I understood your points all along, if that’s any comfort. Zaphod42 is just being the typical smug liberal prick who lives to be in a constant state of outrage and offense in this country. It’s really quite pathetic, and it is one of the main reason someone like Trump ended up in the White House.

I’m not sure you even read my post. All that I said was intent and apologies are important, because people weren’t woke in small Indiana cities 35 years ago like they are today.  

Congratulations. You proved both mine and ThisIsNotYourBurner’s point.

Yeah, I was the only liberal atheist I knew growing up in my Indiana town, so I wasn’t exactly in the hotbed of the civil rights movement, and I doubt that was known by most. I live on the West Coast now, and I’d imagine it was different here.

I can’t tell if this is a parody comment, or you’re proving my last sentence.

So much this, especially when the people apologize. It’s all about intent and how you deal with the backlash. When I was a kid in the ‘80s, I remember lots of white kids and adults dressing up like famous black idols, like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Mr. T, Mike Tyson (yikes,) etc., and some did wear blackface. A…

In that case it WAS vengeance for his active and loud opposition to Trump’s policies.

That has been discouraged as of late. James Gunn did exactly that for several years prior to Disney firing him when a right-wing extremist (and actual real pedophile) dug up ancient behavior. If Gunn apologized several times and also turned his behavior around in general but was still punished, why should anyone…

The purity olympics in America need too fucking stop. I am a left leaning, liberal woman of color. This shit needs to stop. This is why people end up becoming the Trump supporters we see in ever-growing millions these days. Nothing is enough. They all apologized. Fred Armisen was playing Barack Obama, not making fun…

is it so hard for people to say, ‘hey i screwed up, i once did X, im an asshole for it, and very sorry. I wouldnt think of doing this ever again, judge me as you will.’

UPDATE: Got a great deal on a hotel room through Priceline!

My wife of 16 years and mother to our three boys is an only child. I’m going to go call her a fraud and a bad leader and report back my findings.

Man it must be cool to look in on a subculture you're clearly not a part of and edge lord all over it. Why even comment if you're just gonna be shitty? 

I learned final cut 7 in school and know this pain deeply.

Dude’s from Northern Ireland and was raised during the time of The Troubles. Violence was very common at that time, a way of life for a lot of people.

Like great-great-’gran-owen always said, ‘Never trust a man with neon purple hair who streams video games as a side gig.’

Nail on the head here. If you want to say “Well he had these thoughts decades ago so obviously he’s a horrible racist!”, you’re not helping.  If you say “I’m triggered by this story!” then that’s your hangup, you have to work through your own feelings.  I honestly applaud the guy for making the statement he did in…

congrats to Splinter for bringing this to light, showing once again that sunlight is the best way to combat Ricketts

Didn’t you hear? Context doesn’t matter. Only righteousness. 

Precisely. He’s brave af to own up to his disgusting impulse. Folks all up and through here acting like nobody else has had thoughts like this. Please.