African Americans are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and by extension, this country. If Northam is a thorn in their side, he’s a thorn in mine.

There is no way to excuse dressing in a KKK Kostume, or in blackface, if one is not acting in a movie.


Some will insist it shows only poor judgment. I disagree. It shows either a fundamental unawareness of the reality of US history, or that one does not care.

84 was the time of the Reagan revolution. Huge cultural change on college campuses across the US. A great deal of pressure to join the revolution. That being said, if you had any fucking common sense you knew these people were fucking assholes. So personally, I don't give a flying fuck if his racist fucking ass is getting flamed. He wasn't fucking 13 he was fucking 23 and didn't just get drunk or stoned and make a stupid decision. His fucking ignorant ass decided to use is for his yearbook page.

He was a suck up mother fucking wimp at 23, which leads me to believe his is a suck up mother fucking wimp in his late 50s.

Northam did.

How many times do African American have to hear ‘get over it’? Why should AA Democrats have to suck it up. Again.

I remember 84 very well. It's defenseless.

I'm looking around DU confused about why so many Liberal white people are comfortable with excusing away racism. I don't care who did it, there needs to be a standard. As a black woman, my heart hurts and my stomach is flipping. I doubt many people know what that feels like. My sister, who lives in Virginia, is devastated that she voted for someone who would do that. I hope he resigns and stops stretching this out. It's a painful reminder, at the beginning of the month that should celebrate African Americans, that we will still have a very long way to go.

The Democratic candidates for 2020 have called on Northam to resign. Many of the posters here are refighting the resignation of Al Franken. It’s wrong. It’s hurtful. I’m very sorry.

Northam will resign. Justin Fairfax, Lt. Governor will be sworn in - an African American Governor. These wounds will heal. I hope.

But I guess I'm just exhausted. Thanks for your heartfelt response.

I understand Justin Fairfax is a good man. I hope Virginians can find comfort in the fact that two years after Trump was elected, their Governor is an African American. Perhaps black families can tell their children, Tump is not America. We are better than that.

so why would there be any difference just because he's a democrat??
Its not like he just told a bad joke one day as a kid.

Sid

I'm sure that many, many people who voted for him in Virginia are feeling betrayed right now.

That's why I keep saying that Northam should ask black voters in Virginia what he should do. We know what their answer would be.