With his Magic Pen, Obama cleans American history, eliminates ‘Negro’ and ‘Oriental’

Former Negroes will be known as African-Americans; Orientals now are Asian-American.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/280751-obama-signs-measure-striking-oriental-and-negro-from-federal

This is stupid enough to be almost funny. Almost.

Yes, Obama’s signature on the bill applies only to Federal law. For now.

Some places have rid themselves of statues dedicated to Confederate soldiers. Schools named after slave owners are being renamed.

Back in the bad old days, “colored” schools in Northeast Texas were named after: George Washington Carver, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln.

The thing is: Do people of Philippine ancestry want to be in the same demographic category as people of Japanese or Chinese or (East) Indian ancestry?

The assigning of labels is ever-changing, and some years from now people in now-popular categories will want another name.