Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

California won't celebrate 'John Wayne Day'; one lawmaker cites actor's 'disturbing views' on race
Los Angeles Times ^ | April 29, 2016 | Jessica Roy

Posted on 04/29/2016 6:29:49 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

It's a no-go for The Duke.

A California lawmaker's bid to commemorate May 26, 2016, as "John Wayne Day" failed in the Assembly after lawmakers cited the actor's comments on race. In a 1971 interview with Playboy, Wayne called black people "irresponsible" and said Native Americans were "selfish" for not wanting to share their land with white colonists.

"He had disturbing views toward race," said Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville), according to the Associated Press.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: california; johnwayne; race; wayne
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-33 last
To: dsrtsage

“Mexican is as much as a race as Canadian is.”

I agree with that, but please explain “La Raza”.


21 posted on 04/29/2016 7:54:26 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: shelterguy

Is Mr. Alejo an illegal or legal citizen? Does it matter anymore in CA? My friend John was a true American of his times and was certainly non-PC (and PC did not exist in his time)


22 posted on 04/29/2016 8:08:59 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeStatement

Ya....married 4 Latinas, but that’s not good enough.


23 posted on 04/29/2016 8:21:40 PM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dragnet2

No can do....born here. Lived in California for 20 years. Loved the beautyall the activities but Brown is destroying it. It would seem that illegals have lots more control than when we lived there. Breaks my heart. La Raza is trying it’s best to California returned to Mexico.....California is part of Aztlan and Mexico believes that it should be returned. If you live in California, good luck.


24 posted on 04/29/2016 9:41:19 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: originalbuckeye
Maybe we should consider giving away your state to Mexico.

Ya better reboot yourself bucky. After decades of loser leadership, the U.S. is a defacto illegal alien sanctuary country. Even so-called red Texas has over a dozen illegal alien sanctuary cities, this includes major Texas cites.

This epic invasion once isolated to CA and the southwest, went to all points USA long ago. You need to get out more.

25 posted on 04/29/2016 9:51:38 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: mac_truck

John Wayne Day is gonna be May 5th this year...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I won’t be celebrating it this year, that’s the day my youngest g/daughter has her pre- school graduation ceremony.

(Yes, there really is such a thing)...and she expects me and grandma to be there, so that’s that.


26 posted on 04/29/2016 10:24:52 PM PDT by Graybeard58
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeStatement

Good Lord these people are dimented.


27 posted on 04/29/2016 10:54:08 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeStatement

John Wayne’s not dead
He’s frozen and as soon as we find the cure for cancer
We’re gonna thaw out the Duke and he’s gonna be pretty pissed off
You know why? Have you ever taken a cold shower?

Well multiple that by 15 million times
That’s how pissed off the Duke’s gonna be

-Dennis Leary (I’m an a———)


28 posted on 04/29/2016 10:57:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Liberals)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeStatement

Couldn’t have had anything to do with his daughter endorsing Trump, would it?


29 posted on 04/29/2016 11:00:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (Liberals)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ConservativeStatement

If dead people are selected to Political Correctness, ever one would full for some reason or other. Maybe the critism honors would “pure?”

Chev Guevara- The truth about Che now has its boots on. He helped free Cubans from the repressive Batista regime, only to enslave them in a totalitarian police state worst than the last. He was Fidel Castro’s chief executioner, a mass-murderer who in theory could have commanded any number of Latin American death squads, from Peru’s Shining Path on the political left to Guatemala’s White Hand on the right.

Moa, Castro, Stalin, Lenin, etc...


30 posted on 04/30/2016 8:16:28 AM PDT by keving (We get the government we vote elect)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: combat_boots

“3 Mexican wives”

Actually Peru and Central America, but all were Latina.


31 posted on 04/30/2016 8:26:45 AM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, MUDMAN GEOLOGIST PILOT PHARMACIST LIBERTARIAN, CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: dsrtsage
"Mexican is as much as a race as Canadian is. Spanish is a white European Language"

Once you have a large enough population of mixed races to have a stable genome you could almost call it a new race. Some do.

However Mexico is peculiar. At the top of society and politics you will find much more caucasian ancestry. The bottom of society in Mexico are the Indians. The top of society selects mates that are mostly white. The Indians have little choice. The majority of Mexico in the middle are very interbreed with indians and do represent a stable genome.

ps Racism is alive and well in Mexico. My wife (Mexican from Mexico) is darker than her sisters. Her sisters were much more socially acceptable in Mexico than she, because of skin shade. She became an engineer here in the United States and went to our schools while her father paid out of country tuition. She came her legally and did it the right way.

32 posted on 04/30/2016 8:40:29 AM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, MUDMAN GEOLOGIST PILOT PHARMACIST LIBERTARIAN, CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: dsrtsage
"Mexican is as much as a race as Canadian is. Spanish is a white European Language"

Once you have a large enough population of mixed races to have a stable genome you could almost call it a new race. Some do.

However Mexico is peculiar. At the top of society and politics you will find much more caucasian ancestry. The bottom of society in Mexico are the Indians. The top of society selects mates that are mostly white. The Indians have little choice. The majority of Mexico in the middle are very interbreed with indians and do represent a stable genome.

ps Racism is alive and well in Mexico. My wife (Mexican from Mexico) is darker than here sisters. Her sisters were much more socially acceptable in Mexico than she, because of skin shade. She became an engineer here in the United States and went to our schools while her father paid out of country tuition. She came her legally and did it the right way.

33 posted on 04/30/2016 8:43:13 AM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, MUDMAN GEOLOGIST PILOT PHARMACIST LIBERTARIAN, CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-33 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson