Mike Lawler(R-NY)为2006年连选竞选期间的黑脸Michael Jackson服装道歉。 Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) apologizes for 2006 blackface Michael Jackson costume during reelection campaign.

众议员迈克·劳勒 （R-NY） 在 2006 年万圣节派对上黑脸的照片浮出水面后道歉，当时他打扮成迈克尔杰克逊。 Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) has apologized after photos surfaced of him in blackface at a 2006 Halloween party, where he dressed as Michael Jackson. 劳勒将他的意图描述为对他的偶像的 “真诚的致敬”，但承认他的行为是麻木不仁的。 Lawler described his intent as a "genuine homage" to his idol but acknowledged the insensitivity of his actions. 这些照片是在他在纽约哈德逊河谷（Hudson Valley）的一场竞争激烈的竞选中与民主党挑战者、前国会议员、黑人蒙代尔·琼斯（Mondaire Jones）竞选连任时出现的。 The images emerged as he campaigns for reelection against Democratic challenger Mondaire Jones, a former congressman and a Black man, in a competitive race in New York's Hudson Valley.