“I would absolutely do it again. I’m unapologetic about it because it spurred a very important conversation, a conversation that needed to happen, that should have happened a long time ago,” the Democrat said on a segment of the New York Times’s podcast Sway, released on Monday.
“Here is the bottom line for me: To state the obvious, I’m a black woman mayor,” she said. “I’m the mayor of the third-largest city in the country. Obviously, I have a platform, and it’s important to me to advocate on things that I believe are important. Going back to why I ran — to disrupt the status quo. The media is critically important to our democracy. … The media is in a time of incredible upheaval and disruption, but our City Hall press corps looks like it’s 1950 or 1970.”
“I have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically,” she continued.
When Lightfoot was pressed on the subject and reminded of criticism from those who suggested politicians don’t get to choose their coverage, she remained defiant and said the move was meant to resist “systemic racism.”
BeetleJuice furthering systemic racism!
Wonderful example!
You and the other 79% make the remainder look bad!
She is crazy, racist and missed her cognitive test when the criminals come to her door I pray the cops she hates are all on other calls because of her failure to do her job.
Fuel those flames short timer! Your time will be annotated in history as someone who was mayor of Chi-town. Thats it. Nothing accomplished except continuing the enigma that is Chi-town.
Deranged and mentally unfit.
If a WHITE said that stuff she says, they would be FIRED the very Day !!!!! SO, why Not her ????????