25 Who Responded To New York’s New Mayor Eric Adams Calling Workers ‘Low-Skill’

Everyone makes verbal mistakes; no one is immune. No matter how much experience a person has with public speaking, they are bound to make mistakes that will probably haunt them for a few years, unfortunately.

There are five different kinds of verbal slip-ups:

1. Eggcorn (cold slaw instead of coleslaw)
2. Malapropism (pineapple instead of pinnacle)
3. Spoonerism (blushing crow instead of crushing blow)
4. Freudian Slip (as I was telling my husb... instead of as I was telling President Bush)
5. Mondegreen (very close veins instead of varicose veins)

By the way, before you go searching, let me make it easier. Condoleezza Rice, who was once the National Security Advisor to President Bush, said, "As I was telling my husb— as I was telling President Bush," at a Washington, D.C., dinner party.

People didn't know how to react, but jaws dropped.

In 1988, then Vice President George H. W. Bush said, "We’ve had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We’ve had some sex... uh... setbacks."

Yes, let that sink in.

A Freudian slip is believed to be linked to the thoughts in our subconscious mind. In simple terms, these verbal slip-ups reveal dark secrets and feelings we've locked up in our subconscious minds.

When Mayor Eric Adams referred to low-wage workers as 'low-skill,' he naturally attracted a lot of criticism. While we're not sure if Mayor Eric Adams had a Freudian slip or a malapropism, we'll let you decide.

Here's how it started.

Twitter / Achmat X

Wow. The nerve.

Twitter / Achmat X

Here's the controversial video.

True that.

LolOverruled

Low-wage or low-skill jobs are a myth.

AOC

Yeah, then everyone will lose their minds.

JoshuaPotash

They were frontline heroes not too long ago. Don't you ever forget that.

ZachWLambert

Smh.

GoodPoliticGuy

Exactly.

nhannahjones

Well said.

youseepeeYYC

They can't do it.

edburmila

Exactly.

JamilahLemieux

Yes, one day without a cook would starve you.

KimberlyNFoster

Roasted.

PrinceHAK33M

They did, and it's pathetic.

DanPriceSeattle

They'd die within minutes, dude.

fatnudes

Maybe it's time we start respecting people.

WoobieTuesday

He'd better prepare his food, shine his shoes, and stay away from donuts.

theproperlurker

He knows very little about what it's like outside government jobs.

TheTimHunter

Exactly.

sleepisocialist

That must sting Adams.

bivey

Exactly; he'd better stay home for a long time.

AintBut1Gary

UNO Reverse Card.

GenZdemagogue

I hope you hear this, Adams.

_dirtbaby

Roasted, again.

lanadelslayee

Uh.

DougJBalloon

Adams has a plate full of criticism to digest.

ikarlymarx

They're essential workers who can run an office better if need be.

AchmatX

In Summary...

We shouldn't forget that those you refer to as 'low-skill' workers were the ones holding the fort and ensuring people had everything they needed during the pandemic outbreak and lockdowns.

Your supermarket shelves were stocked because some low-skill workers understood how important it was to have essential items ready to go. Cooks made sure they wore masks at all times so they could prepare food on time for people who required it.

When fast food centers were closed during the pandemic, we couldn't wait for them to reopen so we could taste our favorite foods again. Let's not forget that the people you call low-skill were once called essential frontline warriors.

They are essential frontline warriors because, without them, you wouldn't last a minute.