Joan Rivers calls Michelle Obama "Blackie-O"

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Ever since Barack Obama was elected as the President of the United States, his wife, Michelle Obama, has been compared to Jackie Kennedy-Onassis. The comparison comes with the similarities of their dressing style. Many people have been outraged at the comparisons.

Throughout her career, Joan Rivers has been a controversial comedian. She has joked on almost everything, including politics. Like most people, Rivers has been keeping up with the news. The news has been filled with the Obamas even before the president was elected.

Rivers was preparing her jokes for an upcoming event and she wanted to tease the First Lady. She was going to touch down on the comparisons to Jackie-O. However, Joan Rivers was not going in with light jokes, her original joke would have had her protested by many groups. Realizing this, she cancelled the joke at the last minute.

Joan Rivers had intended to mock the comparisons of Michelle Obama to Jackie Kennedy. She was going to say "Jackie-O, more like Blackie-O." Out of fear of sounding racist, Rivers decided not to do the joke, but it did humor a few black people, such as Howard Stern's co-host, Robyn Quivers. However, Quivers questioned Rivers' comment, saying she thought the joke was a compliment.