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Anonymous ID: 90b752 Feb. 6, 2019, 10:54 a.m. No.5055628   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5635 >>5763 >>5810

Virginia AG Mark Herring Admits Wearing Blackface in College

 

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) revealed to black lawmakers in an emergency meeting Wednesday morning that he wore blackface at a college party in 1980.

 

Herring issued a statement saying he wore brown makeup and a wig in 1980 to look like a black rapper during a party as a 19 -year-old undergraduate at the University of Virginia.

 

The revelation further roils the top levels of Virginia government. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) are already facing controversies, and Herring would be next in line to be governor after those two men.

 

Herring said he and two friends dressed up to look like rappers they listened to, including Kurtis Blow.

 

“It sounds ridiculous even now writing it. But because of our ignorance and glib attitudes – and because we did not have an appreciation for the experiences and perspectives of others – we dressed up and put on wigs and brown makeup,” he said.

 

https: //www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/06/virginia-ag-mark-herring-admits-wearing-blackface-in-college/

Anonymous ID: 90b752 Feb. 6, 2019, 10:56 a.m. No.5055659   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5670

NYTimes Stealth Edits ‘Dark Makeup’ Headline on Mark Herring Blackface Scandal

 

The New York Times stealth edited its headline of its report on Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) admitting to wearing blackface at a college party, switching its description of him dressing in “dark makeup” to wearing “blackface.”

 

In a statement Wednesday, Herring confirmed he donned brown makeup and a wig as part of his costume to resemble rapper Kurtis Blow while studying at the University of Virginia. The developing comes as two of Virginia’s top lawmakers — Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) face scandals of their own, throwing the state’s executive brand into further turmoil.

 

The outlet’s own posts promoting the story show the Times quickly changed its headline stating Herring had “dressed in dark makeup” to “Virginia Attorney General Says He Also Dressed in Blackface.” At the time of this writing, the text of the story does not disclose this update to readers.

 

Before (archived here):

 

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1093196382213685253

 

After:

 

https: //www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/06/nytimes-stealth-edits-dark-makeup-headline-on-mark-herring-blackface-scandal/