It’s hard for an established, well-known racist to top their own racists statements. And yet, here we are.
On episode 4,782 of “Imagine If a White Person Had Said That,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sought to explain why he hires so many black city employees on the basis of their skin color, claiming that black Americans are “the most generous people on the planet.”
"There are some detractors that will push back on me and say, you know, ‘The only thing the mayor talks about is the hiring of black people.’ No - what I’m saying is, when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else,” Johnson, who is black, told the predominantly black congregation at the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn on Sunday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson: "The reason I hire so many blacks to run Chicago is because we're planet earth's most generous race" pic.twitter.com/b2qEzWOR5x
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“We are the most generous people on the planet. I don’t know too many cultures that have play cousins, that’s how generous we are. We just make somebody a family member. That’s just how we are,” he went on.
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Johnson then went through the number of top city officials he’s specifically hired because they are black, to “ensure that our people get a chance to grow their business.”
I’m one hundred percent sure that’s called racism, and I’m also positive it’s illegal.