Amendment. And I'll even give offer you some helpful advice: If you're going to spout such nonsense, at least learn how to spell.
Apparently you cared enough to take the time to post a comment.
All I can say is...Joke 'Em If They Can't Take a F**K !
Me thinks...y'all need a nap!
Who cares? Half the people in my neighborhood have bleached teeth, bleached/dyed hair, cosmetic surgery, hair transplants, sun tans, wear cosmetics, etc....all of which alter their natural appearance. Leave the guy alone.
As black women I was not offended by what Enrique did. I took it for what it was, a joke. What I was offended by was Phil's comment. You're pathetic!
kim, takes all kinds, don't it?
you must ... you read the article? ... 8) but i agree ... must be a slow news week for this crap to get so much press.
Phil, go back to the trailer and learn how to spell you freak'n white trash moron.
You are the one that needs to lighten up and if you don't like America -- LEAVE!
First of all Fucktard...learn how to spell. Second of all, keep your racist shit to yourself, go in your back yard, find a nice tall tree and hang yourself from it.
What's amazing, everyone is looking at the same picture, here's one from the party itself of him from the fountainbleau....I don't think he's that white, as everyone is expecting him to be...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#/photo.php?pid=3381947&id=730150613&fbid=183748715613
Surprised no one has joked about this being an after effect from all the steroids Sosa took. I mean isn't that even more plausable than him trying to be white...
I think that Sammy looks a lot better the way that he was intended to look - like a black man. Right now, he looks like he's going to a halloween party. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT HE IS NOT UNHAPPY UNDER HIS OWN SKIN!
Hahaha so true
sometimes I believe that we are truly losing ourselves as a moral and grounded society (like that didn't happen centuries ago). Please tell me that there is something else going on in the world that is more important than Sammy's face. Good luck with retirement Mr. Sosa. I hope your family is doing well.
Come now, please don't be too afraid to spell your words out. You can't possibly be that afraid. You've been so bold as to go this far, spell your words out sir........or better yet, say them to other blacks without the benefit of a supporting squad. I'd like to know your thoughts on what you think would happen. good luck
Come now, please don't be too afraid to spell your words out. You can't possibly be that afraid. You've been so bold as to go this far, spell your words out sir........or better yet, say them to other blacks without the benefit of a supporting squad. I'd like to know your thoughts on what you think would happen. good luck
big mike kiss mah ass "pal" and i bet this shit wouldnt happen in argentina or cuba or any latin country because unlike yuh and all dese lil fags that have no sense of humor we latinos actually took this as a joke FUCK AMERICA FUCK BIG MIKE KISS MAH FUKIN LATINO ASS!
now dem black folks shoulda just shut da hell up,,,ifs my sammy boy wants to be white dats fine wif me hell allyaalls aint doin nuffin but dating dem ole fat nasty white wimmons anyhow,,,look at sammy, heas gots em a fine ass lookin white woman anyhow,,who da hell want to be black anyhow, sheet im changing me black ass to white wright now,,,done gots me da same cream,,,,and dont be talkin no shit abouts mikel jackson,,,dat boy was white.
an buy da way, ilikes da spicee wing combo from pop i's. dem da best ever wings,,,shhheeeetttt
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