Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended holding a Christmas party for the “elected people of color” just hours before hosting the controversial gathering inside the city’s official reception hall on Wednesday.
Wu admitted that it was a mistake that all members of the Boston City Council received invitations to the controversial Christmas party and that he had already spoken to those who were not invited.
“We had individual conversations with everyone so that people understood that it was actually an honest mistake in writing the email field,” Wu told reporters.
Wu, Boston’s first woman of color and Asian American mayor, came under fire when her director of City Council relations, Denise DosSantos, sent an exclusive party invitation to all City Council members instead of just members. select guests.
The Boston City Council is made up of six minority members and seven white members.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stressed that the errant invitations were not intended to cause any harm and that she wants to continue bringing together all the different backgrounds working in the city. WHDH 7NEWS
All white members had their invitations rescinded about 15 minutes after the original email was sent.
“I wanted to apologize for my previous email about a Christmas party tomorrow,” DosSantos wrote in his follow-up. “I sent it to everyone by accident and I apologize if my email may have caused offense or seemed that way. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.”
Wu justified Wednesday’s party by stating that it had become something of an annual custom over the past decade, where members of the “diverse” group take turns hosting the party.
Wu City Council Relations Director Denise DosSantos sent an exclusive party invitation to all City Council members instead of just select guests.
“I have been part of a group that meets and represents elected officials of color at all different levels of government in Massachusetts,” Wu said, according to WCVB. “A group that has been around for over a decade and the opportunity to create a space for people to celebrate and rotate who is the host.”
The mayor added that there would be other meetings that all elected officials would attend and said she was “looking forward to celebrating with everyone at the Christmas parties we have in addition to this one as well.”
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Wu emphasized that the errant invitations were not intended to cause any harm and that he wants to continue bringing together all the different backgrounds working in the city.
“My intention is that we can, once again, be a city that lives our values and creates spaces for all types of communities to come together.
“I think we’ve all been in a situation where at some point an email was sent and there was a mistake on the recipient,” Wu added.
When news of the party became public, New England residents expressed their outrage on social media.
“Mayor Wu does NOT dream of a white Christmas. And white wine will NOT serve tonight. Or white meat chicken. No pale faces invited to the Parkman House meeting! New England radio host Howie Carr joked about X.
“So in Boston you can’t go to the mayor’s party if you’re white. How much longer are Americans going to tolerate this leftist racist garbage? Conservative X user Rod Dreher wrote.
The Boston City Council is made up of six minority members and seven white members. All white members had their invitations rescinded about 15 minutes after the original email was sent. BOSTON 25 News
While some people were disgusted by the idea of a party that excluded whites, others defended it, including City Councilman Frank Baker, who was originally invited before it was rescinded.
“I really don’t get offended easily,” Baker, a white Democrat, told the Boston Herald. “To offend me you are going to have to do much more than not invite me to a party.”
“It seems unfortunate to me that with the temperature the way it is, we are moving forward in that division,” he added.
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