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Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface

trixare4kids said:
What a flaming hypocrite! I guess he's done the brown face more than once too! Mr. Virtue signaler, himself... too funny.
Of course the finding of this photo is political but watch the left support him now, and all because he issued an apology. As if this would matter if a conservative apologized for an alleged "racist" act.

Photo Shows Justin Trudeau in Brownface at ‘Arabian Nights’ Party | Time
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Who cares if he dressed up the part for an Arabian Nights Party. We have to stop being so petty.
At least he did not attend an Arabian Nights Party in black face.
 
JANFU said:
Thing is Cons up here would be mainly Dems in the US

This is a close election and this could/will hurt Trudeau
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Canadians may be confronted with a choice between a good person who worse brown face and a good person (hopefully) who didn't. If that's their choice, it won't be difficult.
 
Who....the....****...cares.
 
Cardinal said:
Trudeau's response was good:

Speaking to reporters Wednesday night, following TIME’s story, Trudeau apologized: “I shouldn’t have done that. I should have known better and I didn’t. I’m really sorry.” When asked if he thought the photograph was racist, he said, “Yes it was. I didn’t consider it racist at the time, but now we know better.”

Simple, clean, contrite, and expressing complete awareness of the harm and significance of what he did. He also doesn't attempt to fob it off on "the times" or the idea that everybody was doing it. He completely owned it.

Contrast that with the train wreck of a response from Ralph Northram after it came out that he wore black face:

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I agree that Northam handed it poorly but I think Northam's act was not in 2001. Wasn't it in the 1980's? Wasn't he younger than Trudeau was?

And Northam has a fantastic record in terms of his relationship with Blacks even having grown up in a racist county. His history goes back to his school days. And he is a member of a mostly Black church.

Yes, Northam handled things poorly but the whole issue was overblown.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
I agree that Northam handed it poorly but I think Northam's act was not in 2001. Wasn't it in the 1980's? Wasn't he younger than Trudeau was?

And Northam has a fantastic record in terms of his relationship with Blacks even having grown up in a racist county. His history goes back to his school days. And he is a member of a mostly Black church.

Yes, Northam handled things poorly but the whole issue was overblown.
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It doesn't matter when it happened. The point is that it happened and his response was only marginally less disastrous than the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

What, too soon?
 
As little love as I have for P.M. Trudeau... Who cares?

What I don't understand is exactly when applying any kind of face paint to emulate a different skin colour became "blackface". Blackface was a very specific kind of makeup, and one can reasonably argue that it wasn't the makeup itself that was objectionable but the acting associated with it.

It's really society's loss that people can't alter their skin tone to perfect a costume. I wonder if 10 years from now it will even be acceptable for a white man to dress up as a black character, or vice versa. Just how much voluntary segregation are we going to subject ourselves to?
 
This thread went exactly the way I thought it would go...


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From The O/P:

This is a critical moment for Trudeau, who began his re-election campaign on Sept. 11 under the cloud of a scandal over whether he pressured his then-attorney general to drop corruption charges against a large Canadian engineering firm. The Liberal Party leader has championed minority groups during his nearly four years as prime minister and made his embrace of Canada’s many cultures a major part of his leadership. At least seven of the 35 members of Trudeau’s cabinet are from ethnic minorities.
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Obscurity said:
Who....the....****...cares.
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The modern Stalinesque moralistic puritans who will look for anything untoward in the farthest reaches of your history to wreck your career and ruin your social standing, whether or not such actions actually harmed anyone.
 
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Felis Leo said:
The modern Stalinesque moralistic puritans who will look for anything untoward in the farthest reaches of your history to wreck your career, whether or not such actions actually harmed anyone.
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Pretty much all of us would have our careers wrecked.
 
Felis Leo said:
The modern Stalinesque moralistic puritans who will look for anything untoward in the farthest reaches of your history to wreck your career, whether or not such actions actually harmed anyone.
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I agree, and that's why it makes the left look like complete fools dismissing what you aptly described above when it comes to their double standard.
When the tables are turned, and one of their own makes an alleged "faux pas", they apologize for them.

I made this thread for no other reason than for the reason you opined above and to sit back and enjoy the hypocrisy.
 
