‘I wish I would’ve chosen a different word,’ says Colorado lawmaker who called colleague ‘Buckwheat’
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‘I wish I would’ve chosen a different word,’ says Colorado lawmaker who called colleague ‘Buckwheat’
State Rep.
Richard Holtorf, a Republican, said in rural eastern Colorado, the term is slang for a younger person, not a racial slur.
He apologized for not being familiar with other contexts.
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