Williams posed for this photo which was released to 105.3's Brasky & Gregg show, donning an Orioles hat and ghastly make-up. This is not in response to Ms. Isleib's costume whatsoever, it's just a black dude dressing up like a white dude for Halloween.

Unfortunately for Isleib, her costume is still getting scrutinized by guilt-ridden white people and African-American studies professors from California:

Mark Q. Sawyer, associate professor of political science and African-American studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, said the cheerleader pictures suggest this is more an issue of bad judgment than actual racism. He said that many young people are unaware of the deeply offensive history of blackface performances.

"She probably asked her black friends about it with the idea that they could exonerate her," Sawyer said

But as one reader rationally pointed out — she's not even technically dressed in "blackface.":

The term "blackface" has a connotation stemming from minstrel shows in the 19th century where white people dressed as black people to embellish offensive stereotypes and racial insensitivity for comedic purposes. Was she painted black? Sure. Was she adhering to the racist undertone that "blackface" implies? I believe not, and according to the black people who called into Dallas radio stations this morning regarding this, no. I don't think anyone is offended by her outfit. Blackface implies racism. I don't think her outfit is racist. It is just, to quote My Cousin Vinny, a dead-on-balls accurate Lil' Wayne get up.

Fair enough. The Cowboys haven't officially fired her or anything and have only been quoted as saying they're handling it internally at this point. She also (wisely) pulled down her Facebook page but hopefully that's the end of it and she can go back to her normal everyday life of doing whatever it is she does when she's not a Cowboys cheerleader. But that Deron Williams, man — he's a racist dick.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Criticized After Blackface Halloween Photos Emerge [Dallas Morning News]

Two anonymous Flames fans provide your nebulous outrage of the day, with their full-on, bone-through-the-nose blackface getup at last night's Hockey Night In Canada game. We'll cut them a bit of a break, as it was Halloween, and they are Canadian. But HNIC host Ron MacLean got off the best line, as the camera panned to these guys during a scoreless game: "At least the costumes are offensive."

Thanks to Ross for the screengrab.

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Today is only the second time in history that all four major American sports are being played on the same day, so we should have no shortage of stories. But we'll see how it goes; I'm a little wrecked from last night. I really need to learn my limit when it comes to candy corn.

The cheerleader in question. according to the Facebook screenshots, appears to be 21-year-old Whitney Isleib, who I assume is dressing up for Halloween as Lil Wayne. According to her profile page on DallasCowboysCheerleaders.com, her hobbies include "dancing, sleeping, eating, and watching movies" and her favorites books are "mysteries." An anonymous tipster made us aware of these photos on her Facebook page.

Enjoy the carnage.

In this era of political correctness, people who live their lives in the "public eye," for lack of a better way of putting it, have to exercise a little more discretion and not upload photos to Facebook that would make Ted Danson blush.

That guy in the photo actually isn't only in blackface; he's going as Morgan's Freeman God character in Bruce Almighty. (And Evan Almighty, we suppose.) If the blackface weren't bad enough, the guy actually dressed up as a character from Bruce Almighty. Australians: Decendants of murders and rapists! With funny referees in cool hats!

How To Celebrate A Loss: Wear A Hitler Outfit, Put On Blackface [FanIQ]

(UPDATE: Sorry, soccer. Long day.)