Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker responded to the widespread ridicule directed at her at the time she spelled it wrong the name of the hometown Eagles during a speech Sunday.
During a song in honor of the team’s playoff roundthe Democratic mayor attempted to perform the fan base’s signature chant by 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, January 15, 2024. (Bill Streicher-USA Today Sports)
Parker addressed this error during a press conference on Tuesday.
“We don’t promise perfection, I’m so glad I never did,” Parker told reporters. “Especially after I couldn’t spell Eagles properly.”
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 reporters present laughed in response.
The Democrat’s misspelling has already been turned into a T-shirt by independent Philadelphia sportswear company ‘Philly Goat’.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker during an event at Independence Hall on July 4, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Parker is in her first term as mayor of the city after winning the 2023 mayoral election, becoming the first female mayor in the city’s history when she defeated Republican Joe Rockey.
Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and on the Philadelphia City Council from 2015 to 2022.
The Eagles will face the rival Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Philadelphia for the right to advance to the Super Bowl.
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