Mayor Erin Mendenhall outs herself as a straight white liberal woman by being super gay about everything.
Salt Lake City, UT — In a move that shocked absolutely no one — except Utah’s Republican supermajority — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall unveiled a new collection of city-sanctioned pride flags this week, boldly affirming her identity as a straight white progressive woman.
Even as the Great Salt Lake evaporates like common sense in a city council meeting, downtown sidewalks double as open-air hostels, and the housing market plays Hunger Games with anyone under 60, Mendenhall rose to the occasion — literally — standing beneath four virtue-soaked banners: the LGBTQ+ Pride flag, the Juneteenth flag, and the Transgender Pride flag. With the solemnity of a UN ambassador and the flair of a Pinterest mom, she declared them official symbols of Salt Lake City.
Yes, the same Salt Lake City that once stood toe-to-toe with the federal government and serves as headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now the slay queen of Utah.
As Matt Walsh ignorantly put it, “Nothing says Mormon values like BLM holidays and child castration flags.”
Mayor Mendenhall said the flags will represent the “marginalized communities who reflect the soul of our city.” Apparently, the soul of the city is led by RuPaul, Robin DiAngelo, and your third-grade teacher who insisted on being called “Mx.”
These flags were a response to a Utah state law banning non-governmental flags from flying over public buildings. But like any seasoned activist with access to a city budget, Mendenhall found a loophole.
This may have been predicted as a big win for the LGBTQ+ community, but it turned out to be an even bigger win for straight, white, stay-at-home yoga moms looking for something to post on their Instagram stories.
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