as Native Americans and moving the call center to New Jersey. The 2015 parade again featured blackface, along with a satire of the Black Lives Matter titled "Wench Lives Matter". In 2016 a group presented a Mexican-themed skit, with all of the performers wearing brownface. Parodies of Black Lives Matter continued. The same year, Finnegan New Years Brigade presented a Caitlyn Jenner skit showing her pre-transition on the cover of Wheaties box and after transitioning on the cover of a Froot Loops box. A male Mummer, dressed as Jenner, appeared, mocking her Vanity Fair cover announcing she was transgender. News reports showed a Mummer with the Wheaties/Froot Loops sign screaming "fuck the gays!" Social media posts led to two of the Mummers being fired from their day-to-day jobs and ousted from the club. In 2020, two Mummers were banned from future parades after wearing blackface. In response, mayor Jim Kenney said the city would end the parade "if Mummers leadership does not make immediate changes to better control the parade". City Councilmember Cindy Bass introduced a bill that Mummers who wore blackface risk a $75 fine and a five-year banishment. See also Culture of Philadelphia List of holiday parades References Further reading (reviewed with excerpt in Chronicle of Higher Education. November 23, 2007 p. B19.) External links Mummers Museum Culture of Philadelphia 1901 establishments in Pennsylvania Annual events in Pennsylvania Irish-American culture in Philadelphia Italian-American culture in Philadelphia German-American culture in Philadelphia Parades in the United States Recurring events established in 1901 Festivals established in 1901 Folk festivals in the United States New Year's Day