Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Gee....he forgot Oakie, Redneck for a couple and surprised he didn't weigh in on the "Washington Redskins"....ISN'T HE JUST WONDERFUL, So caring about other peoples feelings

Obama signs bill striking offensive ethnic terms from US law National News

TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama leaves the stage after a joint press conference with his Vietnamese counterpart at the International Convention Center in Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
US President Barack Obama praised "strengthening ties" between the United States and Vietnam at the start of a landmark visit on May 23, as the former wartime foes deepen trade links and share concerns over Chinese actions in disputed seas. / AFP / POOL / LUONG THAI LINH        (Photo credit should read LUONG THAI LINH/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a bill striking from federal laws certain outdated and offensive terms once used to describe minority groups.
Obama signed the bill Friday in the Oval Office, the White House says.
The bill, which passed the House and Senate without opposition, removes the terms “Negro,” ”Oriental” and other ethnic descriptions from federal laws.
A pair of federal laws dating to the 1970s that attempted to define minorities will strike the words “Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent.” They will be replaced with “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native.”
Photo Credit – LUONG THAI LINH/AFP/Getty Images

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