How many racists does Mayor Mamdani mean to rent? – Latest News
If Mayor Zohran Mamdani needs to keep Afua Atta-Mensah on as his chief equity officer, he — and he or she — owe New Yorkers a entire host of trustworthy, humble and convincing solutions concerning the transparently racist social-media historical past City Hall tried to scrub.
Our thanks to the busy bee(s) at the New York Young Republicans Club who made data of her X historical past earlier than it acquired deleted.
The principal drawback isn’t her common use of “comrade” for fellow ultra-lefties; that would simply be a type of self-aware joking.
It’s the retweets or replies on posts complaining about white ladies.
On a tweet griping “we don’t talk about white liberal racism enough,” Atta-Mensah replied: “Facts! It would need to be a series of loooooonnnnnnnggggg conversations.”
On a thread following a post asking, “Who’s not police but FEELS like police to you?” she reposted the reply, “white women at nonprofit organizations.”
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She replied to “A lot of y’all are Amy Coopers to the Black women in your non-profits every day,” a post evaluating white ladies to “Central Park Karen” Amy Cooper (who known as the cops on a black birdwatcher), with, “THIS IS A WHOLE WORD!!!!”
One more wasn’t nearly white ladies:
Another reply, to a post saying the show “Succession” made the author need to “tax these people to the white meat,” she answered “Tax Them To The White Meat!!!” — including a hand-clapping emoji.
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Mamdani is already standing by Cea “homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy” Weaver; wanting to additionally brazen his well beyond Atta-Mensah’s newly-revealed bile would ship a fairly clear message that one type of hate has a home in his administration.
Weaver fairly plainly nonetheless holds her odious views, solely discovering her phrasing “regretful.” Maybe Atta-Mensah can do bter.
Surely, if she actually means to do “equity” work, she’ll outright disown her previous phrases — pleading guilty to silly posturing or ill-conceived venting or one thing.
We can’t make the mayor fire anyone, nor pressure his aides to clarify themselves — however finally the public will discover his repeated refusal to even tackle his appointees’ blatant racism.
