House passes bill removing 'Negro' and 'Oriental' from federal regulations

[mystery-ak]

House passes bill removing 'Negro' and 'Oriental' from federal regulations
By Cristina Marcos - 11/28/17 05:34 PM EST

The House passed legislation on Tuesday to eliminate dated references to racial minorities, like “Negro” and “Oriental,” that remain in parts of federal regulations.

Passed easily by voice vote, the bill authored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) targets the use of the terms in two specific federal regulations regarding Agriculture Department programs for financing loans for properties in rural areas and the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation’s capital.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/362219-house-passes-bill-removing-negro-and-oriental-from-federal

[skeeter]

All hell may be breaking loose around them but we can always be sure congress will be hard at work taking care of the really important issues.

[mountaineer]

And next week,  when words like is, the, may and shall become offensive to someone,  they'll rectify that situation toot sweet,  as well.

[Bigun]

And next week,  when words like is, the, may and shall become offensive to someone,  they'll rectify that situation toot sweet,  as well.

Cultural Marxism, AKA political correctness rules the day yet again!  Makes me

[Right_in_Virginia]

This is a priority as defined by our elected Representatives ...

Any reference to the term “Negro” would be replaced with “Black or African American”; “Spanish surname” with “Hispanic”; “Oriental” with “Asian American or Pacific Islander”; and “Eskimo” and “Aleut” with “Alaska Native.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/362219-house-passes-bill-removing-negro-and-oriental-from-federal

[truth_seeker]

"negro" is Spanish for "black

like "bianco" is Spanish for white, etc.

Why in the hell did we have Spanish in our laws and regs to begin with?

Is "Spanish" inherently bad or disrespectful?

Say yes, and get the beaners pissed off.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

@Right_in_Virginia

" “Negro” would be replaced with “Black or African American”

How many of the people with this new "Great White Father in Washington" approved ID have ever even been to Africa, or could name or find any Relatives they may have now living in Africa?

So just What in the Sam Hill does being tagged as an African of Any sort have to do with Anything?


I don't suppose it ever even entered the minds of these bureaucratic numbskulls that not everyone in Africa is black?

That there are an awful lot of Caucasians living in Africa?

Does that make me an African American too?

Or can I expect Dumber than a pile of Crap (DC) to accord me politically corrected status as a Viking American at some future date, too?

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Right_in_Virginia

" “Negro” would be replaced with “Black or African American”

How many of the people with this new "Great White Father in Washington" approved ID have ever even been to Africa, or could name or find any Relatives they may have now living in Africa?

So just What in the Sam Hill does being tagged as an African of Any sort have to do with Anything?

Nothing.  But then again, this *was* Jesse Jackson's brainchild.  @To-Whose-Benefit?

[edpc]

Wait until they find out Negroid and Mongoloid are still used in forensics and anthropology.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Wait until they find out Negroid and Mongoloid are still used in forensics and anthropology.

Oh for the Love of God don't drag science into the discussion of anything emanating from DC.

You'll confuse the whole kit and kaboodle of them right into a Govt Shutdown.

On 2nd thought, mebbe that's not such a bad idea after all.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Nothing.  But then again, this *was* Jesse Jackson's brainchild.  @To-Whose-Benefit?

I'm sorry @Right_in_Virginia. I should have figured a buffoon like JJ was at the root of it.

Every movie needs a Jar Jar Binks sidekick.

[Free Vulcan]

I've always like Oriental, it rang to me as dignified and pleasantly exotic. 'Asian' is bland and generic and kind of dismissive. Kind of like something you'd say as you spit on the ground.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

All hell may be breaking loose around them but we can always be sure congress will be hard at work taking care of the really important issues.

You said it. These guys are complete idiots.

[DiogenesLamp]

I've always like Oriental, it rang to me as dignified and pleasantly exotic. 'Asian' is bland and generic and kind of dismissive. Kind of like something you'd say as you spit on the ground.

The corresponding word used to describe Europeans is "Occidental."   

from Latin: occidens "sunset, West", as contrasted with Orient

I use it quite often when the distinction between Orientals and Occidentals is a topic of conversation.