Metro Detroit Councilwoman's Voicemail: Hang Up If You Don't Speak English

[TexasTowelie]

Welcome to America in 2019.

City Council member Lynn Blanchette of Riverview has a voicemail for her home phone that's arching some eyebrows, reports The Times-Herald, a Downriver newspaper.

In her husband Chuck's voice, the home voicemail says:

"You have reached Chuck and Lynn. We are proud citizens of the United States of America. If you speak English, press 1 and leave your message. If not, press 2 to hang up until you learn how to. Thank you."

Cindy Garcia, an organizer for Michigan United, calls the greeting “problematic.”

“If she’s a city councilwoman, she should not have that on her phone. Riverview has different nationalities and ethnicities, and that’s who she’s representing in her community. It’s not just one nationality involved.

Read more: http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/23503/metro_detroit_councilwoman_s_voicemail_hang_up_if_you_don_t_speak_english

[PupCamo]

1. just wow

but it's her home phone

[Tribalceltic]

2. She's still a racist