Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate

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Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans 'colored people' on House floor
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Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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In 10 years it will be some OTHER word that all of a sudden the media decides is considered a "bad" word. And then in another 10 years it will be something else. It is an endless stream of utter bullshit - people getting offended for utterly no reason other than to get offended. It is exhausting putting up with this nonsense.

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