California Nixes Idea Of Having A ‘John Wayne Day’ Due To Political Correctness…
Via Breitbart:
California lawmakers have defeated a resolution intended to honor John Wayne after opponents challenged what they say are racist statements by the late actor.
Republican State Assemblyman Matthew Harper of Huntington Beach sought to declare May 26, 2016, as John Wayne Day to mark the day the actor was born.
An Orange County airport is already named after him. The bill, ACR137, is the sort of resolution that lawmakers frequently pass.
But this one triggered a 20-minute debate Thursday before failing, 35-20, to what Harper called “the orthodoxy of political correctness.”
Others lined up to denounce what Democratic Assemblyman Luis Alejo of Watsonville called Wayne’s disturbing views on race.
In a 1971 interview with Playboy, Wayne talked about his qualms over the idea of ending white supremacy.
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