Philadelphia Mayor Sherrell Parker made a hilarious mistake while leading a Philadelphia Eagles chant before a playoff game.
During a press conference about the city's severe weather preparedness, Mayor Parker decided he needed to lead a chant in support of the Eagles before their regional round game against the Los Angeles Rams.
“Listen, we have to do this,” Democrats began.
Parker asked viewers to join in the chant after declaring travel to the Eagles game on January 19 “essential.”
“Let me hear what you all have to say,” she began. “Elses, Eagles!” Mayor shouted.
The police officer and city staff behind her appeared unaware of the gaffe, but subsequent social media video confirmed that the mistake went viral.
“Birds, let's go!” Parker added before leaving the podium.
Fortunately, the Mayor didn't jinx the team and the Eagles went on to beat the Rams. 28-22.
“We don't promise perfection.”
Two days later, the mayor commented on her misspelling at an unrelated event.
“We're not promising perfection, but we've never been happier, especially after not being able to spell Eagles correctly,” she joked. NBC News.
But the reaction on social media was far from kind to the mayor.
tons of comments asked If Parker was Recruiting diversity or the results of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
“DEI strikes again!” User I wrote.
“How do these people get elected?” Another man asked.
Apparently some soccer fans simply Posted A screenshot of the statistics: “52% of adults in Philadelphia are functionally illiterate, and 67% are low-literate, able to read and write at a 6th to 8th grade level.''
Another viewer said, “She came close to spelling Commander.” made a joke.
Some strange storylines have emerged from the Eagles' playoff run, especially around wide receiver AJ Brown.
After Brown was spotted reading a book on the sideline, not only was he accused of being absent-minded during the most important game of the year, but the book he was reading was ranked number one on Amazon's bestseller list. became the rank.
The following week, before the same game against the Rams, Brown was seen arriving at Lincoln Financial Field driving a Honda Accord. Considering he currently has a $100 million contract with the Eagles, fans were both shocked and amused that he was driving a car worth about $24,000.
Philadelphia will face the Washington Commanders. NFC Championship The winner will advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday to face either the Buffalo Bills or Kansas City Chiefs.
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