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If you’re throwing a party that Gov. George Wallace would approve of, you might want to think twice.
On Thursday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended her decision to host an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party,” excluding the city council’s seven white members.
The race-based soirée came to light because an aide accidentally sent an invitation to every member, then awkwardly had to do some fast dis-inviting.
The mayor bizarrely explained: “It is my intention that we can, again, be a city that lives our values and create space for all kinds of communities to come together.”
Gee, Michelle: Judging people by their skin color simply to share some eggnog sure seems like a step away from that vision.