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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarion Barry: I misspoke when I said 'Polacks'
WASHINGTON - D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he misspoke when he referred to the Polish community with the disparaging term "Polacks."
Barry made the remark when he was meeting with Asian-Americans. That meeting was set up after Barry made two offensive statements last month about Asians. He later apologized.
Barry was asked on Thursday about racial tensions in the United States and he said: "The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell."
In a seven-word statement on Friday, Barry says he misspoke and should have said Polish.
Gary Kenzer is the executive director of the Chicago-based Polish American Association. He has called on Barry to apologize to the Polish-American community.
Barry made the remark when he was meeting with Asian-Americans. That meeting was set up after Barry made two offensive statements last month about Asians. He later apologized.
Barry was asked on Thursday about racial tensions in the United States and he said: "The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell."
In a seven-word statement on Friday, Barry says he misspoke and should have said Polish.
Gary Kenzer is the executive director of the Chicago-based Polish American Association. He has called on Barry to apologize to the Polish-American community.
Source: http://www.wtop.com//109/2878890/Marion-Barry-I-misspoke-when-I-said-Polacks
Why aren't there any mass protests to demand Marion Barry's resignation despite him criticizing "dirty" Asian shops and people of Polish ethnicity?
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Marion Barry: I misspoke when I said 'Polacks' (Original Post)
The Northerner
May 2012
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Ian David
(69,059 posts)1. Give him a break. He was probably high. n/t
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)4. Some bitch set him up ... again!
whathehell
(29,067 posts)6. Unless those were his exact words..
it would be best if you didn't repeat the gender slur.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)8. They ARE his (incredibly famous and widely reported) exact words ...
when he was popped for smoking crack back when he was still the "Mayor for Life".
whathehell
(29,067 posts)11. I thought that might be the case.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)2. Yeah but inagine what he calls Asians when talking to Poles!
demosincebirth
(12,537 posts)3. He still around?
cali
(114,904 posts)5. He's such a disgusting pig of a human.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)7. no he did`t misspeak...
he`d be better off saying "i should have known better than to say that"
old habits die hard no matter who or what the race
surrealAmerican
(11,361 posts)9. As to why there aren't protests:
1. He's only a city council member, not a hugely influential or far-reaching position.
2. Everybody already knows he's an idiot.
oneshooter
(8,614 posts)12. Any more so than the voters that keep putting him on city council?
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)10. He's a crackhead.
Should we expect better?