points by dyauspitr 12 hours ago | 0 comments
I’ve never really consider sexual impropriety problematic in someone I look up to unless it’s pedophilia or rape.
[–] tropdrop 12 hours ago
[–] maerF0x0 12 hours ago
He was a Christian minister though, and many of us value him not just for his contributions to civil rights, but to the conversation of how God wants us to treat one another.
[–] IG_Semmelweiss 10 hours ago
Well said.
He was brave and an incredible orator. But not exactly a paragon of virtue, someone who can lead by example, which we really need at the highest rungs of power.
"The most damaging memos describe King witnessing a rape in a hotel room. Instead of stopping it, handwritten notes in the file say he encouraged the attacker to continue."
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