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    So some guy has to retire and go away because he thought it was okay to dress in blackface 30 years ago? He wasn't even trying to be offensive?

    • Weirdly been listening to Sam Harris talk about that just now.PhanLo
    • Doing that in the 80s was offensive no matter the intent.monospaced
    • unless it was "Soul Man" that charming and hilarious 80's romp starring C. Thomas Howell_niko
    • That guy didn’t run for public office.monospaced
    • First we had #metoo now we have #blackfacetoo - time to take out all entertainers who did blackfacerobotron3k
    • This guy isn’t an entertainer.monospaced
    • ffs why does this have to be pointed out in the first place? holy shitmonospaced
    • bizarrefadein11
    • because Tman set the bar so low his fanboys can't fathom how anyone can be held accountable for anythingformed
    • Either that or that a newly elected Dem has to step down and his predicessor is another Dem involved in #metoo so now a Republican is next in line..!robotron3k
    • so if you dress in blackface w/intent to 'entertain' it's okay? Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel did skits in blackface. Joy Behar admitted she dressed...PonyBoy
    • ...in blackface for halloween (kind of like the politicians in questions)... I guess they should retire too?PonyBoy
    • From public office? They don’t hold any. Ffs why is this necessary to explain.monospaced
    • And if you can’t tell the difference between the two portrayal then god help you. There is no rule saying he has to quit. He quit.monospaced
    • God help me what? Understand how the people can tweak shit ever-so-slightly to stay out of trouble? He taught me how that works a long time ago, dude. ;)PonyBoy
    • Entertainer vs. Public Official... what's the difference these days? (that's rhetoric... don't answer)... point being—lots of hypocrisy going on.PonyBoy
    • wait, it was 30 years ago? I'm outraged!inteliboy
    • The difference is how they are paid...canoe
    • it's not offensive. it's something that people find offensiveimbecile

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