The famed annual Philadelphia Mummers Parade, which was recently held on New Year's Day with hundreds of marchers in different costumes promoting the 116-year folk tradition, faced condemnation in some of the members' anti-gay acts and signage such as painting their faces brown depicting Mexicans.

The annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia made headlines for how the event reflected on certain groups like the LGBT community and Latin-American individuals. Many attendees mocked famous transsexuals like Caitlyn Jenner and depicted Mexicans with their faces painted brown, the Associated Press reported.

However, despite the numerous insults and condemnation from the public, the organizers and the city's next mayor recently released a statement denying the allegations made against them. They urged that the event wasn't intended to harm certain groups as the folk parade was merely a parody.

The parade also gained more attention when a certain individual, who was carrying a signage showing Caitlyn's photos, was caught on video shot by New York Daily News editor Nick Kurczewski showing a member of the Finnegan New Year's Brigade yelling "F--- the gays!" while marching along Broad Street, Philly reports.

In the Mummers' Press Release, Finnegan New Year Brigade Mike Inemer shared the actions they made after the highly criticized video circulated online.

"The Goodtimers Comic Club and Finnegan New Year Brigade (NYB), which marches in the Goodtimers Club, condemn the hateful speech spoken by a person marching with Finnegan on New Year's Day. As a result of this man's behavior the following action has been taken," Inemer wrote.

The NYB group further revealed that such individual was banned from the organization and that the group will be "offering its services to help with an LGBT fundraiser or equality awareness, and to learn more about LGBT concerns."

Furthermore, the group also stated how the parade rejects such kinds of expressions of hate and bigotry. "That negative behavior and expression has no place in a parade that celebrates family, working people and the hopes for the New Year, and in a parade that has come to represent the City of Philadelphia," the release reads, signed by several members of the group.

Stressing that the group cannot control what individuals within the organization choose to do, especially since the recent parade had many expressing negative symbols and messages for the public to see, the NYB further stated, "Therefore, we will continue to educate and to promote inclusivity and cultural awareness."