Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate - eviltoast

Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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      1 year ago

      Colored was used on signs specifically to segregate POCs from whites, so that term especially has specific connotations of racism to it.

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          1 year ago

          What a coincidence, that’s what my ex-wife called my…

          You know what, I’m not doing this. This isn’t reddit, it’s time to turn over a new leaf and make intellectual posts instead of a bunch of karma farming innuendo.