Posted on 09/11/2022 2:20:33 AM PDT by Libloather
New Orleans Democrat mayor has declared economy class flights unsafe for black women, while insisting she wont repay $30,000 of taxpayers' money blown on first-class flights to France and Switzerland.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, LaToya Cantrell said: 'My travel accommodations are a matter of safety, not of luxury.
As all women know, our health and safety are often disregarded and we are left to navigate alone.
'As the mother of a young child whom I live for, I am going to protect myself by any reasonable means in order to ensure I am there to see her grow into the strong woman I am raising her to be.
'Anyone who wants to question how I protect myself just doesn't understand the world black women walk in.'
She has repeatedly refused to repay the cost of a luxury American Airlines flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Switzerland for herself in July, despite a city ban on luxury air travel.
Cantrell spent around $10,000 on her own flat bed seat and blew a similar amount on a first-class return to France earlier this year - while her aides traveled in coach.
Cantrell has defended her purchase of the luxury tickets as her both 'doing business' on behalf of the city and because she believes it wouldn't be safe for her to travel in economy class.
While the mayor sat in first-class, her team, including her security detail, were seated in coach.
The Chief Administrative Officer has revealed how the law department is still examining whether Cantrell must reimburse almost $30,000 in taxpayer money for first-class tickets to France and Switzerland.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
'All expenses incurred doing business on behalf of the city of New Orleans will not be reimbursed to the city of New Orleans,' Mayor Cantrell said speaking outside the Nix Library.
'One thing is clear; I do my job and I will continue to do it with distinction and integrity every step of the way. And so, that's what I have to say on that!'
How many in her posse, sitting back in coach, were black women?
“Does she have any women on her staff?”
I was wondering that, too. Does she have any BLACK women on her staff? She says economy is only unsafe for BLACK women.
Is she implying that it is unsafe to fly in coach with other black women?
I....am. All others......are.......not.
The norm in NO. As a non-NO federal taxpayer, I'd love to see an accounting of the post-Katrina federal funds.
So, none of her entourage are black women?
Plenty of black women sitting back in coach, and they all arrive at the same time and just as safely, if not as comfortably, as this beeyotch.
Can anyone point to a black woman mayor who is competently doing the job of running her city?
If you sit back and take this crap from your so-called public servants, NOLA, you deserve what you get.
That’s four years salary for the mayor of Braddock PA.
LaToya the Destroya.
TRUMP CARD!!
LaToya Cantrell played the Diversity Trump Card. That should make any suggestions of impropriety go way.
It is now officially Racist to even think LaToya Cantrell did anything wrong.
Black people clearly are a favored race in today’s world. They can do anything they want and not face consequences.
Sounds like to a racist statement to me. 😆
Did she detail the reasons why flying economy is unsafe for black women, given that black women passengers and flight attendants fly economy safely on thousands of flights every day?
It ain’t safe for white boys that black females like her hates.
It grows in them after a lifetime of double affirmative action. An employer who needs to fill a quota will hire a black woman over a black man so he fills two quotas.
Ironically if you’ve seen the endless videos of in flight disturbances, it’s black women making these flights unsafe.
She probably got the lowest first class via Priceline.../s
Unsafe? And she had aides in coach flying with her?
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