The husband of an Oklahoma mayor thought it would just be a hilarious laugh with friends when they donned white sheets to dress up as the Ku Klux Klan, complete with burning torches.
Lahoma, Okla., Mayor Theresa Sharp is now apologizing for her husband, Cary Sharp's, actions, which prompted alarm in their neighborhood, KOCO reports.
"[It] happened on my property. You know, I don't know what else to say other than I'm sorry to the community and I'm sorry to the public," Mayor Sharp told the news station, which noted that the mayor was holding back tears. "It was the stupidity and actions of four separate individuals and it does not reflect on me or anyone else who is in the community."
Cary Sharp said the display, complete with hoods, a cross and bonfire, was just for Halloween.
And although a cross could be seen in the background, according to Fox 17, Cary Sharp insisted that no cross was burned.
"A cousin of mine came up with the idea of dressing up like KKK members and so we took a couple of sheets and cut holes in them and wore the sheets, and it was a very, very poor decision," he said.
"I never realized it would have been so harmful," he added. "I truly apologize to everybody for this."
Outraged residents are calling for some action to be taken.
"It's not OK for anybody," one resident, who did not want to be seen on camera, told KOCO. "The mayor needs to take responsibility for what her husband did."
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office said no crime was committed, while acknowledging the costumes were in poor taste. However, the sheriff told the station that the case may be turned over to the district attorney's office for review.
Post by meshaliuknits on Nov 2, 2015 14:50:41 GMT -5
This actually happened? It wasn't the plot from some terrible sitcom? Someone in real life said "You know what would be cool? Dressing up as the KKK and setting shit on fire." AND people responded with "OMG that will be HILARIOUS!"
I stopped at "The husband of an Oklahoma mayor thought it would just be a hilarious laugh with friends when they donned white sheets to dress up as the Ku Klux Klan, complete with burning torches. "
I stopped at "The husband of an Oklahoma mayor thought it would just be a hilarious laugh with friends when they donned white sheets to dress up as the Ku Klux Klan, complete with burning torches. "
I stopped at "The husband of an Oklahoma mayor thought it would just be a hilarious laugh with friends when they donned white sheets to dress up as the Ku Klux Klan, complete with burning torches. "
Shall I continue?
Well if you continue, you'll see that she "never realized that it would have been so harmful" and she "truly apologizes".
And then toss your computer out the window in a fit of rage, because YEAH FUCKING RIGHT.
To be fair to the mayor, it was her husband who said he "never realized it would have been so harmful" and "truly apoligizes," not the mayor herself.
Depending on what the mayor did or did not know, and how her husband normally acts, I might feel sorry for her. I also don't think a spouse needs to take responsibility for the actions of another spouse. If my husband pulls a dumb stunt, I sure as hell won't take responsibility for it. I might divorce him, but I sure as hell won't say, "Oh, this is all my fault."
And ETA that what the mayor's husband did is utterly despicable and he SHOULD be held accountable for his actions.
Well if you continue, you'll see that she "never realized that it would have been so harmful" and she "truly apologizes".
And then toss your computer out the window in a fit of rage, because YEAH FUCKING RIGHT.
To be fair to the mayor, it was her husband who said he "never realized it would have been so harmful" and "truly apoligizes," not the mayor herself.
Depending on what the mayor did or did not know, and how her husband normally acts, I might feel sorry for her. I also don't think a spouse needs to take responsibility for the actions of another spouse. If my husband pulls a dumb stunt, I sure as hell won't take responsibility for it. I might divorce him, but I sure as hell won't say, "Oh, this is all my fault."
And ETA that what the mayor's husband did is utterly despicable and he SHOULD be held accountable for his actions.
I don't know. If my husband thinks that I, as mayor, would find it totally ok for him to pretend to be the member of a terrorist organization, I have somehow somewhere failed.
I find it really hard to believe that she didn't know what her husband was planning. Either way, she has the kind of husband who would plan something like this, so....
To be fair to the mayor, it was her husband who said he "never realized it would have been so harmful" and "truly apoligizes," not the mayor herself.
Depending on what the mayor did or did not know, and how her husband normally acts, I might feel sorry for her. I also don't think a spouse needs to take responsibility for the actions of another spouse. If my husband pulls a dumb stunt, I sure as hell won't take responsibility for it. I might divorce him, but I sure as hell won't say, "Oh, this is all my fault."
And ETA that what the mayor's husband did is utterly despicable and he SHOULD be held accountable for his actions.
I don't know. If my husband thinks that I, as mayor, would find it totally ok for him to pretend to be the member of a terrorist organization, I have somehow somewhere failed.
True - I can see that and what @dig Ophelia said. I just think that since I'm an adult, if I do something offensive, it's on me, not on my H.
Post by W.T.Faulkner on Nov 2, 2015 16:14:55 GMT -5
I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that I'd immediately file papers and divorce his ass after this. His shit would be on the lawn in 2 seconds. BECAUSE
1) You are unequivocally racist if you did this and intentionally stirred some shit up and hurt people. 2) You are unequivocally racist AND STUPID AS ALL HELL if you did this without "realizing it would hurt someone." 3) You obviously hate me because you just took an unforgivable dump on my career when I am out here trying to be mayor.
I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that I'd immediately file papers and divorce his ass after this. His shit would be on the lawn in 2 seconds. BECAUSE
1) You are unequivocally racist if you did this and intentionally stirred some shit up and hurt people. 2) You are unequivocally racist AND STUPID AS ALL HELL if you did this without "realizing it would hurt someone." 3) You obviously hate me because you just took an unforgivable dump on my career when I am out here trying to be mayor.
To be fair to the mayor, it was her husband who said he "never realized it would have been so harmful" and "truly apoligizes," not the mayor herself.
Depending on what the mayor did or did not know, and how her husband normally acts, I might feel sorry for her. I also don't think a spouse needs to take responsibility for the actions of another spouse. If my husband pulls a dumb stunt, I sure as hell won't take responsibility for it. I might divorce him, but I sure as hell won't say, "Oh, this is all my fault."
And ETA that what the mayor's husband did is utterly despicable and he SHOULD be held accountable for his actions.
Derp. Wrote "she" when I meant "he".
But I do think the mayor needs to take some responsibility for this. She's a public and political figure whose responsibility it is to represent the citizens of Lahoma. And I don't believe for one second that this is the first time members of her family have shown themselves to be racists or that she didn't know. You don't go from joking and laughing about racism to actively engaging in it, when it isn't already a part of your worldview.
I want to see what she does next. Maybe she was young and stupid when she married and she keeps it together for the kids or who knows why but this is the last straw.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I would like to see her resign over this. I would not longer trust her judgment if I were her constituent. She's married to someone who is THAT racist AND dumb.
Then she can divorce him. Also, if this is a city where the mayor is full time and doesn't hold an outside job, once she resigns and is technically unemployed, maybe she'll qualify for more alimony.
You can't be married to someone this idiotic and have no clue as to their leanings regarding racism. If your husband can fathom to dress up as a mother fucking KKK member, you knew his ass had racist tendencies prior to this incident.
Exactly! You don't go from zero to KKK overnight with no warning. You had some racist jokes in there, a reference to "those people," maybe a "But I have black friends!" reference, a Halloween lamentation that everyone is getting bent out of shape over a little harmless blackface, SOMETHING before you go straight to BLAMMO! KKK!