California Mayor Steps Down After Sending Obama Watermelon Email<http://bossip.com/87933/california-mayor-steps-down-after-sending-obama-watermelon-email/>
Posted by Bossip Staff [image: watermelons65]<http://bossip.com/87933/california-mayor-steps-down-after-sending-obama-watermelon-email/watermelons65/> Racist jokes about Obama<http://bossip.com/category/bossip-celebs/barack-obama/>are still in style with some white folks: Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose has stepped down as Mayor of Los Alamitos, CA after sending out this fake photo of watermelons on President Barack Obama’s White House front lawn. Grose’s email included the heading, “No Easter Egg hunt this year.” “I think he’s saying that since there’s a black president, there will be no need to hunt for eggs since they’re growing watermelons in the front yard this year,” said Keyanus Price, an African American who was among those receiving the email. Price told Fletcher that she considers the email rascist and offensive. “What I’m concerned about is how can this person send an e-mail out like this and think it is OK?” Price said. “He’s putting the city into a bad place and he is a liability.” Grose apologized to Price, city council members and others. “It was just poor judgment on my part and I am deeply sorry,” he said. SMH. Well, we know who he voted for. Although a move in the right direction, Barack Obama as President won’t automatically kill the racism and ignorance that’s embedded in America. On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Ms. Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Mayor sent e-mail with watermelons instead of Easter eggs at White House > > February 25, 2009 · Print This Article > > The mayor of Los Alamitos is coming under fire for an e-mail he sent out > 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 she received the e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose’s personal account on > Sunday and wants a public apology. > > “I have had plenty of my share of chicken and watermelon and all those > kinds of jokes,” Price told The Associated Press. “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.” > > The Orange County Register first reported the e-mail on its Web site > Tuesday night. > > Grose confirmed to the AP 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. > > 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.” > > Grose, who became mayor in December, said he sent an apology e-mail to > Price and her boss and also left her a voicemail 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. > > Los Alamitos is a 2 1/4-square-mile Orange County city of around 12,000 > people. The mayor is elected by fellow members of the five-seat City > Council. > > -- > "I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out > of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my > worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." ~Marilyn Monroe > -- "I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." ~Marilyn Monroe --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
