I agree with most of what was said, but not everything. I think child pornography is multitudes worse and I don't think the picture was harmful to anyone. Saying that, I'm not an emotional or sensitive person (except for when it comes to children born or unborn) and very little offends, so in my mind I think it's stupid when people are offended by inanimate objects. I actually think it's stupid when people are offended by words, but i'm weird. I don't expect others to be like me. Actually, I oftentimes warn people not to be like me. It's not healthy.
We do all agree that racists are garbage human beings and we agree that lying made the situation much worse for him.
I will say, when you coach a college sport, you learn very quickly that 100% of college aged kids are stupid. Even the 4.0 students are stupid. They're all stupid. Some are less stupid than others, but they're all stupid. Actually we have all been cursed with being a college aged kid at some point in our life. I guess I'm more willing to forgive stupid actions of young people.
Let me ask you this. If he had came out before it went public (or even after it went public) and said "I did something very stupid when I was young and i'm sincerely regretful of my actions. I ask that if anyone was harmed by my stupidity that they please forgive me." would you still be calling for his resignation?
B_L, the question is for you as well.