A Republican won a deep-blue Northern Virginia county-level seat in a major upset Tuesday after revelations that her Democratic opponent made racist social media posts more than 10 years ago. [More]
I love his excuse that “back in those days,” you know, the deep dark 2015’s, it somehow wasn’t verboten.
I remember 20 years before that “society” discrediting Mark Fuhrman for the same offense. And at least every place I’ve ever lived, and I’ve been sentient since the 50’s, outside of literature reflecting an earlier period, it’s a word I never heard my parents use even once in conversation, nor anyone within our circles of friendship and acquaintance.
