Florida state GOP lawmaker says high school blackface photo is 'decontextualized'

[LovingA2andMI]

Another Example of Disgusting POS Blackface is not just in Virginia....

A Florida state lawmaker is resisting calls to resign over a resurfaced high school photo showing him wearing blackface.

A photo of state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) surfaced last year before he was elected, but recent blackface scandals in Florida and Virginia have refreshed the scrutiny around the photo.

Sabatini told the Orlando Sentinel on Tuesday that the photo was "decontextualized," indicating it was not racist, and described it as a prank between him and a high school friend, who is black, to dress like each other. The friend also defended Sabatini.

“We thought at the time — looking back, it was immature — it would be funny to dress as each other,” Sabatini said. “None of us thought 14 years later any of us would be a public figure and the photo would be decontextualized.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428745-florida-gop-lawmaker-says-high-school-blackface-photo-is-not-racist

[bigbrother05]

1. Are there photos of his friend in whiteface?

If not, then he owns it. Unless it was their statement protesting school rules, it's still pretty racist in 2004.