Out Of Order 'House Negro' Slur Attacks Kansas State Rep. Marvin Robinson

Over the past few weeks a Democratic Party State Representative has suffered repeated rebuke from his party over the course of this session.

Remember that Rep. Robinson confronted calls to resign over his allegedly anti-trans vote.  

Recently, despite the legislator's longstanding advocacy for Quindaro preservation, accusatory attacks FROM HIS OWN PARTY derided the Kansas City, Kansas state house Rep. following his recent budget vote . . . And, of course, the bitter attacks have been downplayed by local activists. 

Still . . . 

The nasty talk deserves to be called out and, like it or not, it took a Republican to do it. 

Here's the word . . .

"Speaker Pro-Tem Blake Carpenter said he thought this remark was referring to another African-American state lawmaker, Marvin Robinson of Kansas City, a Democrat who supported the Republican budget after the addition of the funding for the Quindaro Ruins.

"Carpenter also gaveled down Carr after making remarks in the speech he deemed out of line.

“There were typically two sets of slaves. You had, what was considered the field Negro, and the house Negro," Carr said. "Most of the time, you became a house Negro, because of things that you may have done, exchanges, trades that you may have made.”

"As Speaker Pro-Tem Carpenter says it was his duty to enforce the house rules."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Remarks during Kansas budget debate sparks controversy

"There were typically two sets of slaves. You had, what was considered the field Negro, and the house Negro," Carr said. "Most of the time, you became a house Negro, because of things that you may have done, exchanges, trades that you may have made."