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Posted: Apr 28, 2011 12:43 PM CDT Updated: Apr 28, 2011 12:43 PM CDT Jon Jordan, News9.com OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern (R-Oklahoma City) is backpedaling after sparking outrage with comments she made about minorities and women in the workplace. The state House debated Wednesday over a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate affirmative action from state government. During the debate, Rep. Kern said minorities earn less money than white people because they are not willing to work as hard. "Is this just because they are black that they are in prison, or could it be because they didn't want to work hard in school," said Rep. Kern. "And white people often times don't want to work hard in school, or Asians don't want to work hard in school, but a lot of times that is what happens. I taught school for 20 years and I saw a lot of people of color that didn't want to work as hard. They wanted it given to them." "Matter of fact, I had one student who said to me I don't need to study. You want to know why? The government's going to take care of me. That's kind of revealing there." Kern also took aim at women, saying they earn less than men because "women tend to think more about their family, wanting to stay at home more, wanting to be with their family, have more leisure time."
