Posted on 06/22/2020 7:00:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
Mayor Ben Rozier of Bloomingdale also wrote that 'privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you've never had a job'
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The city council of Bloomingdale, Georgia, has asked the mayor to immediately resign over his comments on Facebook ripping those he believes possess "privilege," including those who wear "$300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance" and those who wear "$200 sneakers when you've never had a job."
Mayor Ben Rozier's now-deleted post in the Gossip Bloomingdale GA Facebook group from Tuesday night appeared to be a response to the term "white privilege," WJCL-TV reported.
Here's what Rozier wrote:
"What is privilege?.... "Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you've never had a job. "Privilege is wearing $300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance. "Privilege is having a Smartphone with a Data plan which you receive no bill for. "Privilege is living in subsidized housing where you don't have a water bill, where rising property taxes and rents and energy costs have absolutely no effect on the amount of food you can put on your table. "Privilege is the ability to go march against, and protest anything that triggers you without worrying about calling out of work and the consequences that accompany such behavior. "Privilege is having as many children as you want, regardless of your employment status, and [to] be able to send them off to daycare or school you don't pay for. "Privilege is sending your kids to school early for the before-school programs and breakfast, and then keeping them there for the after-school program...paid for by the people who DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH RISING TAXES AND COSTS! ...you know, us so-called 'PRIVILEGED' the ones who pay while you TAKE TAKE TAKE!"
City council wants Rozier to 'tender his resignation immediately'
Bloomingdale's city council asked for Rozier's immediate resignation over his comments, according to a news release posted Thursday on the city's Facebook page.
The council said it doesn't "condone or endorse any single or collective posts" from Rozier, and that it's "unfortunate that Mayor Rozier's [post] on Facebook has caused this set of circumstances and ill will in our beloved community. In no way does this reflect the ideals and values of the City of Bloomingdale or the Bloomingdale City Council."
The statement concluded: "Based on the actions of Mayor Rozier, the entire City Council has respectfully requested that Mayor Rozier tender his resignation immediately."
The Savannah Morning News said calls to Rozier were not immediately returned.
WJCL reported that a resident scheduled a protest for this weekend on the steps of city hall.
The paper added that Rozier in 2018 commented on a video that's since been removed from Facebook showing a black man blocking cars in a roadway — and that he called a commenter a "cotton picker."
Dear City Council,
Go **** yourselves.
Sincerely,
The Mayor
When you’re right you’re right.
Morbidly obese poor.
Only in America.
There’s NO WAY he should resign....or even apologize.
Libs just can’t stand the truth....it’s like a crucifix, sunlight or holy water in a vampire movie.
The guy up the row of condos from us drives a new Tesla. $60K+ car. He’s on food stamps. We have a CX-3, $23,000 and no food stamps
“What is privilege?.... “Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you’ve never had a job. “Privilege is wearing $300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance. “Privilege is having a Smartphone with a Data plan which you receive no bill for. “Privilege is living in subsidized housing where you don’t have a water bill, where rising property taxes and rents and energy costs have absolutely no effect on the amount of food you can put on your table. “Privilege is the ability to go march against, and protest anything that triggers you without worrying about calling out of work and the consequences that accompany such behavior. “Privilege is having as many children as you want, regardless of your employment status, and [to] be able to send them off to daycare or school you don’t pay for. “Privilege is sending your kids to school early for the before-school programs and breakfast, and then keeping them there for the after-school program...paid for by the people who DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH RISING TAXES AND COSTS! ...you know, us so-called ‘PRIVILEGED’ the ones who pay while you TAKE TAKE TAKE!”
10/10 justified rant.
Hmmmm, with all the flack, it appears that he is over the target.
What part of what he said is untrue?
Well, if what he said is out of line with voter thinking, I suspect he would not win reelection. My sense is he will get 90% of the vote to reelect. I am damned tired of the freeloaders who then spit in the face of those trying to help out.
Why ask the question if you won’t like the answer?
In a town with a population of 2,700, the flak is probably coming from his cousins.
Fook off.
I was elected. And plan on being reelected.
“The statement concluded: “Based on the actions of Mayor Rozier, the entire City Council has respectfully requested that Mayor Rozier tender his resignation immediately.”
Ooh, he told the truth.
Not allowed - he must be cancelled.
Hey, those are reparations. Chill, dude! /s
I wish people would learn that all you have to do is tell them, “No.”
The Twitter mob will move on to something else in a couple of days. They have to keep their outrage fresh or it just doesn’t feel as good to them.
They can’t handle the truth.
Not one liberal would answer your question truthfully.....
Truth is “hate speech” and must be punished and wiped out (before the kiddies hear it) at all costs!
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