Northam in Blackface

Democrat Governor for Virginia, dressed up for Halloween in blackface (1984). Poor Ralph, the Democrat Governor for Virginia, got caught dressing up for Halloween in blackface (1984). So long Ralph, we hardly knew ya. FakeNews CNN reported him as a Republican, but like many racist politicians, he is devoutly Democrat. NYT tried to spin it as "Dark Makeup". ℹ️ Info           ~ Aristotle Sabouni Created: 2019-02-02

Facts

• CNN reported him as a Republican, but like many racist politicians, he is devoutly Democrat.

• The NYT tried to spin it as "Dark Makeup", as if his smokey eye makeup got out of control and covered his whole face.

Not Racism

While Northam is an idiot on just about every position he holds, I'm not sure we should fire a guy because he showed poor judgment 35 years ago, by mocking racism. And that's important to remember -- when you dressed up as a Klansman and a Negro in 1984, it wasn't because you supported the behaviors of the past, it was because you were mocking the Klan. And I disagree that over-reaction to racism or intesectionalism actually helps -- I think it fosters resentment and tribalism more than helps -- so I disagree with the lefts position on that.

But as the Democrats/NAACP and others point out, if this had been a Republican, they would have screamed for his head -- so they need to lead by example. Personally, I think both should be given leniency and context remembered -- but if the left is going to be hateful, bigoted, and demand Republicans firing (and they would), then they do have to be morally consistent and demand it of their own side. Stupid: but at least consistently so. (If it had been a black kid wearing whiteface, or acting white, we would not have reacted the same).

🗒️ Note:

Ironically, Wreck-it-Ralph's blackface fiasco started catching all sorts of others in the same thing. The MeToo movement for anyone that put on dark makeup. Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Joy Behar, even poor Mary Poppins got it for soot on their faces. It turns out what folks thought as edgy or funny in the 1980's is racism in 2019. It's almost like the leftist children don't understand that societal standards change with the times, like their musical tastes, and judging people's past behaviors based on present norms, is retarded. Oh wait... that term isn't PC any more. Let's say they are "differently-abled". It's gotten so bad, that Gucci had to pull a turtleneck sweater, because with it up, people might think you're in blackface. (You can't make this shit up).

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New York Times A never great News Agency has become a shadow of their former self: admittedly biased, occasionally good content.

Fake News While the term goes back 100 years, the history is summed up well by Sharyl Attkisson.

CBS Once a proud eyeball of News, now they would embarass their newmen of yesteryear.

CNN 1980 Ted Turner started CNN to put his left center spin on "the news". Then it went downhill.

Democrat Racism Just a list of racist Democrats, their actions, or their supporters.

Ralph Northam The Democrat Governor of Virginia; known for blackface, infanticide, and dividing us on race. Got replaced.

🔗 Links

• https://bigleaguepolitics.com/yearbook-ralph-northam-in-blackface-photo/
• https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/01/va-gop-move-call-gov-northam-resign/
• https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/watch-cnn-chyron-labels-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-a-republican/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ralph-northams-yearbook-page-shows-man-in-kkk-costume-and-another-apparently-in-blackface/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Northam

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