Read/React: Glenn Beck Dislikes "African-American"

The Buzz is going to go out on a limb and say, of all the things Beck has said, this isn't really the most egregious and his point isn't without merit. On his syndicated radio show, Beck had this to say Suggested Reading Video test Diddyโ€™s Best Friend Charlie Liucci is Beingย Loudย About His Next Moves…

The Buzz is going to go out on a limb and say, of all the things Beck has said, this isn't really the most egregious and his point isn't without merit. On his syndicated radio show, Beck had this to say

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Beck went on to explain his displeasure with the term, which centered around African-American not being a race and a label wrought with contradiction. He and his co-host pointed out that South African actress Charlize Theron, who recently became a US citizen cannot be considered African-American. While he obviously struggles to understand the concept of an ethnic group, "African-American" is something of a complicated term.

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