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Brown face? That a pretty damn dark brown. :lamo
 
Geoist said:
"I'm sorry."

A sentence Trump has never, ever said.
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That's not true. I can think of two times he has apologized

One was over his comments that were picked up on a hot mic during an Access Hollywood event over a decade ago.
Another time was when he apologized to Justice Kavanaugh and his family on behalf of the nation for the absolutely horrific attempt of character assassination by the left.
 
OrphanSlug said:
This issue has gotten completely out of hand, and only getting worse.
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That is what happens when people become so "woke" they lose their minds.
 
vesper said:
That's not true. I can think of two times he has apologized

One was over his comments that were picked up on a hot mic during an Access Hollywood event over a decade ago.
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You mean the one where he excused it as 'locker room talk', redirected blame to Clinton, and added the qualifier, "if anyone was offended"?

“This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course — not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.”

Quite the apology. If one of my students gave such an 'apology' they would immediately be dismissed.

Another time was when he apologized to Justice Kavanaugh and his family on behalf of the nation for the absolutely horrific attempt of character assassination by the left.
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Oh, please. :roll:
 
Outlook said:
Who cares if he dressed up the part for an Arabian Nights Party. We have to stop being so petty.
At least he did not attend an Arabian Nights Party in black face.
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I couldn't agree more, Outlook.
 
Mycroft said:
Canadians are nice people. They'll let him slide.
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Some Canadian leftists must have double standards because they sure wouldn't let an American slide.
 
Geoist said:
You mean the one where he excused it as 'locker room talk', redirected blame to Clinton, and added the qualifier, "if anyone was offended"?

“This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course — not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.”

Quite the apology. If one of my students gave such an 'apology' they would immediately be dismissed.



Oh, please. :roll:
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You made a statement that Trump has never said he is sorry. I gave you two examples where Trump did give an apology and because you didn't accept them they don't count.

What a jive time nickel dime plastic banana response.
 
vesper said:
You made a statement that Trump has never said he is sorry. I gave you two examples where Trump did give an apology and because you didn't accept them they don't count.

What a jive time nickel dime plastic banana response.
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When I said he has never said, "I'm sorry" I shouldn't have to explain that I mean a genuine "sorry." Deflecting blame to others is not an apology. Making excuses for one's mistakes is not an apology (not to mention the fact he later denied the person on the tape was him). 'Apologizing' for others also doesn't count. The fact you went there demonstrates just how desperate you guys are to defend the narcissist.
 
He did something he shouldn't have. He owned up to it and apologized. That's what most adults (and even kids) do.
 
Can you imagine if a pic of Trump like this bubbled up? Hollllleeeeeeee sssshhiiiiit.

But liberals will give the racist PM of Canada a pass.
 
TobyOne said:
Can you imagine if a pic of Trump like this bubbled up? Hollllleeeeeeee sssshhiiiiit.

But liberals will give the racist PM of Canada a pass.
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Why should we Americans care about Canadian politicians?
 
vesper said:
You made a statement that Trump has never said he is sorry. I gave you two examples where Trump did give an apology and because you didn't accept them they don't count.

What a jive time nickel dime plastic banana response.
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You knew what he meant and you deflected on purpose. When did Trump apologize for his lies and behaviors as a President?
 
Geoist said:
When I said he has never said, "I'm sorry" I shouldn't have to explain that I mean a genuine "sorry." Deflecting blame to others is not an apology. Making excuses for one's mistakes is not an apology (not to mention the fact he later denied the person on the tape was him). 'Apologizing' for others also doesn't count. The fact you went there demonstrates just how desperate you guys are to defend the narcissist.
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I'd personally prefer it if, rather than "I should have known better and I didn’t. I’m really sorry. ... I didn’t consider it racist at the time, but now we know better.", P.M. Trudeau had said, "I'm not sorry. I didn't intend to cause offense, I couldn't reasonably anticipate causing offense, the costume wasn't racist, anyone suggesting otherwise is diminishing the term 'racist' to meaninglessness, and if you're offended you can kiss my pasty white prime ministerial tookus."

But... I don't think that would poll so well with the Liberal base. They like doe eyes and apologies.
 
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