Darryl Mills is an Alderman in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Wrightsville is a town of 2,500 southern souls.  It is 98.11% white.  A big .2% of those folks are African American.  My pocket calculator says that means 5 people.

So when Alderman Mills called the bartender Mia Banks at the King Neptune Restaurant a “mixed breed,” he was a little stunned that she was offended.

He was, of course, just kidding.

In an interview, Mills confirmed he called Banks a “mixed breed” and used an expletive. He said he and Banks have had a bantering and teasing relationship for years.

Yes, I can think of all manner of friendly jokes, comments and stories that use the term “mixed breed” in a nice manner.

Mills says that his comments have nothing to do with hm being a Alderman.

He has no plans to resign. “I think this is a personal matter,” he said. “It has nothing to do with Wrightsville Beach.”

People with a double digit IQ disagree.

Banks, who splits her time between Charlotte and Wrightsville Beach, said publicly addressing the comment felt like the right thing to do.

“He is in a position of power and I think he needs to be held accountable for his actions,” she said.

Now I know this is going to come as surprise to you but even though the position of alderman is non-partisan, Alderman Mills is a …. yep.

Thanks to MB for the heads up.