GOP lawmaker says it was a 'mistake' to dress in blackface after 2010s photo surfaces

[RandySF]

Dalton Republican state Rep. Kasey Carpenter is facing criticism after a photo of him dressed in blackface has been circulating on social media.

The grainy photo shows Carpenter posing alongside his wife at a party with his white skin painted brown.

Carpenter said the photo was taken at a Chattanooga bar about 12 years ago when he was in his 30s. He said it was a costume party where guests dressed like power couples, and they chose to dress like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who were married at the time.

In a phone call Monday, Carpenter called the getup a mistake and said he is not racist.



https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/gop-lawmaker-says-it-was-a-mistake-to-dress-in-blackface-after-2010s-photo-surfaces/

[Chasstev365]

1. DEMAND HE RESIGN!

Oh wait; he's a Republican so the corporate media won't whip a frenzy until he's forced to resign. Nevermind...

[tanyev]

2. You know, it is possible to dress like Kanye without doing blackface.

It’s also possible to dismiss the idea entirely and look for another power couple that you are better suited to impersonate.

[sop]

3. He looks just like Ye, and she's Kardashian's twin.

[tanyev]

4. Yeah, they really nailed the wardrobe. 🙄

Looks like the only thing they even did was his blackface. Like, maybe that was the whole point….

[Buddyzbuddy]

5. Oh. Well if he was in his 30's. By all means I sure you'll get a pass.

[70sEraVet]

6. Yeah, WAY back in his youth, a simpler time when wearing blackface wasnt an issue!

In his mid-thirties, back in 2014!

[Icanthinkformyself]

7. A 'youthful' indiscretion

in his thirties? At least he wasn't in his forties or fifties, Hmmmm? Conservatives always refuse to accept responsibility. What else is new?