I don’t know how well kept yall are with ink master lore, but there was a judge on the show who did Blackface, apparently frequently on Halloween “in the past”, and was subsequently axed from the show when it came to light in 2020. They offered a better apology than I expected but still left and another judge followed. The show has new judges and they’re meh now, but it got me thinking of the age old question, what to do with people like this?

As a communist, axing racist out of society is counterproductive and just pushes them into the hands of their supporters so the restorative approach should be prioritized. As a Black person, it feels weird to just brush aside Blackface as an oopsey forgivable mistake that has a restorative answer. I also think we shouldn’t constantly trial people for their past, depending on the offense and accountability taken after. But Blackface is a well known offense so playing innocent will never work. I dunno, anyone have any thoughts? I know this specific case is a Black issue but the incident could happen to any POC so open to comments.