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Fox News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Fundraiser for Texas ex-official seeks $20K in donations after 'Whites-only' comment about young flood victims
A Democratic former mayoral appointee in Houston, Texas, is being slammed on a fundraising platform after a campaign was set up to help with "legal support" following her comments on social media about the race of the 27 girls from Camp Mystic who died in Hill Country floods last week. In the video, Sade Perkins said the camp "is a Whites-only girls Christian camp" that "doesn't even have a token Asian" or "token Black person." She neglected to mention the races of more than 200 others missing or dead as a result of the floods across multiple Texas counties. "It is a all White, White-only conservative Christian camp," Perkins said in the video. "It's not to say that we don't want the girls to be found, whatever girls that are missing … but you best believe, especially in today's political climate, if this were a group of Hispanic girls … this would not be getting this type of coverage that they're getting. No one would give a f---." The fundraiser, "Support for Sade Perkins," was posted on crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo and features photos of some young girls who died in the flood. Created by Marian Hills, it supposedly will benefit Perkins, a former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board. "Sade Perkins is being publicly targeted for telling the truth," organizers wrote on the site. "After the devastating flood at Camp Mystic, Sade, like many of us, was heartbroken. But she also had the courage to say what others wouldn't: Would this response have looked different if the victims were Hispanic or Black girls?" Hill claimed Perkins is being stalked, harassed and flooded with hate messages, noting Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Perkins was fired "to make it look like they've taken some kind of action in response to public outrage." However, Hill said Perkins resigned "on her own terms" in January, which is when her term expired, according to the city. Despite Perkins inserting race into the conversation, organizers are now calling the backlash she is facing "racialized violence." "Sade simply spoke up about racial disparity in emergency response, something many have quietly thought but were too afraid to say. And the hate she's getting? It's not just disagreement, it's racialized violence in plain sight," according to the fundraiser. Hill alleged that if a white public figure had made the same comment, "it would have sparked debate, not a takedown." She added that since Perkins is a Black woman, she is being told, "You shouldn't be talking at all." With the money raised, organizers said, Perkins will be afforded "protection, legal support, and recovery from the reputational and emotional harm she's enduring." As of Thursday afternoon, the campaign had raised just over $400, with a goal of $20,000. Many of the donations are in small amounts, sent in by usernames acting as comments. A donation by "Disgrace to Houston" garnered 23 likes, while donations made by other usernames with racial slurs, obscene language or death threats aimed toward Perkins have hundreds of likes. While Perkins has yet to address the fundraiser, her boyfriend, Rev. Colin Bossen, released a statement on his website noting he "disavows" her comments. "My partner Sadé Perkins has made comments on social media regarding the horrific flooding that devastated Camp Mystic. I want to be clear that I disavow her comments," Bossen wrote. "While she was not speaking on my behalf or on behalf of my congregation, I recognize that her comments have caused harm to many who are experiencing terrible loss and anxiety."
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ex-Houston mayoral appointee who raged at flooded Texas camp for being ‘white only' humiliated on fundraising page
The former Houston mayoral appointee who raged at a flood-ravaged Texas girls camp for being 'white only' has been humiliated on a fundraising page — with many only paying the smallest amount possible to let them leave abusive messages of outrage. Sade Perkins — who condemned Camp Mystic in an ill-timed rant, just hours after dozens of people died there in a devastating flash flood Friday — is described as 'courageous' on the page, which asks supporters to donate for her 'protection, legal support, and recovery.' 'Sade Perkins is being publicly targeted for telling the truth,' claims the ill-fated Givesendgo page set up by supporter Marian Hills. Advertisement A fundraising page for Sade Perkins was flooded with critics paying a few dollars to leave abusive comments. TikTok / @sades_world8 'Sade simply spoke up about racial disparity in emergency response, something many have quietly thought but were too afraid to say.' The fundraiser aimed to raise $20,000 — but had raked in less than $400 as of Thursday afternoon. Much of that came from critics paying just a few bucks to let them leave nasty comments. Advertisement The fundraising page had raked in just $394 as of Thursday. GiveSendGo 'Paid just to say eatSh-t,' fumed one person, who donated $5, as others dropped f-bombs. 'For your funeral expenses,' another $5 donor seethed, while one critic told her to 'get [an] attorney.' Perkins sparked outrage when she lashed out at the private girls' camp in Hunt, Texas, where at 27 people, including numerous children, died in the floodwaters that have killed more than 100 people. Advertisement 'I know I'm going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a white-only girls' Christian camp. They don't even have a token Asian. They don't have a token Black person. It's an all-white, white-only conservative Christian camp,' Perkins had said in the TikTok footage. 