Okla. legislator slights blacks, women in debate

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Okla. legislator slights blacks, women in debate
TIM TALLEY, Associated Press
Updated 10:52 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who gained national notoriety with an anti-homosexual rant in 2008 disparaged blacks and women during a debate this week on an affirmative action bill, prompting the head of the state NAACP chapter to demand her resignation.

Republican state Rep. Sally Kern, of Oklahoma City, said Thursday she was sorry for remarks she made on the floor of the House and that she had "misspoke."

During a legislative debate late Wednesday, Kern questioned whether there were disproportionately high numbers of blacks in state prisons because "they didn't want to work hard in school." Kern also said women don't work as hard as men because they "tend to think a little bit more about their families."

The president of the Oklahoma State Conference of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People rejected Kern's apology.





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[fortyfeetunder]

1. She's sorry because she got caught.

Nuff said.

[rpannier]

2. Misspoke

i.e. she said what she believed in a public forum

[rpannier]

3. Love this form the article

She also said her husband "is a pastor of a diverse inner-city church and the way that my words came out last night is certainly not my true spirit."


Translation: I know some of the black people.

[No Elephants]

5. "And I want them to keep donating."

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[No Elephants]

6. Odd no one seems to have taken her comments as insulting to men as well.

IMO, that shows how incredibly fucked up our priorities are.

"women don't work as hard as men because they "tend to think a little bit more about their families"

Since when is thinking less about your family a good thing?

[No Elephants]

7. Oops. Just noticed. Is your irony meter in order?

"Kern's remarks Wednesday came during a debate on a proposed constitutional amendment to end discrimination and preferential treatment in state government hiring and contracting based on race, color, sex, ethnicity or national origin. It passed the House 59-14 and now goes to voters next year."



Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Okla-legislator-slights-blacks-women-in-debate-1357507.php#ixzz1KuSFiS8I

I guess they're ending affirmative action.

[Javaman]

8. She hit the fucking asshole Tri-fector. Not only is she a homophobe...

but she's a racist and a self loathing hater of women.