I agree with what you are saying , but sadly sometimes the best way to fight fire is with fire. .Presently the liberals are digging up all the dirt and old quotes they can find on any conservative . It is there for open season on liberals as well . And they stated they ( Liberals ) were going to run a clean campaign and immediately started throwing dirt . Tit for tat is fair play in my books .I am NOT a Trudeau fan. However, at the time, it likely didn't occur to him that it might be considered racist by TODAY'S standard. Years ago, there was no such thing as "cultural appropriation" - there is now; remember the singers back in the 30's who painted their faces black - "Mammy, how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old mammy". (Can't remember their name(s)) It was considered "entertainment". Now, not appropriate in any way shape or form.
How many of you, when you were younger, dressed up in various identities (e.g. cowboys & Indians) for Halloween that now-a-days would be considered racist or inappropriate by TODAY'S standard?
It doesn't matter how long ago something happened, we need to "pay for it" now; we need to "ruin" peoples lives now even though most of us have evolved and understand that some things weren't so great back then. To me, it's unbelievable that we'd be so critical of things that happened so many years ago. I have done and said things years ago that I regret but it can't be changed - it is what it is. It's what one does now, what experience and learning has helped us grow, how one lives their life now that counts.
The point is that we're all human and make mistakes; make bad decisions and live to regret them. Continuing to make these mistakes and decisions is one thing; making changes and evolving as human beings is what we all need to strive to do.
Having said that, it seems Trudeau hasn't changed (evolved) much at all.
JMHO
I am NOT a Trudeau fan. However, at the time, it likely didn't occur to him that it might be considered racist by TODAY'S standard. Years ago, there was no such thing as "cultural appropriation" - there is now; remember the singers back in the 30's who painted their faces black - "Mammy, how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old mammy". (Can't remember their name(s)) It was considered "entertainment". Now, not appropriate in any way shape or form.
How many of you, when you were younger, dressed up in various identities (e.g. cowboys & Indians) for Halloween that now-a-days would be considered racist or inappropriate by TODAY'S standard?
It doesn't matter how long ago something happened, we need to "pay for it" now; we need to "ruin" peoples lives now even though most of us have evolved and understand that some things weren't so great back then. To me, it's unbelievable that we'd be so critical of things that happened so many years ago. I have done and said things years ago that I regret but it can't be changed - it is what it is. It's what one does now, what experience and learning has helped us grow, how one lives their life now that counts.
The point is that we're all human and make mistakes; make bad decisions and live to regret them. Continuing to make these mistakes and decisions is one thing; making changes and evolving as human beings is what we all need to strive to do.
Having said that, it seems Trudeau hasn't changed (evolved) much at all.
JMHO
I have to disagree with you here. Black face has been considered "racist" for decades now. At the point in time of that photo, Groper should have known that going black face was straight up racist. By the same token, the left doesn't seem to quite understand what 'cultural appropriation' is in the first place. For example, according to the leftards at the University of Ottawa, practicing yoga is 'cultural appropriation'. By that logic, anyone who eats Chinese food but isn't Chinese is engaging in cultural appropriation.I am NOT a Trudeau fan. However, at the time, it likely didn't occur to him that it might be considered racist by TODAY'S standard. Years ago, there was no such thing as "cultural appropriation" - there is now; remember the singers back in the 30's who painted their faces black - "Mammy, how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old mammy". (Can't remember their name(s)) It was considered "entertainment". Now, not appropriate in any way shape or form.
How many of you, when you were younger, dressed up in various identities (e.g. cowboys & Indians) for Halloween that now-a-days would be considered racist or inappropriate by TODAY'S standard?
It doesn't matter how long ago something happened, we need to "pay for it" now; we need to "ruin" peoples lives now even though most of us have evolved and understand that some things weren't so great back then. To me, it's unbelievable that we'd be so critical of things that happened so many years ago. I have done and said things years ago that I regret but it can't be changed - it is what it is. It's what one does now, what experience and learning has helped us grow, how one lives their life now that counts.
The point is that we're all human and make mistakes; make bad decisions and live to regret them. Continuing to make these mistakes and decisions is one thing; making changes and evolving as human beings is what we all need to strive to do.
Having said that, it seems Trudeau hasn't changed (evolved) much at all.
JMHO
You want him to have acted like it was 2019 and he was in a political race for leadership of Canada many years before?? That about sum up your simple request?I am NOT a Trudeau fan. However, at the time, it likely didn't occur to him that it might be considered racist by TODAY'S standard. Years ago, there was no such thing as "cultural appropriation" - there is now
A lot more people should step up and deal with shit like SNC and the Government (torture) Hospitals. He has shown he has balls by mentioning it. Everybody with a mouth since that day have shown they have no balls at all by the silence that is deafening. Events that are crimes against humanity (such as Saddam gassing his own people) but all you dicks see this as the all important election issue.He should step down.
News pouring in fast can't even keep up to our racist, lying, corrupt, sexual predator PM
Do you have a link ES?
From groping and marginalizing women to his systematic racism... none are allegations.
It is time for the Canadian PM to resign his office.
There is enough time for the paid for media to spin him out of it, it hasn't even shook OB's support for Mr. Dressup