While one of our Senators comes out in favor of marriage equality, and another considers it, Rep. Don Young demonstrates that SOME Alaska politicians are stuck in stone age.

"What? I can't even be racists anymore?"

Courtesy of The Washington Post: 

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), in an interview with a local radio station released Thursday, referred to Latinos working on a ranch by using the derogatory term “wetbacks.” 

 “My father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 or 60 wetbacks and — to pick tomatoes,” Young said in the interview with KRBD. “You know, it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It’s all done by machine.” 

The term “wetback” is a slur often used to refer to illegal Mexican immigrants. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a Mexican who enters the United States illegally,” “from the practice of wading or swimming the Rio Grande where it forms the U.S.-Mexico border.”

"Wetback?" Who in the 21st century uses such an outdated and racist term?

Apparently somebody told Young that he was doing the Republican party, and of course his chances at reelection, no favors by coming out as racist against the Latino community so he issued this no apology apology:

“I used a term that was commonly used during my days growing up on a farm in central California. I know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays and I meant no disrespect.”

"What? We can't call them wetbacks anymore? Dammit nobody told ME! My bad! "

Okay seriously can we vote this fossil out of office this next time? I am sick of his asshole being our sole Representative in the House.