'If you ain't white you ain't right, you ain't gettin' in, you ain't goin'. Period,' Perkins said Saturday — as the state's overall death toll from the flooding soared to more than 80. 'If this were a group of Hispanic girls out there, this would not be getting this type of coverage that they're getting, no one would give a f–k, and all these white people, the parents of these little girls would be saying things like 'they need to be deported, they shouldn't have been here in the first place' and yada yada yada,' Perkins said. Advertisement Houston Mayor John Whitmire later said he plans to 'permanently remove' Perkins from the city's Food Insecurity Board following the inappropriate racial comments, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. Perkins' term on the board expired in January 2025, according to the city's website.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Ex-mayoral aide who mocked flood victims blasted on crowdfunding page
A former mayoral aide who mocked the victims of the deadly Texas floods for being white is now suffering the humiliation of a flop fundraiser to help her. Houston mayoral appointee Sade Perkins went viral over her ballistic TikTok rant that saw her criticize Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors were killed last Friday by the raging Guadalupe River. Perkins, in a series of cruel videos, called Camp Mystic a 'whites only Christian camp' before blaming President Donald Trump , Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans for the massive disaster that has now claimed over 100 lives. Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowed to remove Perkins - who has not worked for him since January - from the board and issued a statement apologizing for her horrifying comments. Now, a crowdfunding campaign set up to defend Perkins has been bombarded by critics who contributed minimum donations so they could leave insulting comments directed at the former city employee. It had raised just $40 of its ambitious $20,000 target at 10am ET Wednesday. One donor, who contributed '$5 of shame' to the GiveSendGo campaign, branded her an 'evil' person and vowed a 'reckoning' would soon come. 'Sade, you're an awful human who has been empowered by the last 4 of political hatred & racism to believe you're morally superior based on your vote & now, it's time for reckoning,' the anonymous donor wrote. 'The evil that is within you to say what you did about those poor babies, literal babies, is only something the devil would stand by. You are disgusting & should be embarrassed.' The crowd funding effort was launched by Marian Hills, whose connection to Perkins remains unclear. She argued argued that while Perkins was 'heartbroken' by the flash floods, she had the 'courage' to question what Hills describes as 'racial disparity in emergency response'. The campaign encouraged those who support 'free speech', 'equity' and 'protecting black women from system retaliation' to make a donation. But instead of supporters, contributors to the 'Support for Sade Perkins' fund were critics willing to '[expletive] away $5' - the minimum donation amount. Another contributor echoed the sentiment, saying: 'I'll [expletive]away $5 to tell you that you are the absolute scum of the earth.' The donor promised they, along with the other 'sleuths' who are active online, will 'make it our life's mission to make sure you regret this stupid, bigoted, hateful video every day of the rest of your pathetic life'. 'Buckle up buttercup. We're just getting started,' their post added. Another said Perkins is the 'scum of the earth' and would have faced the same backlash if 'you were white and said these things'. The donor also took aim at Hills, branding her 'scum' as well for 'lying and saying you did not attack the victims'. One donor, who called Perkins a 'trash human', said making the minimum donation was 'worth it' so they could share exactly how they feel about her. 'You are a foul and disgusting piece of trash. You're subhuman. A hateful racist [expletive] You deserve everything you're getting for what you said about those innocent babies,' the donor said. The poster added that they hoped she would develop ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system - and 'die alone' because that's 'what you deserve'. The crowdfunder received a donation from one apparent supporter. The individual, impersonating President Trump, wrote: 'We are making America great again by protecting free speech.' Perkins vented her frustrations on TikTok after a heavy deluge ripped through Hunt on the Fourth of July, washing away entire cabins at Camp Mystic. 'I know I'm going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a white-only girls' Christian camp,' Perkins raged on TikTok while dozens of girls remained missing. 'They don't even have a token Asian. They don't have a token black person. It's an all-white, white-only conservative Christian camp.' She then blamed Trump, Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for the tragedy, describing it as 'totally preventable.' She complained she had become 'the scapegoat to cover up for the [expletive] of a flood', instead arguing the 'reason' for the natural disaster was 'of course your friendly MAGA Trump up there in the White House .' 'I did not cause the flood, nor did I cause the failure from the National Weather Service and FEMA. Those were done by design, by the Lieutenant, and by the Governor, and your [expletive] President,' she said. Perkins was admonished by Mayor Whitmire, who issued a statement apologizing for the remarks and distancing himself from his former 'The comments shared on social media are deeply inappropriate and have no place in decent society, especially as families grieve the confirmed deaths and the ongoing search for the missing,' Whitmire said. 