Rectortown, VA — What a classic gaffe from New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin: His city is, and must remain, “chocolate.”
CNN, FOX and the cable news folks are all over this one, to no one’s surprise.
This was an unfortunate choice of words, obviously, despite the fact he later explained in more
context: “chocolate” means that dark chocolate and milk are combined to make chocolate.
Why didn’t he just say New Orleans must remain “racially diverse?”
Politicians make gaffes, and this was one of those classics. Despite the fact this will probably help him with his base, who are rightly concerned many parts of the city will be re-developed in a different manner with a different target market, this is a big net negative for Nagin.
Let’s hope some of the more, ahem, “closed minded” elements of society don’t use this in a distorted, polarizing manner. It’s not warranted — it was just a gaffe and his explanation of “racial diversity” should stand.