Posted on 05/26/2021 10:34:19 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is accusing the New York Daily News of racism over a cartoon Monday depicting him as a tourist arriving in the city on the subway.
Yang’s wife, Evelyn, tweeted the image, together with an offensive stereotype of an Asian visitor, and a complaint about depicting Yang as an outsider after decades in the city.
The Daily News reported Tuesday:
A mayoral candidate who failed to vote in several local elections, decamped to upstate New York during the height of the COVID pandemic, and who recently named the Times Square subway station his favorite among all underground New York City stops — called a press conference Tuesday to complain about a satirical Daily News cartoon depicting him as a tourist.
Andrew Yang, a former entrepreneur who ran as a Democratic presidential contender in 2020, is no longer leading the pack in most recent polls of the New York City mayor’s race. Most show him trailing behind Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.
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Hazel Dukes, president of the NAACP’s New York State Conference, said it appeared clear the cartoon was referring to Yang’s “knowledge of the city,” or lack thereof.
“He didn’t do his homework — maybe that’s what they’re talking about — not as an Asian-American. He has not been able to answer some very pertinent questions about life in the city of New York,” said the civil rights leader who was born in Depression-era Alabama. “They’re talking about his knowledge of the city. I would not say we should label that as racism.”
The primary for both Democratic and Republican candidates is June 22; the general election will be held November 2.
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This is/was too funny. I hope Andy Yang goes down in flames not because he’d be bad for NYC (probably just the opposite) but to wake a few more so-called moderate Rats and Retardicans out of their stupor. America is aflame and we need more firefighters of all stripes.
The second one is the relevant cartoon. The first one was not created about Yang.
And the second one is not racist. Accurate or not, it’s making a clear statement about Yang that has nothing to do with race. It’s not making a comment that Asians are foreigners or whatever nonsense the Twitter mob suggested. And they edited the eyes even though that criticism was a stretch as well. Once again, the Left shows that it lacks the ability to think and has a strong desire to present itself as a victim. Even “moderate” lefties like Yang play that game.
The good thing about the Times Sq. Station is that it connects all the subway lines by underground tunnels.
Has he been living in NYC at least as long as Hillary Clinton was in NYS before she ran for the Senate? Seems like “Carpterbagger” would be a better term than “Tourist”.
Great cartoon. I don’t think these Lefties can speak a single sentence w/o accusing someone of racism.
That first cartoon is ha-whare-ee-us. I can’t believe that Yang’s wife had the nerve to post that.
She is guilty of attempting to promote and/or perpetuate tribalistic thinking.
What a crock of whiny and entitled BS liars.
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