By Elise Solé, Shine Staff | Healthy Living – Fri, Feb 28, 2014 3:54 PM EST
"Today" show hosts mistook a photo of their own co-anchor Tamron Hall for Michelle Obama. Anyone need more coffee?
Hall, a black woman, presented an Instagram photo of a young woman dancing in a leotardand asked co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales, Carson Daly, and Al Roker to guess her identity.
“That’s you!” one co-host squealed. Hall replied, “That’s who?” Her co-worker repeated, “That’s you!” Hmm, not quite. It was a photo (clearly depicting) Michelle Obama — you know, the first lady of the United States — taken when she was younger. The photo also bore Obama’s “FLOTUS” Twitter handle on the upper right-hand corner (and the pic was shown immediately after a segment involving the first lady). Hall gracefully laughed off the remarks, but Roker didn't look so amused. Watch the uncomfortable exchange here(which starts at 1:10).
Well, this is awkward. On Friday morning,Hall, a black woman, presented an Instagram photo of a young woman dancing in a leotardand asked co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales, Carson Daly, and Al Roker to guess her identity.
“That’s you!” one co-host squealed. Hall replied, “That’s who?” Her co-worker repeated, “That’s you!” Hmm, not quite. It was a photo (clearly depicting) Michelle Obama — you know, the first lady of the United States — taken when she was younger. The photo also bore Obama’s “FLOTUS” Twitter handle on the upper right-hand corner (and the pic was shown immediately after a segment involving the first lady). Hall gracefully laughed off the remarks, but Roker didn't look so amused. Watch the uncomfortable exchange here(which starts at 1:10).
Guys, we know it’s early and mistakes happen on live television, but please try to remember: People of the same race don’t all look alike.
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