That it’s what he supported.

So if we can ignore the ugly things he supported because “time,” does that mean we can ignore the few things he said that were good for the same reason?

You can’t have it both ways.

Also: your excuse of time is also the one that racists and sexists use to justify slavery and the long history of sexism against women.

Being of a different time doesn’t make bad behavior or beliefs right, and using time to justify either is contemptible.