Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker responded to widespread mockery aimed at her when she misspelled the name of her hometown Eagles during a speech Sunday.
During a chant to celebrate the team’s appearance in the playoffs, the Democratic mayor attempted to do the signature fan chant of spelling out the team name. However, she spelled it “ELGSES”.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker rings the ceremonial bell before action between the 76ers and the Houston Rockets at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on January 15, 2024. (Bill Streicher-USA Today Sports)
Parker addressed the mistake during a press conference Tuesday.
“We don’t promise perfection, I’m so glad I never did,” Parker told reporters. “Especially after I couldn’t spell Eagles correctly.”
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Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker participates in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
The journalists present laughed in response.
The Democrat’s misspelling has already been made into a T-shirt by independent Philadelphia sportswear company “Philly Goat.”
Mayor Cherelle Parker during an event at Independence Hall on July 4, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Parker is serving her first term as the city’s mayor after winning the 2023 mayoral election, becoming the first female mayor in the city’s history when she defeated Republican David Oh.
Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and then on the Philadelphia City Council from 2015 to 2022.
The Eagles will face their rivals Washington Commanders in Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game for the right to advance to the Super Bowl.
