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Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat by calvinmorrison on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @09:41AM (#35069484)
"Trudeau said he wore blackface “makeup” in high school to sing “Day-O,” a Jamaican folk song famously performed by African-American singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. TIME has confirmed that a photo shows Trudeau at a school talent show wearing blackface and an afro wig." - TIME

Nah man that's just straight up blackface minstrel, extremely racist and bad. Sorry, you're confusing it with the other time he wore blackface.

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Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat by wonderwonder on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:09PM (#35071664)
Honestly though, why is this important? He meant no offense and no one was hurt. Should we advocate for ending his career because of something he did in highschool?
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Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat by calvinmorrison on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @01:11PM (#35072559)
almost Certainly not. We should only hold past indiscretions against people we have opposing political opinions with
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Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat by wonderwonder on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @01:21PM (#35072710)
Politically me and Trudeau are very far apart
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