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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