According to Associated Press, the director of Clay County Development Corp., came under fire after she wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post:
"It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified
First Lady in the White House. I’m tired of seeing a (sic)
Ape in heels,"
The mayor of Clay, Beverly Whaling chimed in a comment:
"Just made my day Pam."
The comments came after Republican Donald Trump was
elected president and soon spread like wildfire on the internet.
More than 103,000 people have signed an online petition calling
for both Taylor and Whaling to be fired.
The petition says the post was "hateful and racially motivated.
Every grant and piece of paper Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Whaling
have to fill out and sign promises equal opportunities and a
racism free workplace,"
Taylor, who runs a nonprofit that provides services to elderly
and low-income residents in the county, confirmed to WCHS on
Monday night that she was put on leave. She apologized on
Facebook but subsequently deleted her page. In a statement to
WCHS, she insists that she is not a racist.
"I would like to apologize for any unintentional harm
caused by my comment," Whaling said. "My comment
was not intended to be racist at all. I was referring to my
day being made for the change in the White House! I am
truly sorry for any hard feeling this may have caused!
Those who know me, know that I am not in any way
racist! Again, I would like to apologize for this getting
out of hand"
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