Yes — whether it was uploaded by the exec themselves is a CRUCIAL part of the question.
And I do see “dressing as Michael Jackson” in a fan/admiring way (with a group zombie Thriller cosplay), IN THE 1980’s, as being different from doing a mocking minstrel-show type blackface.
I am in no way saying that it would be acceptable now, or that it was great judgment then, but it was a very different time, and many people wouldn’t have considered that dressing as a celebrity would be a harmful, racist act.
So — was it posted by the employee in an act of current horrendous judgment, or did someone else post it and tag them?
Are they remorseful and wanting to make things right, or defensive and doubling-down?
These factors should be taken into account in terms of what actions are taken by the company.
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And I do see “dressing as Michael Jackson” in a fan/admiring way (with a group zombie Thriller cosplay), IN THE 1980’s, as being different from doing a mocking minstrel-show type blackface.
I am in no way saying that it would be acceptable now, or that it was great judgment then, but it was a very different time, and many people wouldn’t have considered that dressing as a celebrity would be a harmful, racist act.
So — was it posted by the employee in an act of current horrendous judgment, or did someone else post it and tag them?
Are they remorseful and wanting to make things right, or defensive and doubling-down?
These factors should be taken into account in terms of what actions are taken by the company.