July 2. 2020

John Wayne also known as "Duke"

The late Hollywood actor John Wayne, real name Marion Michael Morrison, has come under fire over terrible, racist statements he made in a 1971 interview. Wayne's words are astonishing, especially in light of the fact that 1971 was not long ago. People in California now seek to return the name of John Wayne Airport back to the Orange County Airport, and remove the statue dedicated to him that sits in front of the property.

Wayne disgracefully stated of black people, "I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people. I don't feel guilty about the fact that five or 10 generations ago these people were slaves."

John Wayne statue

Wayne cruelly stated of Native Americans, "I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves."

Millions of Native Americans were killed and their land stolen by white foreigners who descended upon America's shores. To this day, many Native Americans speak ill of the individuals who massacred millions of their ancestors out of sheer greed and racism, then stole their land, also known as America. Many African-Americans died in transit from Africa and were thrown overboard, fed to the sharks in the Atlantic during the weeks long journey, while more were murdered in America by evil slavemasters during slavery. To make light of that, as Wayne did, is despicable. Wayne's name shouldn't be on anything other than his tombstone.

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New push to remove John Wayne's name from airport in light of racist, homophobic comments

Published 2 days ago - SANTA ANA, Calif. - In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County's Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne's name, statue and other likenesses from the county's airport because of his racist and bigoted comments.

The Los Angeles Times reported that earlier this week, officials passed an emergency resolution condemning Wayne's "racist and bigoted statements" made in a 1971 interview and are calling on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to drop his name, statue and other likenesses from the international airport...

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