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Liberal leader in blackface controversy
Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister, has been photographed in blackface twice in his life. Once in a high school performance in which in blackface he sang “Day-O”.
Then much more recently in 2001, he attended a party with an “Arabian Nights” theme in blackface.
And although not being mentioned in this controversy, there is also the 2018 official trip to India. Where Justin Trudeau made a fool of himself on an international stage with his Bollywood wardrobe:
Is Justin Trudeau’s wardrobe malfunction also racist? Does he think that this is formal attire in India?
All of these incidents not only expose Justin Trudeau’s complete lack of judgement but his continual surprise at the criticism he generates. It’s as if his liberalism protects his behavior from media criticism. (If it where just the incident in high school I would let it go because we have all done things in high school, that we would not repeat today.)
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Which is the real Trudeau? Are We sure He’s even Canadian? Let’s see His birth certificate.
I was rather amused when I typed it!
While Toronto is a flea on the back of New York, personally I prefer it. And walking through Pearson airport I’ve often found myself amazed and the number of different languages and cultures on display.
PET in Montreal? – ranks up there with the worst airports I’ve ever been to (and last time I counted I was at 130 different airports).
No matter how cynical one is, or becomes, its difficult to keep up with the media.
Toronto is a nice city, I was there once, about 1972. I dont have a clear memory of it… Other than a photo of wearing a “Beefeater” hat at Fort York. (Just a pair of boots sticking out from under the brim of the enormous fur hat) I think Canada – as a general rule- takes care of its public spaces very well.
I think most people who fly into Montreal go through Mirabel, I have never been to either.
Have never been to Mirabel, but I’ve also never seen any flight itineraries from PDX into Montreal going in there.
Why didn’t you post the pic? ;-)
When it comes to Toronto, I think the best approach is “Hate first, ask questions later.”
A sound policy, I also include Ontario and Quebec in general.
What an ineffable little twerp he is. I remember well when he was born. His father was the Canadian Prime Minister, and he’d been married for barely nine months to a woman thirty years younger, a “flower child” who hung out with the Rolling Stones, Andy Warhol and sundry other superstars of the art and entertainment world. She was lovely, and seemed kind, and she’d captivated Pierre the perennial bachelor. They were one of the most admired and adored couples in the world, and she had a similar “beautiful but fragile” vibe to another lovely young feminine icon who’d come along about ten years later, Diana, Princess of Wales. Three children and six years later, the couple divorced.
The joke at the time was that their first son was born only “just in” time, and hence his name. Such things probably wouldn’t raise an eyebrow these days, but in 1971, it was still a bit of a nine-month-wonder, so to speak.
He’s always been a prize twit.
This sounds way too much like English royalty.
And plus there’s this:
I guess I don’t really either. But considering that he dug the grave (of course with the expectation that it was for someone else) I can’t say I’d be terribly sad if it was he who had to lie in it.
Now imagine it was a conservative who did it?
OmiGawd, did you HAVE to post that? How hideous!
Wholly agreed. But I have not been to 130 airports.
You know, I used to think it was pretty embarrassing having a preening tool with a selfie-stick as a President. Then Canada elected Prince Panache from the magical kingdom of Dressup as their Prime Minister. Now Obama doesn’t seem so bad on that front.
The most frightening Marcel Marceau imitator ever.
His next job, “star” of IT Chapter 3.
Great QOTD from yesterday by @omegapaladin that combines both of our views:
“The truth is most conservatives are fine accepting apologies for dumb stuff said or done years ago. Unfortunately, liberals refuse to forgive conservatives so we have no choice but to do the same to you. It doesn’t have to be this way. We only ask for one standard.” – Chris Barron (2019-09-18)
Almost as bad as this that appeared on a thread a few weeks ago…
An odd factoid was reported today by the Rebel Media – something that was in the record from before. Justin Trudeau was at this school, The West Point Grey Academy for the 2000-2001 school year when these photos where taken. But for the 2002 school year he started an Engineering Degree at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. He dropped out in 2003.
You may remember the Ecole Polytechnique, because there was a school shooting there in 1989, killing 14.
The Rebel Media went to the Academy, to ask if Justin had been fired, or disciplined over these photos, and how they managed to make it into the year book…
Whoopi Goldberg in whiteface hosting the Oscars:
My 1/16 English blood is boiling.
Also my 1/16 Welsh blood, my 1/16 Scots blood, and my 1/16 Irish blood, although the last two are boiling all of the time anyway for no reason in particular.
Haha! Well I’m mostly English and Scottish and I am so triggered right now that I have to go lie down.
I am German so I really don’t want to trigger my blood. That never works out for anybody. Even the Germans.
A sex scandal has now tried to rear its ugly head:
The Buffalo Chronicle – Buffalo NY
This is from the same school where Justin Trudeau wore black face when he was 29 years old, and where he was a teacher only for 1 year. Is this the real reason the school got so touchy when media showed up asking questions? As a private school they need to protect their own reputation.