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

    Don’t you get it? You can be black in america and not be african american. You can be white in america and be an african american. The term itself doesn’t make sense.

    This whole thing is so dumb. Can’t we just stick with white/black/asian/hispanic/whatever and move on? Don’t we have bigger things to be worried about?