Sade Perkins fundraiser raises less than $400 amid backlash over viral comments seemingly mocking Texas flood victims

Houston Food Insecurity Board appointee Sade Perkins has sparked a social media meltdown after publicly bashing Camp Mystic, which experienced a fatal flood in Texas. The response has not only sparked national debate but has also stalled her fundraising campaign.

In a TikTok video that went viral earlier this month, Perkins denounced Camp Mystic as an “all-white enclave” and asked if the emergency response and media attention would have been the same were the victims Black or Hispanic.

"I know I’m probably going to get cancelled for this, but Camp Mystic is a whites-only, girls’ Christian camp... It is an all-white, white-only, conservative Christian camp. If you ain’t white, you ain’t right, you ain’t getting in, you ain’t going. Period." She said in her video.

The woman speaking is Sade Perkins.



Sade Perkins is the Market Manager of Freedmen's Town Farmers Market and a Non-Resident Fellow at Princeton University.



She serves on the Board of Directors for Houston Food Insecurity in Houston, TX. (Receipts in the thread.) pic.twitter.com/kRfdM1IuUP

— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) July 6, 2025

The video was shared after devastating flash floods ravaged Camp Mystic, killing at least 27 people, including campers and counselors.

In reaction to the backlash, Sade Perkins’ supporters set up a crowdfunding page aimed at raising money to help pay for her legal defense, protection, and to allow her to recover from what they said was damage to her reputation and emotional well-being.

"She didn’t attack the victims. She questioned disparity. And for that, she’s being stalked, harassed, and flooded with hate messages," her GiveSendGo bio read.

But as of this week, the fund has raised less than $400 in donations, nowhere close to the target. According to reports, many of the donations come from people who are mocking Sade Perkins rather than those who are supporting her.

Hosted on the GiveSendGo site, the campaign cast Perkins as a “truth-teller” who is unfairly being singled out for raising concerns about racial disparities. It called on donors to stand with her in defense of free speech, equity, and the protection of Black women from systemic retaliation.

More about the controversial video and Sade Perkins' response to the backlash

In her video, Sade Perkins said she was “heartbroken” about the disaster but said systemwide racial disparities in emergency responses were not receiving focus. She added that if the victims had been people of color, the outrage would not have been close to the same.

"But you best believe, especially in today’s political climate, if this were a group of Hispanic girls, especially with them being in East Texas, this would not be getting this type of coverage," she added.

But although her comments were celebrated by some who felt they were a long-overdue critique of systemic inequality, they also inspired backlash. Critics condemned Perkins for seeking to spin the tragedy into a divisive narrative, saying her remarks disrespected the victims and their mourning relatives.

As a response to all the backlash, it seems like she doubled down on her statements, blaming the "white folks" and the Trump administration for the backlash. She stated that she would continue to express her thoughts no matter the consequences.

"I give no f**ks because when I say I am exhausted with white folks... and it's really been 10 times worse since this whole Trump sh*t has been off the ground but whatever tomorrow's a new day i will be back the video is still up you can go like and comment," she said in a new TikTok video.

NEW: GiveSendGo campaign, which was set up for the woman who mocked the "white girls" who lost their lives in the TX floods, raises a whopping $140.



Houston mayoral appointee Sade Perkins is claiming to be the victim after her racist rants went viral.



The campaign claims… pic.twitter.com/wo61cWe4dZ

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 9, 2025

The scandal has also caught the eye of Houston city leaders. Mayor John Whitmire called Perkins’ remarks “deeply inappropriate” and stated that she had already resigned from the Food Insecurity Board in February.

Sade Perkins' video has audiences divided on the issue. Supporters say she brought up legitimate concerns about racial disparities in emergency responses, while critics blame her insensitivity in timing and tone.