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No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:13 am
by travelinman67
Wow...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 4495.story
Los Alamitos mayor criticized for 'watermelon' e-mail
A recipient, who is black, asks for a public apology. The leader of the small Orange County city said he was unaware of the racial stereotype associated with the fruit.
Associated Press
February 25, 2009
The mayor of Los Alamitos is coming under fire for an e-mail he sent that depicts the White House lawn planted with watermelons, under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."
Local businesswoman and city volunteer Keyanus Price, who is black, said Tuesday that she received the e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose's personal account Sunday and wants a public apology.
"I have had plenty of my share of chicken and watermelon and all those kinds of jokes," Price said. "I honestly don't even understand where he was coming from, sending this to me. As a black person receiving something like this from the city freakin' mayor -- come on."..
Grose confirmed to the Associated Press that he sent the e-mail to Price and said he didn't mean to offend her.
He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons. [
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Grose, who became mayor in December, said he sent an apology e-mail to Price and her boss and also left her a voice-mail apology.
Regardless, Price said it will be difficult for the two to work together.
"Now I am like -- wow, is this really how he feels?" Price said.
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:29 am
by AZGrizFan
What a maroon. How do you NOT know about that stereotype?
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:36 am
by Appaholic
AZGrizFan wrote:What a maroon. How do you NOT know about that stereotype?
No doubt....sounds about as sincere as Murdoch's apology for the chimp cartoon....
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:40 am
by clenz
AZGrizFan wrote:What a maroon. How do you NOT know about that stereotype?
Exactlly, who doesn't know about black peoples love for watermelon...
Watermelon is the top choice of fruit for ghetto people. Ghetto people prefer watermelon because it is cheap, juicy, sweet, and appealing to the eyes. While Black people are stereotypes for eating an abundance of watermelon, also known as n*gger apples, the truth is that watermelon is the fruit of choice for most Americans.
http://stuffghettopeoplelike.wordpress. ... atermelon/
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:59 am
by Appaholic
clenz wrote:AZGrizFan wrote:What a maroon. How do you NOT know about that stereotype?
Exactlly, who doesn't know about black peoples love for watermelon...
Watermelon is the top choice of fruit for ghetto people. Ghetto people prefer watermelon because it is cheap, juicy, sweet, and appealing to the eyes. While Black people are stereotypes for eating an abundance of watermelon, also known as n*gger apples, the truth is that watermelon is the fruit of choice for most Americans.
http://stuffghettopeoplelike.wordpress. ... atermelon/
This is a bad one.....funny, but ina sick racist kind of way.....
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:03 am
by clenz
Just so we are racist against wihte people too
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:18 am
by ASUMountaineer
Who doesn't like watermelon? I am most certainly a pasty WASP, but I LOVE watermelon. I also love fried chicken...YEAH!
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:20 am
by Appaholic
clenz wrote:Just so we are racist against wihte people too
Niiiiiice!....that's excellent....
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:18 pm
by Purple For Life
ASUMountaineer wrote:Who doesn't like watermelon? I am most certainly a pasty WASP, but I LOVE watermelon. I also love fried chicken...YEAH!
I'm a skinny white girl, but I can eat watermelon like it's going out of style. I'll get a whole big one and eat it inside of a week. YUM. Dammit, now I want some an it's out of season!
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:02 am
by ChetSteadman
I actually got that email this morning!
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:25 pm
by travelinman67
MAYOR RESIGNS...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... QD96JUDD80
Dang...took less than a week.
Moral of the story...
...if you're in politics, don't joke 'bout nothing.
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:34 am
by Purple For Life
Or at least, don't make racist jokes and then feign ignorance.
Re: No Easter Egg Hunt This Year...Future Jobless Mayor Jokes
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:48 am
by AZGrizFan
Purple For Life wrote:
Or at least, don't make racist jokes and then feign ignorance.
I don't think he was "feign"-ing.