Comments on: Mark Wahlberg Wants To Erase Racist Past

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:53:14 +0000

That's the beauty of being Independent Thinkers BD….we can…and do …sometimes Disagree….

…but always with Respect.

And Yes. I do see your points. DJ's post is quite detailed.

I still disagree with the comment by Ms Atwood "If you're a racist, you're always going to be a racist."

I simply do not believe that to be true …not in every case,

But again….I do see your points.

By: Mr. BD

Mr. BD — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:08:56 +0000

Here's a rare time for us to disagree Truth. He wasn't just a ugly character in his teenage years but he was arrested and put in jail 45 days over several racist and violent actions. Regular people with a prison record don't get to make that go away later in life so he shouldn't either. If he turned his life around that's good but if that's all it took then nobody would have a arrest record. All they would have to do is turn their life around and every governor would pardon them. He shouldn't get special treatment over everybody else just because he's a celebrity.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:17:07 +0000

Re: "If you're a racist, you're always going to be a racist."

Not to dismiss, disregard or minimize in any way either (1) the bad acts committed by Mark Wahlberg during his teenage years OR (2) the thoughts and feelings of Kristyn Atwood (one of his victims).

But I could not DISAGREE more with her comment!

The truth is, ANY person, when being sincere, can_and SOME genuinely DO _change over time.

I'd hate to think that if I had been an ugly character during my teenage years that that would have automatically meant it was a *given* that I was "always going to be" an ugly character the rest of my life, no matter the kind of time and work I put in…as I grew older and wiser….to try to redeeem myself.

It seems that Mark Wahlberg has put in some real time over the years doing good things in the community, in particular for inner-city kids.

In short – It appears, he has changed. And if he is pardoned, I would have no problem with it.