Opinion: You Probably Shouldn't Be Allowed To Be The Mayor Of Philadelphia If You Can't Properly Execute An "EAGLES" Chant
This has absolutely nothing to do with spelling. For starters, I'm sure that Cherelle Parker knows how to spell the word "eagles". And even if she didn't, I don't care about how good a mayor is at spelling. It's not like I think somebody shouldn't be qualified to be the mayor of a city if they didn't know how to spell the word "restaurant" correctly on the first try.
No. This has everything to do with being a Philadelphian. The "EAGLES" chant should just become 2nd nature to you at some point. Where the moment you hear someone let out that first elongated "Eeeeeee", you instinctually know to follow it up with "A-G-L-E-S EAGLES". There are 5-year-olds who don't know how to spell, can barely wipe their own ass, but they know how to properly execute the Eagles chant.
And listen. I get it. We all suffer from brain farts from time to time. Some of us more than others. But the Eagles chant should be sort of like your baseline test. As long as you're able to perform that chant, you're good to go and qualified to lead. But if you hit us with an E-L-G-S-E-S EAGLES? Well now we know that something just ain't quite right. Now we know there is justifiable reason for concern.
Unless, of course, this was intended to be a deep cut reference to this moment from last season. In which case, Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker is a chronically online Birds fan like the rest of us.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how you spell it. All that matters is go mother frickin' Birds, baby.