Hero's......are they vanishing?

I think I'm going to turn off the world...well I am tempted.

After the abortion travesty there was the Gilette Toxic Masculinity advertising and today I noticed an image of John Wayne in my news feed.

To me John Wayne is the epitomy of the heroic man. He represents strength of character both on and off screen. In his last movie, "The Shootist" he gave a performance of a man dying of cancer, a man who had lived a life with success and regret and with his indomitable John Wayne style died heroically.

One of My favorite Movies.

I clicked on the article to see what they had to say about an American icon.

Well it seems even the "Duke" is  now categorized as toxic. In 1971, 48 years ago John Wayne gave an interview in Playboy. He never shied away from honesty and answered questions without clouding the issue.

 It's strange, I remember the articles acceptance as a well written and honest piece of journalism that was a glimpse of a hero and a man not afraid to express an honest opinion. It was a good read, even if I had to sneak the magazine out of my brothers room. I don't think he read the articles.

Now, after more than 4 decades the words of this interview, given with blunt honesty are being used to defame a truly great man. The times were different then, we could still express an honest opinion, an opinion that might cause controversy and discussion but was still free to be aired in public without a lynch mob appearing.

Here are some excerpts of that interview with Playboy given in 1971.

To a question from Playboy...

“I don’t know why people insist that blacks have been forbidden their right to go to school,” continued Wayne. “They were allowed in Public schools wherever I’ve been. Even if they don’t have proper credentials for college, there are courses to help them become eligible. But if they aren’t academically ready for the step I don’t believe they should be allowed in. Otherwise, the academic society is brought down to its lowest common denominator. There has to be a standard.”

This is honest and actually should be heard even today if we face the truth. The lowering of standards to allow more equal opportunity for education has hurt this country in ways we are only just now beginning to see. Martin Luther King knew special treatment was not the answer.  Young Black Americans deserved the chance to be educated and to earn good grades and to work hard to succeed. If you work hard it makes your gains a triumph and much more valued than when they are given to you without hard work involved.

In the Playboy article John Wayne also states that the American blacks have it so much better than any other black people in the world. Something that is so very true, even in the 70's. Anyone who feels this is not the best place to live needs to look hard at the world around us.

In another excerpt John Wayne states "I don't beleive in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgement to irresponsible people."

What we have in Government now would make the "Duke" enraged with our blind stupidity.

As to slavery....he states simply "I don't feel guilty about the fact 5 to 10 generations ago these people were slaves, now I'm not condoning slavery. It's just a fact of life, like a kid who gets infantile paralysis and has to wear braces so he can't play football with the rest of us."

This interview has now inflamed the progressives....they are applying todays politically correct outlook to views expressed years ago. Times were very much different then.

John Waynes family responded to the blackening of their patriarchs name with elegance and simple honesty, true to their Father.

“We hope America remembers John Wayne as we do: a devoted family man, great friend and cherished actor on the big screen, as well as for his continuing work to find a cure for cancer through the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and the John Wayne Cancer Institute,” the John Wayne Family wrote in a letter to Fox news.

“It’s unfair to judge someone on something that was written that he said nearly 50 years ago when the person is no longer here to respond,” the statement continued. “Regardless of color, ethnicity or sexual preference, [our] father taught us to treat all people the same, with respect.”


Truly well said and honest. A glimpse of the values that John Wayne believed in and taught his children.

They have a true hero for a father. We who loved John Wayne movies for their adventure, bigger than life  characters consider him our  hero too. The new generations heros scare me. Unable to speak their mind or tell the truth they are shackled by the modern lack of courage to lead by example.


If any of you have flown into California you may have landed at John Wayne International Airport in Orange County. The presence of John Wayne looms large in the form of a bronze statue purposefully striding to solve a problem.

John Wayne Statue outside John Wayne Airport in California.

Our history is being taken away by bits and peices by the weak and small minded. There is now an enraged outcry to change the Airports name and remove the statue of an iconic American.

Statues of heros are being taken down all over America. Not all history is seen through  the eyes of the victors....there are heros, true heros from all sides of conflict. These are part of our United history, they are part of the fabric of America. 

More than 30 cities across the United States have removed or relocated Confederate statues and monuments amid an intense nationwide debate about race and history.

The left continues to dilute the strengths we need to lead the world.

God Bless  the strong men, the heroic men in our past who gave us someone to look up to. Fathers, brothers, soldiers, yes even actors, men who spoke the truth and did what's right. Pray we now have enough strong men, heroic men left to save this country from itself.

God Bless you John Wayne.

Images from Google.