Ariz. lawmaker called to resign after saying black people don't blend in society
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/david-stringer-comments-az.html
An Arizona state legislator with a history of anti-immigrant commentary is facing calls to resign after he told university students that black people “don’t blend in” to society like Europe
and immigrants and “always look different.”
The legislator, Representative David Stringer, who represents the Yavapai County area, made the comments after a public lecture at Arizona State University on Nov. 19, during which a
history professor, Donald Critchlow, discussed the 2018 midterm elections. Mr. Critchlow said students recorded a “private conversation” they had with Mr. Stringer after the lecture.
The recording was sent to local news outlets last week.
Mr. Stringer can be heard saying that he doesn’t think America is a “successful nation.” He follows up by saying that “diversity is relatively new” in the country, and that while
European immigrants assimilated to society, “that’s not the case with African-Americans or other racial groups because they don’t melt in.”
He said that this was connected to “white flight” and people moving out of Detroit and Baltimore. He said that while the motivations of, for example, Polish immigrants and Somali
immigrants are probably similar, the two groups differ in appearance. One of the voices in the recording can be heard asking if the difference matters.
“It doesn’t matter to you,” Mr. Stringer replied. “Maybe that’s a good thing. It seems to matter to a lot of people.” A voice on the recording then asked if the difference mattered to Mr.
Stringer. “I honestly don’t know,” he replied.
Mr. Stringer has previously drawn criticism for racially charged comments. Both the state Republican Party chairman and the Republican governor, Doug Ducey, called for Mr. Stringer
to resign after he said in June that minority immigration prevented schools’ integration, according to The Associated Press.
"I am not a racist but I espouse their beliefs, repeat their points and agree with their views."
oh no, the darkies aren't blending into my gentrified white society! oh the humanity, what shall we do??
can we put in a law that gets senators arrested for this kind of casual racism yet lmao
I can assure you nobody from Arizona who spends any time outside would blend into white society either. Its like the sun is trying to burn it off the map there.
Wow, Trump really is draining the swamp! All these public officials finally feel like espousing their true views and are getting kicked out like the garbage they are.
(R) as usual
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