'The individual who made these statements is not a City of Houston employee. She was appointed to the City's Food Insecurity Board by former Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2024, and her term expired in January 2025.' Whitmire said steps were being taken immediately 'to remove her permanently from the board' and vowed he 'has no plans to reappoint her.' But Perkins had no regrets after being publicly scolded by the mayor on Sunday, instead doubling down on her extraordinary attack on the camp. 'You people are [expletive] crazy, you people are insane,' she said of her critics. 'And the video is still up and I still stand behind - 10 toes down on the [expletive] ground. 'That [expletive] s racism and white supremacy, period. 'If it was Hispanic kids, if it was LGBTQ kids that got swept away y'all wouldnt give a [expletive] and them same MAGA people would be saying they deserve it and that it's God's will, so [expletive] all y'all.' Addressing Mayor Whitmire's comments head-on, Perkins said: 'Mayor Whitmire is a piece of [expletive].' The GiveSendGo campaign alleges that Perkins has been 'stalked, harassed, and flooded with hate messages' since publishing her video. Daily Mail has not able to independently verify those claims. Meanwhile, the search continues Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people in Texas. The full extent of the catastrophe has yet to be revealed as officials warn that unaccounted victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. Officials have already confirmed the Texas flash floods are the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since 1976 when Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood killed 144 people. Abbott, who vowed rescuers will 'not stop until every missing person is accounted for', says officials are currently seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Humiliation for woke ex-mayoral aide who mocked floods at 'whites only Christian camp'
A former mayoral aide who mocked the victims of the deadly Texas floods for being white is now suffering the humiliation of a flop fundraiser to help her. Houston mayoral appointee Sade Perkins went viral over her ballistic TikTok rant that saw her criticize Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors were killed last Friday by the raging Guadalupe River. Perkins, in a series of cruel videos, called Camp Mystic a 'whites only Christian camp' before blaming President Donald Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans for the massive disaster that has now claimed over 100 lives. Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowed to remove Perkins - who has not worked for him since January - from the board and issued a statement apologizing for her horrifying comments. Now, a crowdfunding campaign set up to defend Perkins has been bombarded by critics who contributed minimum donations so they could leave insulting comments directed at the former city employee. It had raised just $40 of its ambitious $20,000 target at 10am ET Wednesday. One donor, who contributed '$5 of shame' to the GiveSendGo campaign, branded her an 'evil' person and vowed a 'reckoning' would soon come. 'Sade, you're an awful human who has been empowered by the last 4 of political hatred & racism to believe you're morally superior based on your vote & now, it's time for reckoning,' the anonymous donor wrote. 'The evil that is within you to say what you did about those poor babies, literal babies, is only something the devil would stand by. You are disgusting & should be embarrassed.' The crowd funding effort was launched by Marian Hills, whose connection to Perkins remains unclear. She argued argued that while Perkins was 'heartbroken' by the flash floods, she had the 'courage' to question what Hills describes as 'racial disparity in emergency response'. The campaign encouraged those who support 'free speech', 'equity' and 'protecting black women from system retaliation' to make a donation. But instead of supporters, contributors to the 'Support for Sade Perkins' fund were critics willing to 'p*** away $5' - the minimum donation amount. Another contributor echoed the sentiment, saying: 'I'll p*** away $5 to tell you that you are the absolute scum of the earth.' The donor promised they, along with the other 'sleuths' who are active online, will 'make it our life's mission to make sure you regret this stupid, bigoted, hateful video every day of the rest of your pathetic life'. 'Buckle up buttercup. We're just getting started,' their post added. Another said Perkins is the 'scum of the earth' and would have faced the same backlash if 'you were white and said these things'. The donor also took aim at Hills, branding her 'scum' as well for 'lying and saying you did not attack the victims'. One donor, who called Perkins a 'trash human', said making the minimum donation was 'worth it' so they could share exactly how they feel about her. 'You are a foul and disgusting piece of trash. You're subhuman. A hateful racist c***. You deserve everything you're getting for what you said about those innocent babies,' the donor said. The poster added that they hoped she would develop ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system - and 'die alone' because that's 'what you deserve'. The crowdfunder received a donation from one apparent supporter. The individual, impersonating President Trump, wrote: 'We are making America great again by protecting free speech.' A supporter, however, has now created a crowdfunding campaign in honor of Perkins, claiming she is being 'publicly targeted for telling the truth' Perkins vented her frustrations on TikTok after a heavy deluge ripped through Hunt on the Fourth of July, washing away entire cabins at Camp Mystic. 