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People really need to cut people some slack. If this is genuine and I feel it is he's learning. People are allowed to change.
Judge someone by not just their past but their potential.
Nah, trust but verify.
Calvin Broadus is 53 years old and was famous before the turn of century. He didn't accidentally fall into Trump's campaign celebrations and he decided on his own to complain about gay people for no reason. If he didn't expect to catch push back for that then he can demonstrate a change, not just do a cameo and expect everyone to forget AAAALLL the shady shit he's done over the years.
Judge someone like you got some sense, not like their latest PR campaign is the gospel truth.
So for the Trump thing. He's rich and has been for decades. He wasn't always rich. Sometimes we need reminders of where we came from. That's exceedingly hard when everyone around you is highly likely to echo beliefs that may not resonate with how he was raised
For the LGBT thing.... I'm speaking from experience, the black experience is not the white one. Gay is very much not cool even if they say it is.
Speak for yourself, buddy. Being Black and Gay is Cool As Fuck.
The Black Experience is not the white one, but I never said it was, so I'm not sure why you're telling me what I already know.
Nothing you said suggests that we need to believe the latest press release is sincere. If Calvin wants to change his actions great. I'm just saying don't get your hopes up about someone who has already blown through several redemption arcs.
I am happy you are in an environment where being black and gay is cool as fuck. That is not the norm and I'd argue lots of statistics back that up.
Regardless, back in the topic I think we both agree just you're taking a pessimistic approach while I'm trying to be optimistic.
Our lived experiences certainly align and hope is so so important. I understand prime being suspicious, but we'll have to see. Also, giving room to grow in one area doesn't mean we think someone is perfect. And no one is perfect, there is always room for work on ourselves.
A dual edged sword. I would moderate that by saying whether they strive to work toward actualization of that potential, within the means available or presented to them.
That's exactly it. We can't know he's genuine until he's taken actions we can look at to compare
Amen.