GOP lawmaker says it was a 'mistake' to dress in blackface after 2010s photo surfaces
Dalton Republican state Rep. Kasey Carpenter is facing criticism after a photo of him dressed in blackface has been circulating on social media.
The grainy photo shows Carpenter posing alongside his wife at a party with his white skin painted brown.
Carpenter said the photo was taken at a Chattanooga bar about 12 years ago when he was in his 30s. He said it was a costume party where guests dressed like power couples, and they chose to dress like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who were married at the time.
In a phone call Monday, Carpenter called the getup a mistake and said he is not racist.
https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/gop-lawmaker-says-it-was-a-mistake-to-dress-in-blackface-after-2010s-photo-surfaces/
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It’s also possible to dismiss the idea entirely and look for another power couple that you are better suited to impersonate.
In his mid-thirties, back in 2014!
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