NAACP calls on Northam to resign over blackface photo

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

The NAACP called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to resign Friday after he admitted he appeared in a picture showing a man wearing blackface and another dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe.

“Black face in any manner is always racist and never okay. No matter the party affiliation, we can not stand for such behavior, which is why the @NAACP is calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor @RalphNortham,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson tweeted.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428153-naacp-calls-on-northam-to-resign-over-racist-picture

[keithbvadu2]

1. Northham should resign at the same time in his term as George Allen did.

Northham should resign at the same time in his term as George Allen did.
Allen had a noose in his office and it was no secret.

[oberliner]

2. George Allen is a Republican

We aren't like them when it comes to this (or anything else).

[fascisthunter]

4. "we"

Yes, he should. Not sure about the "we".

[oberliner]

5. We, meaning Democrats

[fascisthunter]

6. lol

ok

[oberliner]

7. Just saying that Democrats do not look the other way with respect to racism

The way Republicans do.

[fountainofyouth]

15. We should strive to imitate a disgraced racist?

I recommend setting a higher bar than that.

[IronLionZion]

8. It's time for Justin Fairfax to take over as governor

[George II]

9. I hope younger people are watching and learning. In this day and age, even if joking.....

....one has to watch what one does or says.

I realized that was a different time, but even so that was in poor taste, if not worse. What I've heard over and over again this afternoon, and it's true - if we are going to condemn republicans for acting like this we have to be equally open to condemning our own Democrats, too.

[TexasBushwhacker]

16. And it's a picture he chose to represent him

It was his yearbook page. He chose pictures to tell the world who he was. One pic was of him with a car and then there's the one of him and a friend in blackface and a KKK hood. He wasn't a teenager. He wasn't even an early 20s drunk frat boy. He was a 25 year old med student.

[INdemo]

10. better get the facts first This is a Republcan set up and right away Democrats

calling for his resignation...Seems like there were those that pounced on Senator Franken without having all the facts straight and later regretted it..
Ralph Northam should stay right where he is at until all the facts are known...
Go to hell Republicans

[Jose Garcia]

12. Northam has admitted that it is him in the picture

[DeminPennswoods]

17. That is true, but the story was initially

dug up by a rw site.

[Jose Garcia]

18. So, it's ok, depending on who notices first?

[DeminPennswoods]

19. Just pointing out that the photo was first unearthed

by a rw organization or website or whatever, then it went mainstream.

[Codeine]

20. What "facts" could make Klan hoods and blackface acceptable?

Listen to yourselves.

[weissmam]

11. isnt his resiging

cutting off your nose to spite your face

[Jose Garcia]

13. More like cutting off your nose to spite your blackface

[Codeine]

21. No, it's like cleaning your house

when you find a hidden pet accident.

[Izzy Blue]

14. "]Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after blackface photos"

Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after blackface photos

"Ertel, previously the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections, resigned after photos of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface were obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat"

"Ertel, previously the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections, resigned after photos of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface were obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat.

By Elizabeth Koh Jan. 24

"Newly appointed Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel has resigned from office after photos of him posing as a female Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface were obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, the paper reported online Thursday.

According to the Democrat, the photos were taken in 2005, shortly after Ertel had become supervisor of elections in Seminole County, and depict Ertel in blackface wearing a New Orleans Saints bandanna around his head and a shirt with the words "Katrina Victim" written on it.

Ertel confirmed to the paper he was the man in the photos last week, the Democrat reported. The paper shared the photos with the governor's office Thursday, which had not previously seen the photos.

"There's nothing I can say," Ertel told the paper. He did not respond to a request for comment.

Ertel had testified in front of a legislative committee as late as Thursday morning, but in an email to Gov. Ron DeSantis just before 2 p.m., Ertel submitted his resignation "effective immediately."

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politic...ce-photos/

[Owens]

22. Have they asked Trump and King to resign?

Trump spews racism every day. I don't hear them condemning his words and asking for his resignation.

[scarytomcat]

23. I think this bad

but I have a few questions
What school was this that allowed that to be in the yearbook?
What are the circumstances behind the picture? School event or Halloween party or a basement party? A frat party? Where did this take place?
Was this supposed to be humorous?
He should probably join the others that have been shamed in one way or another and step down.