Virginia Governor Apologizes for Racist Image In 1984 Medical School Yearbook

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Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017.

 

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Shouldn't have apoligised. Would have been easier to have taken the time machine back and stopped johnson from passing the civil rights act.

Never require any qualifications for any government official position. Their campaign was all about how great they are, we should just believe everything they have to say!

He needs to resign, but only after Steve King and all other racist Republicans holding office do it first.

Dude needs to resign.

So what does Eastern Virginia Medical School have to say about its reasons for allowing something like this to be published in a yearbook?

Distasteful, disrespectful and almost unforgivable. I disagree with the most recent reproductive rights decisions he has made but this is something that happened many years ago and should not disqualify his entire adult life. This is where it starts. 2wrongsdontmakearight.

But he likes BEER! 🤣

You left out “Democratic”. VA “Democratic” Governor....(I’m sure it was an oversight)🙄

But not for the the opinion on abortion?

Racist now and racist in 1984

There's the apology. Where's the amends?

Run him out of office

Time to resign

Must resign.

No excuse....resign

Apologized!? He should resign!

Wow. I would like to think he has come a long way in the last 36 years of understanding what racism is

Republicans like to present themselves as “conservatives”, but it sure looks like racism and bigotry from where I’m sitting.

Wait before I pass judgement what political party does he belong to.

Out you go! Zero tolerance.

That probably won’t suffice.

GirlsDemSugarMG

Yeah so that was definitely a bad idea. Clearly supposed to be a joke though. One was dressed as black guy and the other was KKK. Bad taste but they were probably trying to make fun of racism rather than displaying blatant racism themselves. Idk

But but but....thought the new standard was anything going back to HS was fair game. Imagine that. A leftist is excused for overt racism.

A Republican governor would have doubled down.

Why the hell did the YEARBOOK publish them in the first place?!

Like seriously? 1884? Oh 1984... what? Astounding

Doesn’t he realize that you can never be forgiven by the social justice team? He’s now tainted forever. No redemption for white males.

To all you people saying he should resign remember this is their heritage and history. Maybe he'll get his own statute.

All Democrats are racist. Democrats created planned parenthood, the abortion clinic that kills tens of thousands of black babies every year.

How come nobody’s calling HIM a racist with the most racist evidence you can have?

Medical. School. Not high school. Think about this.

How many of you will call on the Governor to resign?

He may be a Democrat, but this is the South after all. What did you expect from Virginia in 1984?

step down

Well good. Now that that's all cleared up and settled, on to the next weeklong outrage over someone wearing a red hat!

Who’d have guessed a Margaret Sanger disciple Planned Parenthood spokesman would be racist?

When people are trying to figure out whether you are the person behind the blackface or the person behind the Klan hood in your med school yearbook photo, you are not having a good day.

He must resign!

I accept Gov. Northam’s apology.

In 1984 I knew better than to do shit like this. There's no excuse. Of course, I also knew better than to fill my yearbook page with references to drinking and sexual conquests, which is why I'm not a supreme court justice

So...racism, infanticide....good week for the Gov.

This was 1984, kids. Not 1954. Northam has ZERO excuse. He must resign.

This guy had, for years, a 'Coonman' nom de guerre, apparently with no moral conflict.

Not accepted. Resign.

How many more pigs need to be exposed before they simply go underground like the cave dwellers they really are?

This poor bastard.

You hacks already on DAMAGE CONTROL.

resign !

How does he get to keep his job?

There’s so many racists in Virginia it shouldn’t matter

“I’m sorry that you found out about this...”

Novel way for him to kick off Black History Month.

Now we need to make him comfortable and then a conversation can ensue.

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