Breaking: Florida Republican State Senator Anthony Sabatini wore blackface (Photo found)

[Yosemito]

Democrats in Florida are calling for his resignation.

Some Florida Democrats are calling for the resignation of Republican state Rep. Anthony Sabatini after a photo of him wearing blackface in high school resurfaced this week — an image the lawmaker says is taken out of context.

The photo of Sabatini was mailed anonymously to media in Lake County, Fla., during his campaign last fall, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. It has taken on new life, however, amid recent blackface controversies involving other politicians, including Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of Virginia.

I have a feeling this won't be the last Republican to be exposed. They wanted to play this game.
Play ball!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/07/politician-wore-blackface-dress-his-friend-they-call-it-silly-high-school-prank/

[Basement Beat]

1. The last thing Republicans would want...

is all their racist past and especially present acts to be put out there.

[enough]

2. One big difference. No Republican will have to step down because of this. NT

[Baitball Blogger]

7. +1

[Power 2 the People]

10. +1

It's a feature,not a bug, to Republicans.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Can of worms 🐛 it is now open.

[RockRaven]

4. I really don't want to defend a Repuke, least of all one from Florida, but "blackface" is a specific

thing, and does not encompass every instance of wearing make-up or whatever to darken one's face.

Whether or not a portrayal of a real person is "blackface" depends on the specifics of their costume/makeup and their behavior whilst in the get-up, really.

Given the seemingly exculpatory details in the article are mostly sourced from the GOPer and his friend, who have an interest in making the incident seem innocent, I'm not certain whether this incident qualifies or not.

[Yosemito]

6. Please stop

Blackface is blackface.

[RockRaven]

9. Words have specific meanings, even if they are sometimes multiple. If you muddle their meanings,

their usefulness communication is diminished. Do that too much and then you're just screaming into the void.

[SQUEE]

11. But is black make up always "black face"?

Because if it is one heck of a lot of people with actual medals from fighting fascism are in trouble.

[theboss]

5. Everyone is just the worst n/t