First, racism is never ok, in any context or under any circumstances.
Now that's out of the way, the conversation in question happened 8 years ago! Is there anyone who doesn't regret something they said years ago? I'm not sure I agree with the tendency to dig up things people said years ago in an attempt to discredit them today. People change. I know I held views 8 years ago that I don't hold now, and I'm willing to bet most people have similar experiences.
Should we judge everyone for what they said or did at their worst? Personally, I'd prefer to take people as they are, not as they were.
Welcome to the age of the internet. I can't wait to see when we get to the point where journalists will dig what political candidates said on Facebook when they were 13.
I feel the same way about the situation. I think he did the right thing for apologizing but the pubishment was unfair over a comment that was made that long ago.
I'm pretty terrified that an employer might be able to find a copy of a conversation I had privately 8 years ago and fire me for it. I don't think that's a good precedent for us to be setting in this age of social media. Have you never made any comments that you regret now?
First, racism is never ok, in any context or under any circumstances.
Now that's out of the way, the conversation in question happened 8 years ago! Is there anyone who doesn't regret something they said years ago? I'm not sure I agree with the tendency to dig up things people said years ago in an attempt to discredit them today. People change. I know I held views 8 years ago that I don't hold now, and I'm willing to bet most people have similar experiences.
Should we judge everyone for what they said or did at their worst? Personally, I'd prefer to take people as they are, not as they were.
Welcome to the age of the internet. I can't wait to see when we get to the point where journalists will dig what political candidates said on Facebook when they were 13.
I feel the same way about the situation. I think he did the right thing for apologizing but the pubishment was unfair over a comment that was made that long ago.
I mean I'd rather see this than domestic abusers getting contracts and rapists being drafted into the NFL.
I'm pretty terrified that an employer might be able to find a copy of a conversation I had privately 8 years ago and fire me for it. I don't think that's a good precedent for us to be setting in this age of social media. Have you never made any comments that you regret now?
Look at Pete Rose.