New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has had his fair share of gaffes since he took office two years ago, but they may pale in comparison to his latest public faux pas.
During an appearance alongside "Hamilton" cast member Leslie Odom Jr. and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton at a black tie event with influential journalists and politicos in the Big Apple this past Saturday, the mayor was teased for taking his sweet time to endorse the former New York senator.
"Thanks for the endorsement, Bill," Clinton quipped. "Took you long enough."
To which de Blasio replied: "Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time." An audience member can be heard shouting - "No!" - after the line was delivered and was met with only a smattering of chuckles.
The term "C.P. time" refers to the racially insensitive term "colored people's time," which has perpetuated the stereotype that African-Americans are lazy, unreliable and often late to appointments.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bill-de-blasio-s-colored-people-s-time-joke-comes-n554756
First Bill and now Hillary....
During an appearance alongside "Hamilton" cast member Leslie Odom Jr. and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton at a black tie event with influential journalists and politicos in the Big Apple this past Saturday, the mayor was teased for taking his sweet time to endorse the former New York senator.
"Thanks for the endorsement, Bill," Clinton quipped. "Took you long enough."
To which de Blasio replied: "Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time." An audience member can be heard shouting - "No!" - after the line was delivered and was met with only a smattering of chuckles.
The term "C.P. time" refers to the racially insensitive term "colored people's time," which has perpetuated the stereotype that African-Americans are lazy, unreliable and often late to appointments.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bill-de-blasio-s-colored-people-s-time-joke-comes-n554756
First Bill and now Hillary....