People were quite shocked yesterday when president Joe Biden called someone a "great negro," but it wasn't the first time he's used disparaging language about black people.
Speaking on Thursday at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, President Biden used a term which many find offensive, referring to the great black pitcher of the past, Satchel Paige, as “the great Negro at the time,” adding for clarification, “pitcher in the Negro leagues,” the term used to describe the segregated leagues for African-American players in the early to mid-20th century.
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(From L) US President Joe Biden, DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen prepare to pose for a group photo of world leaders at the G20 of World Leaders Summit on October 30, 2021 at the convention center "La Nuvola" in the EUR district of Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)