TV Host Apologizes After Comparing Black Colleague To A Gorilla

During a segment about a local zoo, KOCO Oklahoma's anchor/host Alex Housden made an off-hand comparison of a gorilla to her co-host, Jason Hackett, stating the gorilla "kind of looks like [him]."

By Kenneth Coo

Published 5 years ago in Facepalm

During a segment about a local zoo, KOCO Oklahoma's anchor/host Alex Housden made an off-hand comparison of a gorilla to her co-host, Jason Hackett, stating the gorilla "kind of looks like [him]."

Housden took the opportunity to apologize on-air the very next morning, which Hackett graciously accepted while pointing out that this was a "teachable moment."
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