In what has got to be one of the most awkward interviews ever, a reporter decided not to use common sense, decorum or even background research when she complimented biracial actress Rashida Jones on her “tan”.

Rashida took it in her stride when TNT correspondent Danielle Demski said to her, “You look amazing — gorgeous! You look like you’ve just come off an island or something. You’re very tan, very tropical.” The actress was walking the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet and after giving a laugh she replied, “I mean, you know, I’m ethnic.”

Demski laughed after hearing the response and said to camera: “It’s just being ethnic. That’s what it is.”

Rashida’s father is the African-American record producer Quincy Jones, and her mother is white actress Peggy Lipton.

Next up, the Parks & Recreation star will appear in the TBS comedy Angie Tribeca.