Sade Perkins faces backlash for calling Texas flood-hit camp a ‘white-only' enclave
'I know I'm going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a white-only girls' Christian camp. They don't even have a token Asian. They don't have a token Black person,' she said in a private TikTok video that quickly spread online.
As rescue teams continued their desperate search in flood-hit areas, Perkins doubled down, saying people wouldn't care if the victims were Hispanic or Black. 'If this were a group of Hispanic girls out there, no one would care. People would say they should be deported,' she claimed.
Public backlash and removal
Her comments were slammed across social media for being 'divisive' during a tragedy. Perkins followed it up with another video, calling out 'white double standards' and bringing up issues like migrant children in ICE custody being ignored. She later added that she hopes the missing girls are found but her earlier rants already drew massive outrage.
Houston TikToker & Democrat Activist Sade Perkins Hurls Racist Tirade at White Texas Flood Victims, Revealing DEI & Critical Race Theory's Poisonous Grip on Society. Her Views, Taught in Universities Nationwide, Expose the Far Left's Embrace of Evil. Sade attacked girl on Right!… pic.twitter.com/MDJ0v0JVxM — Christopher Calvin Reid (@ReidFirm) July 6, 2025
Houston's new mayor, John Whitmire, was quick to respond. He said Perkins' 'deeply inappropriate comments' have no place in society, and he will not reappoint her to any city role. Perkins' term had already ended in January, but the fallout from her comments may follow her much longer.
Camp Mystic's legacy and sorrow
Camp Mystic has been a big part of Texas culture for nearly a century, with many daughters of governors and even former First Lady Laura Bush among its alumni. This year's floods hit the camp hard. Some campers had to climb trees to survive. Others weren't as lucky. At least 80 people have died across the state due to flooding. Many more are still missing, including a camp counselor.
While Perkins pointed fingers at privilege, many online felt her timing was wrong. 'You can talk about race later,' one user wrote. 'Right now, families are broken.'
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