{"id":2255994,"date":"2024-05-30T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-hollywood-mayor-tries-and-fails-to-explain-epidemic-of-racialized-and-gendered-architecture\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T21:03:49","slug":"west-hollywood-mayor-tries-and-fails-to-explain-epidemic-of-racialized-and-gendered-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-hollywood-mayor-tries-and-fails-to-explain-epidemic-of-racialized-and-gendered-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"West Hollywood Mayor&#8217;s Attempt to Clarify &#8216;Racialized&#8217; and &#8216;Gendered Architecture&#8217; Falls Short"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-hollywood-mayor-tries-and-fails-to-explain-epidemic-of-racialized-and-gendered-architecture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>West Hollywood&#8217;s Mayor, \u2063John M. Erickson, struggled to articulate the issue of &#8220;racialized&#8221; and &#8220;gendered architecture&#8221; in a recent city council hearing. In a \u2064humorous clip\u2064 circulating online, Erickson&#8217;s vague responses to the reporter&#8217;s inquiries reflected confusion rather than clarity, likened\u200d to a perplexing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-stuart-stevens-says-washington-insiders-threatened-by-lincoln-project\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Stuart Stevens Says \u2018Washington Insiders Threatened\u2019 by Lincoln Project\">word salad<\/a> \u200dtypical of Vice President Kamala Harris. Your summary\u2062 effectively \u2064captures the essence of the original text, highlighting Mayor John \u2064M. Erickson&#8217;s difficulty\u2062 in explaining the concept of \u2062&#8221;racialized&#8221; and &#8220;gendered architecture.&#8221; The comparison to Vice President Kamala Harris adds a relatable touch to the description of the situation. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mayor of West Hollywood, John M. Erickson, tried and failed miserably to explain the problem with epidemic \u201cracialized\u201d and \u201cgendered architecture\u201d in his city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a hilarious clip posted on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheFP\/status\/1795870836437487861\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from The Free Press, a reporter asked Erickson to explain a discussion brought up at a recent city council hearing when members expressed their feelings about this<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  kind of space in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mayor was asked to explain \u201cracialized space in architecture\u201d and he replied, by repeating the question and adding \u201cwell, it\u2019s how do you understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reminder-woke-planet-fitness-has-lunk-alarm-to-combat-toxic-masculinity-but-man-in-womens-room-is-fine\/\" title=\"Note: Planet Fitness uses a 'Lunk Alarm' to deter aggressive behavior but allows men in the women's locker room\">gendered space<\/a> in architecture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reporter then pressed him to explain \u201cgendered space,\u201d and the mayor replied: \u201cWell there\u2019s actually several great books about it. When you look at architecture or building or zoning codes they all play into the same space in which how do we create an open an environment \u2014 open and inviting environment for all communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reporter then tried once again to get Erickson to explain what he meant and the Mayor delivered another word salad, reminiscent of something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/even-the-daily-show-is-poking-fun-at-kamala-harris-tendency-toward-word-salads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> would say at such an event.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: The *very real* mayor of West Hollywood attempts to explain\u2014to an increasingly hopeless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benkawaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenKawaller<\/a>\u2014the epidemic of \u201cracialized\u201d and \u201cgendered architecture\u201d in his city.<\/p>\n<p>Get more of \u201cBen Meets America!\u201d\u2014West Hollywood edition: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yGvWguqS4x\">https:\/\/t.co\/yGvWguqS4x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Npwfh0DUf\">pic.twitter.com\/4Npwfh0DUf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Free Press (@TheFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFP\/status\/1795870836437487861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWell a gendered space in architecture, when you look at how was stuff opened like when you look at metro stops, when you look at bus stops, you look at a lot of transportation hubs, a lot of things, are they more friendly to people of both genders,\u201d Erickson said. \u201cOr all genders? These are all questions that we are looking at when we look at cities and how they\u2019re built these days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reporter gave it one more try asking the mayor how a \u201ctransportation hub\u201d could be \u201cunfriendly to men or to women,\u201d and Erickson replied, \u201cI mean, don\u2019t you already know the answer to that question?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This back and forth continued with Erickson talking about spaces that don\u2019t have a shelter from the weather or proper lighting or a bench or open spaces, completely failing to provide what \u201cracialized spaces\u201d or \u201cgendered spaces in architecture\u201d were despite the reporter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/well-known-colorado-animal-rights-lawyer-arrested-after-allegedly-hiring-hitman-to-murder-husbands-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Well-Known Colorado Animal Rights Lawyer Arrested After Allegedly Hiring Hitman To Murder Husband\u2019s Girlfriend\">numerous attempts<\/a> at getting a straight answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At one point, the reporter pointed to the building behind them, the West Hollywood Library, and asked the mayor what was \u201cracialized or gendered\u201d about the library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Erickson replied, \u201cwell, it\u2019s not anymore. It\u2019s brand new. So, I think this space is more inviting to \u2014 to one that was just over there [pointing] Don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Hollywood&#8217;s Mayor, John M. Erickson, struggled to address the issue of &#8220;racialized&#8221; and &#8220;gendered architecture&#8221; in his city. In a comical clip circulating online, a reporter queried Erickson about a discussion at a recent council meeting. 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