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Brown is Not the New White

          I'm sure that by now, many if not all of you have seen the story on the news regarding Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. The story broke out a few days ago that the Prime Minister has worn full blackface and brown face multiple times over the years in the past, with the latest one being him wearing an Aladin costume in full brown face. The Prime Minister has already issued multiple apologies and has stated that what he did was wrong and racist and that he is owning up to his mistakes.
          But I actually don't want to talk about Trudeau too much right now. What he did was very racist and reprehensible, not too mention stupid and pointless. But more than enough people can and have been commenting on his past actions and his current response to the breaking of the scandal.
          What I do want to talk about however, is the reaction of people to the scandal, especially the people of Canada who will soon be voting for the next prime minister. One of the most obvious responses is people condemning him for his actions and his mentality. That is something I wholeheartedly agree with and support. The course of action that I don't understand, however, is people saying that they don't care because "times were different then and in their mind it wasn't racist".
          I'm sorry but that is bullshit. No way around it. Don't tell me they didn't know it was racist or at the very least, wrong. No explanation should be needed here. So why do people still think that this is a valid excuse?
         

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