The picture here of the White House with watermelons on the front lawn titled No Easter Egg Hunt This Year was sent from the personal email account of Dean Grose, the mayor of Los Alamitos, California.
Now it is my understanding that he sent this stupid stupid email to a businesswoman and city volunteer Keyanus Price, who is black, she said she received the e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose's personal account on Sunday.
Is anyone thinking what I am thinking?
I understand there is still racism and people who will crack a racial joke here and there. I can admit I have but I am far from a racist. I can believe that he may not be a racisit. My problem come in when the man says. "He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons. He said he and Price are friends and serve together on a community youth board.
Bottom line is, we laugh at things and I didn't see this in the same light that she did," Grose told the AP. "I'm sorry. It wasn't sent to offend her personally - or anyone - from the standpoint of the African-American race."
Now lets stop and think logically for a minute. Even if the man did receive this email from someone esle( I am giving him credit for not creating the image). Being an intelligent human, wouldn't common sense kick in and say... This is something that may not be appropriate. I would think that a man wise enough to get elected to office would not be a drone and simply push the forward button.
I think that he simly sent it to eveyone in his folder not thinking. The only thought process he had was hehehehe this if funny FORWARD! He just forgot to pay attention to who all recieved it. Hence, the unemployed mayor.
How do you think it went down? Share your thoughts.
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