FDNY official defends excluding famed 9/11 firefighter from procession for being white

NY Post ^ | July 25, 2020 | Susan Edelman

[george76]

A top FDNY official says it’s “most definitely” acceptable to exclude a white firefighter from a ceremonial unit based solely on his skin color...

Cecilia Loving, the department’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, is defending a decision to kick Lt. Daniel McWilliams — one of three firefighters in the iconic 9/11 Ground Zero flag-raising photo — off a color-guard procession so it would be all-black.

Loving testified at a state Divsion of Human Rights trial on McWilliam’s complaint that he was the victim of racial bias.

When McWilliams showed up at a 2017 memorial mass to honor deceased members of the Vulcan Society, a fraternal group of black FDNY firefighters, he was barred from holding a flag in the color guard.

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Sullivan called the rejection of McWilliams “deplorable,” and evidence of a stark double standard in the FDNY.

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After filing his complaint, McWilliams was the target of retaliation and intimidation by Wilson’s supporters, Sullivan argues. One put his hands on McWilliams, and said, ”I’ve heard about you, they told me you’d act this way, and now you know me.”

[kaehurowing]

Another example of Black Privilege.

[Diogenesis]

The Official Flag of New yORK of Cuomo and Wilhelm and his little Monster

[coaster123]

Another example of white timidity.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Yep, what you said.

The Black Supremacy version of “Por la Raza, todos.”

[shelterguy]

“””Cecilia Loving, the department’s chief diversity and inclusion officer,”””””

I think I see the problem, Jim.

[Hambone 1934]

Black dems only see blacks....Why would we be surprised at anything else...

[joma89]

Racist government in action...again.

JoMa

[Parmy]

We have these nutty women in power all over this country. Coast to Coast and border to border.. Look at Seattle and St. Louis.

[Diogenesis]

[Telepathic Intruder]

Racism: OK for some.

[VAhere]

Don’t worry when it comes time.... they will be just like the NFAC Not F#@$&ing around Crew which shot their own members by accident when they faced off against the 3%

[goodnesswins]

A) black is really representative. ../s

[workerbee]

This country is gone.

[BlueLancer]

“So, a request for an all-black color guard is not discriminatory?” McWilliam’s lawyer, Keith Sullivan, asked in the trial. “No, it isn’t,” Loving replied.

So if I were to ask for an all-white color guard, that would not be discriminatory either ...?

[Salman]

I’m from NYC originally. That town needs to die.

[vigilante2]

Racism

[Chickensoup]

Don’t worry the elites plan to take care of this little woman problem with a national requirement of conversion to Islam. That will calm the little ladies down.

[alstewartfan]

Is it any mystery that these freshly minted black racists are all Democrats?

[NobleFree]

The end game commences: they're not against racial discrimination, they're against whites.