'I know I'm going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a white-only girls' Christian camp,' Perkins raged on TikTok while dozens of girls remained missing. 'They don't even have a token Asian. They don't have a token black person. It's an all-white, white-only conservative Christian camp.' She then blamed Trump, Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for the tragedy, describing it as 'totally preventable.' She complained she had become 'the scapegoat to cover up for the f***up of a flood', instead arguing the 'reason' for the natural disaster was 'of course your friendly MAGA Trump up there in the White House.' 'I did not cause the flood, nor did I cause the failure from the National Weather Service and FEMA. Those were done by design, by the Lieutenant, and by the Governor, and your f***ing President,' she said. Perkins was admonished by Mayor Whitmire, who issued a statement apologizing for the remarks and distancing himself from his former But instead of supporters, contributors to the 'Support for Sade Perkins' fund were critics willing to 'piss away $5' - the minimum donation amount - just to publicly air their grievances and condemn the former city employee 'The comments shared on social media are deeply inappropriate and have no place in decent society, especially as families grieve the confirmed deaths and the ongoing search for the missing,' Whitmire said. 'The individual who made these statements is not a City of Houston employee. She was appointed to the City's Food Insecurity Board by former Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2024, and her term expired in January 2025.' Whitmire said steps were being taken immediately 'to remove her permanently from the board' and vowed he 'has no plans to reappoint her.' But Perkins had no regrets after being publicly scolded by the mayor on Sunday, instead doubling down on her extraordinary attack on the camp. 'You people are f**king crazy, you people are insane,' she said of her critics. 'And the video is still up and I still stand behind - 10 toes down on the motherf***ing ground. 'That s**t is racism and white supremacy, period. 'If it was Hispanic kids, if it was LGBTQ kids that got swept away y'all wouldnt give a f**k and them same MAGA people would be saying they deserve it and that it's God's will, so f**k all y'all.' Addressing Mayor Whitmire's comments head-on, Perkins said: 'Mayor Whitmire is a piece of s**t.' The GiveSendGo campaign alleges that Perkins has been 'stalked, harassed, and flooded with hate messages' since publishing her video. Daily Mail has not able to independently verify those claims. Meanwhile, the search continues Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people in Texas. The full extent of the catastrophe has yet to be revealed as officials warn that unaccounted victims could still be found amid the massive piles of debris that stretch for miles. Officials have already confirmed the Texas flash floods are the deadliest from inland flooding in the US since 1976 when Colorado's Big Thompson Canyon flood killed 144 people. Abbott, who vowed rescuers will 'not stop until every missing person is accounted for', says officials are currently seeking more information about those who were in the state's Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday but did not register at a camp or a hotel and may have been in the area without many people knowing.
Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Reverend boyfriend of Houston mayoral appointee breaks silence to disavow 'inappropriate' Camp Mystic flood comments
A Texas reverend has issued a damning statement disavowing his girlfriend after she criticized a camp where 27 little girls and their counselors perished in floodwaters. Reverend Colin Bossen, a senior minister at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, issued a statement to congregants on Monday slamming cruel comments made by his partner Sade Perkins about the Fourth of July weekend tragedy. Perkins condemned the 'whites only conservative Christian camp' and said MAGA loyalists 'would be saying they deserve it and that it's God's will' if the children who died were Latino or LGBTQI. When she was publicly denounced for her comments, she doubled down in a series of increasingly unhinged videos, first blaming Trump for the once-in-a-generation floods and then addressed 'racism and white supremacy.' In a statement obtained by reverend Bossen slammed his partner's remarks and reassured congregants he disagreed with her. 'My partner Sadé Perkins has made comments on social media regarding the horrific flooding that devastated Camp Mystic,' he wrote. 'I want to be clear that I disavow her comments.' Reverend Bossen accepted that even though 'she was not speaking on my behalf or on behalf of my congregation... her comments have caused harm to many who are experiencing terrible loss and anxiety. 'I believe strongly that all people have inherent worthiness and dignity. 'Her comments were not in the spirit of the Unitarian Universalist values centered around love that my congregation and I share.' He said he was 'deeply sorry for the harm' Perkins has 'caused to the Camp Mystic families and the members of the community of Central Texas and along the Guadalupe River who are grieving or anxiously awaiting word about their loved ones. 'I apologize to my congregation who has experienced harm because of her comments. I will continue to work to repair the harm this incident has caused.' The board president of the church, Joan Waddill, also issued a statement trying to distance her church from Perkins' controversial remarks. 