Adams continues to defend his outsized reaction to an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor who dared to question him, declaring himself “the symbol of black manhood.”
Mayor Eric Adams declared himself “the symbol of black manhood in this city, in this country” during a speech last week at a Brooklyn church, where he again defended his outsized reaction to a 84-year-old Holocaust survivor who dared to question him at a community forum.
Hizzoner’s comments came Sunday at the Christian Cultural Center in Starrett City, as he continued to allude to his June 28 exchange with housing-rights advocate Jeanie Dubnau,at the town hall meeting after she “disrespected” him by griping about new rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments citywide.
Adams didn’t mention Dubnau by name — but it appeared he was talking about their exchange when he brought up a story he’s repeatedly told about how his late mother, Dorothy, who cleaned houses for a living, would repeatedly get fired for snapping back at disrespectful employers. “She would say it was my job to clean your garbage pail — not to take your crap. And she would say to me, ‘baby don’t you ever let someone disrespect you,’” he said during his 10-minute talk.
Mayor Eric Adams declared himself “the symbol of black manhood in this city, in this country” during a speech, where he doubled down on his reaction to an 84-year-old woman who questioned him at a community forum.“And no matter where I am, mommy transitioned almost two years ago and I hear her every time someone thinks they gonna step up and disrespect me,” he said to a cheering audience.— then boasted: “I’m the symbol of black manhood in this city, in this country and what it represents.
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