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TexasTowelie

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 02:42 PM Oct 4

'Nothing unintentional' about wearing blackface: Democratic strategist slams embattled GOP Rep. - MSNBC Reports



New revelations have placed Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, in a tenuous position for re-election this November after photos surfaced of him wearing blackface in 2006. Democratic strategist Basil Smikle joins Chris Jansing to discuss the efforts of Democrats to capitalize on this to strengthen their positions in New York.
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'Nothing unintentional' about wearing blackface: Democratic strategist slams embattled GOP Rep. - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 4 OP
I asked one time because I really didn't know how it would be if some white kid was really a huge fan of a black brewens Oct 4 #1
 

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1. I asked one time because I really didn't know how it would be if some white kid was really a huge fan of a black
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 02:45 PM
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athlete and wanted to dress up as him or her. The consensus was that even though it was nothing racist as far as the kid's thinking, we just don't do that. I'll go along with that because if that was cool, others would take it as license to go really racist.

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