Fundraiser For Texas Ex-official Seeks $20k In Donations After 'whites-only' Comment About Young Flood Victims

A Democratic erstwhile mayoral appointee successful Houston, Texas, is being slammed connected a fundraising level aft a run was group up to thief pinch "legal support" pursuing her comments connected societal media astir nan title of nan 27 girls from Camp Mystic who died successful Hill Country floods past week.

In nan video, Sade Perkins said nan campy "is a Whites-only girls Christian camp" that "doesn't moreover person a token Asian" aliases "token Black person." 

She neglected to mention nan races of much than 200 others missing aliases dormant arsenic a result of nan floods crossed aggregate Texas counties.

"It is simply a each White, White-only blimpish Christian camp," Perkins said successful nan video. "It's not to opportunity that we don't want nan girls to beryllium found, immoderate girls that are missing … but you champion believe, particularly successful today's governmental climate, if this were a group of Hispanic girls … this would not beryllium getting this type of sum that they're getting. No 1 would springiness a f---."

Camp Mystic is shown successful Hunt, Texas, July 9, 2025. (Ashley Landis/AP Photo)

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The fundraiser, "Support for Sade Perkins," was posted connected crowdfunding level GiveSendGo and features photos of immoderate young girls who died successful nan flood. Created by Marian Hills, it supposedly will use Perkins, a erstwhile personnel of nan Houston Food Insecurity Board.

"Sade Perkins is being publically targeted for telling nan truth," organizers wrote connected nan site. "After nan devastating flood astatine Camp Mystic, Sade, for illustration galore of us, was heartbroken. But she besides had nan courageousness to opportunity what others wouldn’t: Would this consequence person looked different if nan victims were Hispanic aliases Black girls?"

Hill claimed Perkins is being stalked, harassed and flooded pinch hate messages, noting Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Perkins was fired "to make it look for illustration they’ve taken immoderate benignant of action successful consequence to nationalist outrage."

However, Hill said Perkins resigned "on her ain terms" successful January, which is erstwhile her word expired, according to nan city.

A position wrong a compartment astatine Camp Mystic, nan tract wherever astatine slightest 20 girls went missing aft flash flooding successful Hunt, Texas, July 5, 2025. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

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Despite Perkins inserting title into nan conversation, organizers are now calling nan backlash she is facing "racialized violence."

"Sade simply said up astir group disparity successful emergency response, thing galore person softly thought but were excessively acrophobic to say. And nan dislike she’s getting? It’s not conscionable disagreement, it’s racialized unit successful plain sight," according to nan fundraiser.

Hill alleged that if a achromatic nationalist fig had made nan aforesaid comment, "it would person sparked debate, not a takedown." She added that since Perkins is simply a Black woman, she is being told, "You shouldn’t beryllium talking astatine all."

A destroyed compartment astatine Camp Mystic aft flooding deed Texas. (Eli Hartman/AP Photo, File)

FORMER HOUSTON APPOINTEE CLAIMS FLOOD-RAVAGED CAMP MYSTIC IS 'WHITES-ONLY' IN VIRAL VIDEO

With nan money raised, organizers said, Perkins will beryllium afforded "protection, ineligible support, and betterment from nan reputational and emotional harm she’s enduring."

As of Thursday afternoon, nan run had raised conscionable complete $400, pinch a extremity of $20,000.

Many of nan donations are successful mini amounts, sent successful by usernames acting arsenic comments.

A aid by "Disgrace to Houston" garnered 23 likes, while donations made by different usernames pinch group slurs, obscene connection aliases decease threats aimed toward Perkins person hundreds of likes.

Campers' belongings beryllium extracurricular 1 of Camp Mystic's cabins adjacent nan Guadalupe River aft a flash flood swept done nan area July 7, 2025, successful Hunt, Texas.   (Eli Hartman/AP Photo)

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While Perkins has yet to reside nan fundraiser, her boyfriend, Rev. Colin Bossen, released a connection connected his website noting he "disavows" her comments.

"My partner Sadé Perkins has made comments connected societal media regarding nan horrific flooding that devastated Camp Mystic. I want to beryllium clear that I disavow her comments," Bossen wrote. "While she was not speaking connected my behalf aliases connected behalf of my congregation, I admit that her comments person caused harm to galore who are experiencing unspeakable nonaccomplishment and anxiety."