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11. That is also a quote. I'll find the link for you. But are you just going to look past...

Reply to stopbush (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:51 PM

Jul 2020

his saying “I believe in white supremacy”? Admit it, your hero was a racist. And you're on a progressive site defending it. Too much. Why don't you know this stuff?

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John Wayne: Iowa's cultural icon or a 'rotten SOB?' [View all] rurallib Jul 2020 OP

The latter. Next? Beakybird Jul 2020 #1

He was and is a cultural icon and a great actor at times. stopbush Jul 2020 #2

FYI: He was a well known racist. Black people weren't allowed in his movies or even on the set. brush Jul 2020 #4

How do you explain Althea Gibson's appearance in The Horse Soldiers? stopbush Jul 2020 #6

He still was a known racist. Why dispute it? brush Jul 2020 #7

Why lie, like you did? There's plenty to dislike about Wayne without lying about him. stopbush Jul 2020 #8

Here are some of his words from a Playboy interview. I'm hardly lying. You need to do some research. brush Jul 2020 #9

Just stop. I know the quotes. They don't excuse your lying. stopbush Jul 2020 #10

That is also a quote. I'll find the link for you. But are you just going to look past... brush Jul 2020 #11

An asshole and a mediocre actor. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #3

+1 progressoid Jul 2020 #5

He kind of reminded me of my uncle 47of74 Jul 2020 #12