Interesting question AS; As a black person myself I feel i would reserve the right to feel offended.
However, I have sort of given Hodgson the benefit of the doubt here as he doesn't come across as that kind of person to be so silly as to know that might be offensive but then still go ahead with the joke anyhow.
I also don't think this would have come out if say, Harry, had made the joke, so the political motive of the news being released has also perhaps clouded my reaction (which has been a little bit 'meh' it's the Sun...)
I do wonder if it had been the Guardian, Independent, Telegraph or other 'more serious' paper had reported it whether I would have had a more negative reaction to the news...perhaps I'm a snob deep down8-[
It'd be interesting to hear what KD, Naija and others think on this...