Racism in Jeopardy! [View all]

[Loaded Liberal Dem]

No, I'm sorry to say, that doesn't mean the cancer that has infected this country from the get-go is in any danger of dying its well-deserved death. Instead, I'm referencing tonight's episode of Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek. The show is in the middle of the College tournament, and, this evening, there was an African-American contestant named Kenesha. During the "interview" segment, Trebek made a point of noting that Oakwood University, her school, was an "historically-black college," which the young lady took in stride, apparently taking no offense.

But the very next clue was in the Student Aid category, and referred to the United Negro College Fund. Kenesha rang in, and, before she even responded, Trebek said, "Ooh, you'd better get this one right, Kenesha!" She did, but after that, she seemed to have been thrown off her game, and ended up finishing in third place. (She'd been leading going into the first commercial break.)

WTF, Alex??? I think maybe it's time for you to retire!