Before you read or comment, please read this diary. Then join me below the fold.
As part of this community I condemned HarveyMilk and his profoundly offensive diary. I was also one of those who stood by HarveyMilk when some called for HM to be banned. It was easy. HM offered an apology to the entire community. It wasn't perfect. His comments on several threads were also profoundly offensive.
HarveyMilk was not banned.
We can agree that we would all be better off if HM had never written the POS, Now, months later what do folks think now?
Is the community richer or poorer with HarveyMilk here?
No HarveyMilk means no HarveyMilk diary congratulating Senator Obama on his Iowa victory. No HarveyMilk means no opportunity to tell HarveyMilk to his face about the hurt he caused. If you haven't read his diary, please do.
The original blackface diary should never have been written. I glad I defended HarveyMilk and believe the administrators did the right thing by allowing HarveyMilk to stay.
If you want to see Obama's message in action, read here and here.