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EffieBlack

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68. Every single post DOESN'T interpret it the way you do

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 12:19 AM

Feb 2019

I understand exactly what she's saying and never thought she was equating rape to blackface. The fact that most of the people who felt the need to respond to the OP interpreted it a certain way doesn't mean that their interpretation is correct.

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author Kajun Gal Feb 2019 #47

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