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A statue of the late actor is erected in the lobby of John Wayne Airport in California. (Source: Getty)
Overseas network on June 29, the United States Orange County, California, the united States, the airport directly named after the film legend John Wayne, because Wayne has made racist and homophobic remarks, is facing the fate of being renamed.
According to the Los Angeles Times, officials passed an emergency resolution on June 26 condemning Wayne's "racist and bigoted remarks." The California Democrats are pushing the renaming process for John Wayne Airport. Briseno, chairman of the Orange County Democratic Party, said there have been such efforts in the past, and this time we will add our own name and support to promote the real realization of the airport name change.
According to the person who drafted the resolution, the move to remove John Wayne of Orange County is "part of a national campaign to eliminate white supremacist symbols and names that are reshaping American institutions, monuments, corporations, nonprofits, sports leagues and teams." The resolution asked the Orange County Oversight Board to remove Wayne's name, remove all of his statues at the airport, and "restore its original name — Orange County Airport."
Stills from the late actor John Wayne. (Source: Getty)
It is reported that in 1979, at the age of 72, Wayne died, and the airport was named after him. The resolution cites a 1971 Playboy magazine interview with Wayne. In that interview, Wayne made bigoted remarks about blacks, Indians and other groups. "I believe in white supremacy until blacks are educated to be responsible," he said. "He's not in favor of handing over power, leadership positions, and judgment to irresponsible people.
Wayne said that although he did not condone slavery, he "did not feel guilty that these people were slaves five or ten generations ago." He also said he did not regret conquering the Indians. I don't think it's wrong for us to take this great country from them. "There are a lot of people who need new land, and Indians selfishly try to keep it for themselves." At the time of the remarks, Wayne was reportedly 63 years old.
Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner told The New York Times that he had just heard about the Democratic resolution and did not yet know the specifics.
According to The Times, Wayne spent most of his adult life in Orange County, where he was a political broker. This is also where he was buried. (Overseas Network Geng Pei)
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