WHEN HALLOWEEN COMES BACK TO HAUNT…
It’s OK for Tyler Perry to play the role of Madea, the southern, pistol-packing, pragmatic matriarch.
But in this day and age, if a white guy plays Madea, he’s going to have some explaining to do.
So discovered candidate for House District 6 Mike Cronk, who donned a dress, a wig, and some dark makeup to go to a Halloween party in Tok in 2012.
The theme of the costume party was, “come dressed as a fictional character you admire.” Cronk loves and admires the Madea character, and said the costume was a hit and no one knew who he was behind the wig and glasses.
But mainstream media was sent photos today by someone in the Democratic Party, and so there’s going to be a story.
But Cronk says that going to costume parties and admiring the character of black women is something he feels no need to explain. He said his daughters are Alaska Native and they don’t see a problem with costume play either, especially if you admire the person.
But the pictures are going to be splashed across the media soon, as KTUU has contacted him. Cronk, who was in national news as a hero after the Las Vegas mass shooting, knows the story will probably go national due to the national sensitivities about Black Lives Matter.
Whether the coming publicity hurts or helps him in District 6 is the question. The district is one of the most conservative and ruggedly independent districts in Alaska, and Cronk has friends far and wide through his reputation as a basketball coach. He was raised in the small town of Northway and taught school there for many years before moving to Tok.
