April 9, 2009

Betty Brown, Texas Republican, Asks Asian-Americans To Simplify Names


Writing off Texas as a state full of idiots isn't an option. I've got friends from the Lone Star state. However, former President George W. Bush and State Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell, certainly aren't helping disprove that notion. Brown's claim that her "suggestion" wasn't racist is beyond ridiculous. Her comment reminds me of a scene from that 1978 classic, "Roots."



The slaveowner didn't want to have to pronounce Kunta Kinte, so he became Toby. But, of course, renaming him was a way of staking claim.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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