Remember when segregation used to be a bad thing? It wasn't that long ago that holding a holiday party that excluded a specific race would be a political scandal. Fortunately for Democrats, it's 2023, and that means pretty much anything goes as long as it falls under the guise of intersectionality.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proved that after she held an "electeds of color" party which disallowed any white people from attending. As RedState reported, Wu doubled down when pressed on the matter, revealing that the event had been going on for years, with the general theme being that it creates a safe space for oppressed communities to share their experiences.
Mayor Wu defends segregated holiday party and reveals it's been going on for years pic.twitter.com/SrDDRMRLFc
— Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) December 14, 2023
That got me thinking. Just how oppressed is Wu? She's trying to grab the mantle of intersectionality to suggest she has negative experiences so vivid that they require a segregated holiday party free of white people. Okay, so what's her actual background?
We already know that Asians enjoy some of the highest education and income rates in the United States and have for decades. Perhaps the good mayor was an exception, though, growing up under hardship with a lack of opportunities afforded due to abject racism.
Let's find out, shall we?
Wu was born in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois[6] to Taiwanese American parents.[7] Her father, Han Wu, was admitted to the Illinois Institute of Technology for graduate studies; however, neither he nor his wife spoke much English.[8] Raised with Mandarin Chinese as a first language, Wu often interpreted between English and Mandarin for her parents.[9][10][11] Her parents later were divorced.[9]
One of four children, Wu was graduated from Barrington High School in 2003 as the valedictorian of her class.[12] Wu received perfect scores on the SAT and ACT and in 2003 was selected as a Presidential Scholar from Illinois.[13][11] Wu's parents hoped that she would pursue a career in medicine so that she would have financial stability.[11] Wu moved to the Boston area to attend Harvard University, from which she was graduated in 2007 with a baccalaureate in economics.[14]
Putting this together, Wu was born to first-generation immigrants, but they weren't living in a Chicago slum. Her father went to a prestigious university and earned a graduate degree. Wu and her family lived in Barrington, one of the wealthiest suburbs in the country. She then went to Harvard University, eventually graduating with a law degree. After that, she worked for Sen. Elizabeth Warren before winning a seat on the city council in Boston.
Wu's rise to mayor was similarly charmed. She was initially slated to face a popular incumbent Democrat until Joe Biden appointed him to Secretary of Labor, leaving the seat open. Wu was immediately positioned as the front-runner in the primary. Once she won that, the general election was a done deal given how liberal Boston is.
Now, does any of that read like someone who lived a life of hardship and oppression due to abject American racism? Because I don't see it. Instead, I see someone who grew up incredibly privileged and was able to take advantage of everything her country had to offer.
In short, Wu is a laughable case study of victimhood as currency. She's not actually a victim of much of anything. On the contrary, she's been handed more opportunities than the vast majority of Americans throughout her life. She's not white, though, and that means her identity is a virtue that can be used for her political advancement and to excuse her own racism. Welcome to the United States in 2023.