'Like everybody in Texas, indeed any person who has heard of the terrible loss of life along the Guadalupe River, we are shocked and saddened by the enormity of our loss,' she said. 'Our core values include a belief in the interconnected web of life and the value of every individual. Thus, we find ourselves in mourning.' Waddill said Perkins 'is affiliated with our church, but not a member or on our staff' when referring to the 'offensive remarks on social media about these deaths' she made. 'She was not speaking for the church, but only for herself. Indeed, her comments contradict the core values of our church. 'We are horrified to be associated with these comments. 'We extend a hand to this person to try to help her recognize the insensitivity of her behavior while we extend our other hand and what help we might provide to the families who have been devastated by these deaths.' Perkins issued her first critique of the camp just hours after the heavy deluge ripped through in the early hours of the Fourth of July, sweeping away cabins which housed primarily eight and nine year old campgoers and their counselors. 'I know I'm going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a white-only girls' Christian camp,' she raged on TikTok as girls were still missing. 'They don't even have a token Asian. They don't have a token black person. It's an all-white, white-only conservative Christian camp.' Perkins was admonished by Houston Mayor John Whitmire, who said he would take steps to remove her from the City's Food Insecurity Board. 'The comments shared on social media are deeply inappropriate and have no place in decent society, especially as families grieve the confirmed deaths and the ongoing search for the missing,' Whitmire said. Reverend Bossen accepted that even though 'she was not speaking on my behalf or on behalf of my congregation... her comments have caused harm to many who are experiencing terrible loss and anxiety' Whitmire said steps were being taken immediately 'to remove her permanently from the board' and vowed he 'has no plans to reappoint her.' But Perkins had no regrets after being publicly scolded by the mayor, instead doubling down on her extraordinary attack on the camp. 'You people are f**king crazy, you people are insane,' she said of her critics. 'And the video is still up and I still stand behind - 10 toes down on the motherf***ing ground. 'That s**t is racism and white supremacy, period. 'If it was Hispanic kids, if it was LGBTQ kids that got swept away y'all wouldnt give a f**k and them same MAGA people would be saying they deserve it and that it's God's will, so f**k all y'all.' Addressing Mayor Whitmire's comments head-on, Perkins said: 'Mayor Whitmire is a piece of s**t.' She blamed Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for the tragedy, describing it as 'totally preventable.' She complained she had become 'the scapegoat to cover up for the f***up of a flood', instead arguing the 'reason' for the natural disaster was 'of course your friendly MAGA Trump up there in the White House.' Sade Perkins vented her frustrations against the 'whites only Christian camp' hours after a heavy deluge ripped through Camp Mystic in Hunt on the Fourth of July 'I did not cause the flood, nor did I cause the failure from the National Weather Service and FEMA. Those were done by design, by the Lieutenant, and by the Governor, and your f***ing President,' she said. In all, at least 104 people perished in the flash flooding, including 27 campers and their counselors. Another 10 campers and one counselor, 19-year-old Katherine Ferruzzo, remain missing. A tragic photo of 13 campers and their two counselors has emerged from Camp Mystic, showing a group of girls who were inside one of the cabins which was swept away in the unprecedented floods. Renee Smajstrla, eight, Janie Hunt, nine, and Alabama native Sarah Marsh, 8, all perished when the camp was washed away by the flood waters. Best friends Lila Bonner, 9, and Eloise Peck, 8, were also killed in the devastating flooding. The bodies of Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Lainey Landry, 9, and camp counselor Chloe Childress were recovered on Sunday evening. Camp Mystic director Richard 'Dick' Eastland, 70, was also among the casualties. He died while trying to rescue campers from the biblical rushing waters as they struck his grounds. The camp director's wife, Tweety, was found safe at their home. The Eastlands have owned and operated Camp Mystic since 1974, and many viewed him as a father figure at the camp. 'It doesn't surprise me at all that his last act of kindness and sacrifice was working to save the lives of campers,' The Kerrville Daily Times guest columnist Paige Sumner said in a tribute to Eastland. Governor Abbott said the banks of the Guadalupe River, where some 750 girls had been staying when the floodwaters hit, had been 'horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I've seen in any natural disaster.' 'The height the rushing water reached to the top of the cabins was shocking,' he said on X after visiting the camp on Saturday. Photos show the summer camp was destroyed after the deadly floodwaters wrecked the grounds. Windows in the cabins were shattered and the interiors were completely covered in mud, with campers belongings in disarray. Camp Mystic was due to celebrate its hundredth year, and has a long and illustrious history as the camp of choice for well-off families in Texas. The daughter of multiple governors and former First Lady Laura Bush are just some of the alumni. Nine-year-old Janie Hunt, who perished in the floods, was the great-granddaughter of late billionaire William Herbert Hunt, whose brother was the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs.
