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1. Do you think blackface equals rape? nt

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If Northam admitted on Friday to raping a woman 35 years ago, would you insist he not step down [View all] Empowerer Feb 2019 OP

Do you think blackface equals rape? nt DURHAM D Feb 2019 #1

It does in the bullshit OP SCantiGOP Feb 2019 #13

Where does my OP claim or even suggest that they're the same? Empowerer Feb 2019 #29

Then why that example? atreides1 Feb 2019 #53

See my post below Empowerer Feb 2019 #59

Okay, so now we've established an upper limit threshold... brooklynite Feb 2019 #51

And if he changed his story? guillaumeb Feb 2019 #2

Pretty sure rape was still a crime 35 years ago meadowlander Feb 2019 #3

So, the deciding factor is if the wrongdoing was actually a CRIME? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #14

Don't let the OP divide us obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #22

I don't see it that way. I LOVE hypotheticals! EffieBlack Feb 2019 #23

Please stop talking about rape. dawg day Feb 2019 #78

Spousal rape wasn't: a crime in Virginia 35 years ago Empowerer Feb 2019 #30

this is getting strange juxtaposed Feb 2019 #4

Yes it is. LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #20

Are u serious? harumph Feb 2019 #5

Northam has a record of public service to examine. delisen Feb 2019 #10

No, blackface doesn't equal rape. but where is the line drawn? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #16

Say what? Goodheart Feb 2019 #6

Here, class, we have a perfect example of a false equivalence. X_Digger Feb 2019 #7

This post is is a complete turn off for me. Getting the sense of hidden agendas delisen Feb 2019 #8

WTF? ProudLib72 Feb 2019 #9

Really aphasetome Feb 2019 #11

Lol I think Northam should resign but this is just silly Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #12

Of course. That is a serious felony. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #15

What the fuck type of an analogy is this? UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #17

As a childhood survivor of rape by a family member and a friend, revmclaren Feb 2019 #18

Rape is a crime, and you are equating this crime agaonst a woman obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #19

What if this was a spousal rape that wasn't a crime in Virginia at the time? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #25

You and I normally agree GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #66

I don't think this OP equates blackface with rape EffieBlack Feb 2019 #67

I guess we read it differently. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #70

I'm a little older than you EffieBlack Feb 2019 #72

Makes total sense. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #75

I think the difference is that, although you can see yourself doing the same thing, you are not a EffieBlack Feb 2019 #76

I'm not equating the two. Empowerer Feb 2019 #27

Not a good example Mystery sage Feb 2019 #21

Then you're saying if Northam had inflicted physical harm on someone, Empowerer Feb 2019 #28

Was he celebrating racial terrorism? elias7 Feb 2019 #77

Forgiveness has (or should have) nothing to do with his keeping his job. Iggo Feb 2019 #52

This is a great hypo EffieBlack Feb 2019 #24

Yes Empowerer Feb 2019 #26

What if Northam dropped acid, dressed up like LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #31

Ha!! That situation is exactly why SCantiGOP Feb 2019 #48

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What if the crime was smoking pot? Empowerer Feb 2019 #34

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So the fact that something is a crime isn't the deciding factor Empowerer Feb 2019 #40

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Spousal rape wasn't a crime in Virginia in 1984 unless the parties were living apart Empowerer Feb 2019 #42

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Per your request Empowerer Feb 2019 #44

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I never said blackface was a crime. Where did you get that? Empowerer Feb 2019 #46

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I made no such comparison. Empowerer Feb 2019 #50

Not if he only wrote about it. You can write rape fantasies and get millions of votes in a primary. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #33

Funny thing - EffieBlack Feb 2019 #35

Give it a rest Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #36

No Empowerer Feb 2019 #38

Northam should resign Alpeduez21 Feb 2019 #37

This cannot be a serious post. nt USALiberal Feb 2019 #49

If Northam had physically abused a POC, then you could have that argument. peacefrogman Feb 2019 #54

The question doesn't compare rape to blackface. That's your inference Empowerer Feb 2019 #56

I think I'm the only one here who totally gets your question EffieBlack Feb 2019 #61

You might want to reflect yourself why so many are giving you this "knee jerk" reaction. peacefrogman Feb 2019 #62

I understand your point Empowerer Feb 2019 #64

From your post, it sounds you are addressing those not wanting him to step down 35 yrs after black peacefrogman Feb 2019 #65

Every single post DOESN'T interpret it the way you do EffieBlack Feb 2019 #68

I think the language exactly compares the two and is offensive. We obviously see it differently. peacefrogman Feb 2019 #74

What kind of comparison is that?! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #55

It's not. Empowerer Feb 2019 #57

OK, Blackface is awful, but are you really going to say that it Bettie Feb 2019 #58

I never said they're equivalent because I don't think they are. Empowerer Feb 2019 #60

Beginning to look like a prog stampede-familiar from 2016 delisen Feb 2019 #63

Rape is a crime. Better analogy would be if he sexually harassed a woman on the job. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #69

I actually offered similar hypotheticals yesterday EffieBlack Feb 2019 #71

This is a False Analogy, Rape is a Felony, Blackface Isn't Illegal dlk Feb 2019 #73

This is getting ridiculous. What if's are being debated? NoMoreRepugs Feb 2019 #79

If you don't think... quickesst Feb 2019 #80