Watermelons, Fried Chicken, and Lotto Tickets
To those that don’t think racism against African Americans still exists. It does. “Some of my best friends are Black” and “There’s a Black guy in my family” means racism persists just below the layer. Its all internalized. So when the mayor of Los Alamitos sends out an email with this photo:
I'm outraged! This is totally unrealistic. The White House South Lawn isn't this big in person!
You can be damn sure he’s gonna apologize with the predictable “it was in bad taste” B$. And he’ll be telling his friends that he went to college with the Blacks and dated a Chinese girl once. But you tell me if this is sincere:
Mayor Dean Grose’s apology letter to the City Council, Price and her boss
I am deeply embarrassed in receiving your email, and for any harm or hurt that it may have caused. It was poor judgement on my part and was never intended to be offensive to Ms. Price, your company or anyone in the African American Community. I have exchanged emails with Ms. Price in the past.
I can fully understand your concerns and comments. Please be advised that I have left a voice mail for Ms. Price and will also be sending her a separate email with my apology. You can be assured that I will not allow this to happen again. I in no way was representing the City of Los Alamitos, or my role as a council member in sending this out and it went via my private business email. That doesn’t justify the fact that it was sent, however, we gratefully appreciate the contributions that your company makes to our community and I wish to publically apologize to anyone within the firm or organization that may have been offended.
I am truly sorry.
Dean Grose
