Should Ralph Shearer Northam resign as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

[OneJ]

Yes.

I simply feel he should’ve been upfront with this no matter what his intentions were. I’m pretty sure he felt like this was something he needed to hide, but why? Was it really a “joke” or something deeper? Fairfax would serve as a much better Governor for Virginia anyway.

[OneJ]

Most definitely. But not because of the blackface thing, because honestly, who cares

Are you serious? Blackface was and has been used to reduce the identities of black people to nothing more as theatrical characters for white amusement. It is obscenely racist and disqualifying for anybody wanting to serve as a public leader.

Yes I'm absolutely serious, and the fake moral outrage displayed by the liberals on the forum is hilarious. I don't care how blackface "was and has been used" in a historical sense, and something is only racist if done with hostile intent, and this was obviously done for humour. Who cares? Liberals remind me of puritans these days, I swear

There's nothing fake about my outrage. I am black and those images spurred a visceral response in me. Reducing the oppression of an entire race of people into a joke is racist. Racism is not just about burning crosses and committing violent acts. There is nothing remotely funny about the dehumanization of black people. Those images and the stereotypes they portray have had real life and sometimes fatal consequences for black communities. There is nothing about dressing up as a Klan member that was obviously done for humor. You are painstakingly ignorant and tone-deaf.

All of this.