Judge Joe Brown insulted by the propsect of Harriet Tubman -- not a Black man being the new face of the $20 bill
By Mona Austin
Judge Joe Brown is under fire for saying a black man should be the first of the race to appear on US currency, upset that Harriet Tubman is preferred. He made several outlandish and sexist claims, including that Black women got better treatment during slavery and the push to get Tubman on the face of the $20 was an effort by feminists to get any woman they could since they could not get a white one.
Said Brown, "They don't care. They just want a woman, but it downs masculinity." He also opined that a Black man should have been first as, "The status of an ethnic group it determined by its men." Women on 20s is the organization that led a campaign to have the face of the $20 bill changed by the year 2020 in honor of women's suffrage. Tubman won the vote. Brown said they used the recent Harriet movie to "soften" the public to the idea of having a Black woman on money. However, the movie and the movement are unrelated.
GOP Congresswoman promotes bill recognizing anniversary of women's suffrage Former Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew had approved Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, an early U.S. president who was largely considered a racist, which would doubly represent a triumph over both racism and sexism. Earlier this year the current Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said if the change was made it would likely be in the year 2020. Actress Raven Symone caught flack for her opinion on the matter during the Obama Administration when it first occurred. She felt there women should have been someone from more modern history than slavery, such as Rosa Parks who was a close contender. To all the women who took part in this movement, Brown exclaimed, "They can go to hell."
Said Brown, "They don't care. They just want a woman, but it downs masculinity." He also opined that a Black man should have been first as, "The status of an ethnic group it determined by its men." Women on 20s is the organization that led a campaign to have the face of the $20 bill changed by the year 2020 in honor of women's suffrage. Tubman won the vote. Brown said they used the recent Harriet movie to "soften" the public to the idea of having a Black woman on money. However, the movie and the movement are unrelated.
GOP Congresswoman promotes bill recognizing anniversary of women's suffrage Former Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew had approved Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, an early U.S. president who was largely considered a racist, which would doubly represent a triumph over both racism and sexism. Earlier this year the current Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said if the change was made it would likely be in the year 2020. Actress Raven Symone caught flack for her opinion on the matter during the Obama Administration when it first occurred. She felt there women should have been someone from more modern history than slavery, such as Rosa Parks who was a close contender. To all the women who took part in this movement, Brown exclaimed, "They can go to hell."
