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Redneck racists seek a more inclusive society and tolerance of their racist views. While millions of Americans will celebrate the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King with songs and ceremony today, a segment of the population feels unfairly segmented by the holiday. American racists say they don’t feel included in the celebration. “Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart shopping and the cashier said, ‘have a happy Martin Luther King day,’” Beau Landsley said. “I told her, you know, that ‘have a happy holiday would suffice.’ It was very presumptuous of her.” Landsley, a self-described semi-virulent racist, said he feels uncomfortable in those situations. “You should see the looks of hatred I get,” Landsley said. “They make me feel unworthy and inferior, even the Jews… even the Jews.” Landsley, who works for the US postal service in King of Prussia, did not get an invite to the annual MLK Day office party. “They said, you know, we would have invited you, but we know how you feel about black people and Hispanics,” Landsley said. “And Jeremy from the front office made his famous seafood dip, which I love. So, I feel really let down.” Landsley said that while he feels the isolation, it’s the children who suffer the most. Last year, the Landsley children asked to be excluded from the annual Martin Luther King Day play. This year things turned ugly, Landsley said. “Well, this year’s play was about the King assassination and, you know how kids are, as soon as the subject came up, all the kids just pointed at my boy, Dale, and said, ‘you be James Earl Ray! You be James Earl Ray,” Landsley said. “He was real embarrassed especially ’cause he thought they was calling him that black dude with the deep voice.” Next year, Landsley said his family will take a short vacation during the holiday. “One day, Americans will become more tolerant of one another’s views and learn to hate each other more equally,” Landsley said. “That’s my dream.”
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