Andrew Yang sees racism in newspaper cartoon of him

[@monsenor5561]

I love Andrew Yang. Remember how he forgave Shane Gillis or whatever that guy was who called him Jew chin* and he was attacked by the angry crowd. He is not the type to call this out unless it is clearly going on and is disruptive. I root for this guy. He is as chill as you can see in politics

[@CA2SD]

Whenever Yang speaks, he has realistic solutions.

[@maybebabyny]

To making big business Republicans wealthier.... yes he does.

[@Armed-Forever]

He literally has no specifics

[@firstamendment.1850]

He's just another corrupt politician.

[@Musicisawesome95]

Wasn't he the only one out of the candidates that knew a house in Brooklyn cost more than 100k??

[@donb6897]

the only one of them that took seriously the issue of workforce automation

[@ForAnAngel]

@@donb6897 He was the only one who got the number exactly correct. A few guessed too high but most guessed too low.

[@Musicisawesome95]

@@ForAnAngel They guessed like 80k. For an average home in brooklyn. Absolutely mental.

[@ForAnAngel]

@@Musicisawesome95 The guesses ranged from 90k to 1.8million. The correct answer was 900k and Andrew Yang was the only one to get it right. Stringer guessed 1 million and Wiley guessed 1.8 million.

[@user-nt6fy2jr3u]

@@ForAnAngel 800K-1M is not a bad guess imo.

[@velocapistrano1163]

The BIGGER question or concern is, He’s 46 and never voted in a Mayoral Election? And he never voted in the city he’s running to be Mayor of. That’s a problem and that should automatically disqualify him. He is a tourist from Schenectady, NY

[@christopher3972]

80% of New Yorkers do not vote in the mayoral election... It's V New Yorker not to vote.

[@jamesmacnz13]

When you don't vote you can't complain about how any sort of government is run but if you are willing to stand up and attempt to make that change good on you

[@bryfii]

Most New Yorkers don't vote. NYC has low voter turnout... so....

[@harry8201]

The cartoon was out of taste definitely and borderline racist. But the worst part of the local media scrutiny has been the effort to try to cancel him literally over anything. What color underwear he wears. His favorite subway station. His favorite bodega. His favorite drink. Etc etc. Meanwhile there's an ex cop there that voted Republican his whole life and is now a pretend Democrat or another guy accused of asexual asssault on a woman. What is happening to Andrew is perhaps one of the most disgraceful forms of local media journalism in NY history. It's shameful and quite disgusting... If you don't like Andrew that much as a person you should still vote for him as an middle finger to the local media and corporatist run media that are using race bait and switch and many other tactics to try to cancel him

[@cidsapient7154]

"you should still vote for him as an middle finger to the local media and corporatist run media" while ur commenting on a corporate media channel lol

[@freedapeeple4049]

It was not. The only people offended by this are people who CHOOSE to be offended.

[@chadleach6009]

How was the cartoon borderline racist?

[@langtoronto]

@@chadleach6009 Why are Sesame Street characters in this picture? What are they implying - Yang looks like a stereotypical negative image of an Asian man with slanty small eyes and selling items on the street.... This is totally offensive and unacceptable!

[@chadleach6009]

@@langtoronto Lol I can't tell if your being serious or not. This is where woke gets you eventually, a laughing stock.

[@clouddragonz]

Time for the US to treat Asian Americans fairly, at a human to human connection base.

[@firstamendment.1850]

Blm is attacking Asians.

[@NYCMonkey23]

@@firstamendment.1850 They attacked Jews before the virus. They dont like anybody that's not black actually

[@firstamendment.1850]

@@NYCMonkey23 Come to think I've never seen anything good from anyone on the left.

[@NYCMonkey23]

@@firstamendment.1850 I'm an ex Democrat too for 18 years but never voted because of garbage candidates. Currently independent, best choice ever. I see everything more clearly and as soon as I find out someone is a lobbyist, all interest are off regardless of party affiliation

[@firstamendment.1850]

@@NYCMonkey23 I know right? I'm against corruption of any kind. I feel like we have exposed alot.

[@allancrow134]

Andrew Yang has a good heart, I wish him luck.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

He has a point.

[@22soko]

He also has a working brain 🧠 can’t ask doe more. Big heart ❤️ working brain 🧠

[@sams8502]

The caricature isn’t a big deal, but people trying to snipe Andrew with click-bait and lame outrage is the real problem. This guy is the most honest candidate out there and if he does well then it’s a sign American politics needs to shift towards leaders and not pandering politicians.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

This has nothing to do with racism he's just mad he got caught as the tourist mayor but trying to spin this as Asian hate which is ridiculous

[@maybebabyny]

@@MoejiiOsmanTV right on Barbara.

[@magicalmanfromwonderland]

As an Asian, I see this as an Asian slant though. Yang has lived in NY for 25 years but he is a "tourist" why? Because he is Asian. The slurs I've received saying "go back where you're from" is real. Maybe the cartoonist had different objective but it's one that can be interpreted many different ways and thus it's not cool.

[@maybebabyny]

@@magicalmanfromwonderland wtf are you talking about. Its the same as Clinton moving to NY to win a senate seat. Your whole racist slant is just reaching to create a defense. He sure as fuck didnt live in his nyc apt during covid.

[@lpt5839]

@@maybebabyny during a portion of the time when he "wasn't living at his apt during covid" he was campaigning for the democratic candidate in Georgia. Maybe a different atmosphere was chosen for the well-being of his wife and kids while he was away, I don't know, but I think it's a fair assumption and doesn't make him any less of a New Yorker. Yang has lived in NYC since the 90's, and that's a fact.

[@al-bot1094]

Yang. He's the man. #YangGang That cartoon is the old "Asian Tourist" stereotype that was prominent in 80's movies. The ONLY thing missing is the rapid fire camera.

[@zoso73]

So the cartoon should have portrayed Yang as a White man? That would be ok, right? Or is that racist too? Oh, and the 80s movies were four decades ago.

[@al-bot1094]

@@zoso73 wow. That's pretty ignorant. You missed the point, and you seem to think there is a time limit on hate.

[@zoso73]

@@al-bot1094 Nah, but there is a time limit on race-baiting stupidity exemplified by your post.

[@al-bot1094]

@@zoso73 another display of ignorance.

[@zoso73]

@Boy George No, I'm just not a fascist like you.

[@dancemaniac3868]

Rank choice is great. Yang breaks mold to find out of box solutions rather than regurgitating the same useless crap that many politicians do.

[@kfuller7777]

Hiring a billionaire from the outside is always a great thing! Woot!🤪

[@deanl8221]

@@kfuller7777 which billionaire? Yang is barely a millionaire. So much ignorance.

[@22soko]

💯 percent

[@deanl8221]

@@XCodes at least your just stating your opinion, but saying he is a tech hustler is also pretty off base. A lot of people who only know surface level like you, have the idea he is a tech bro, but his most successful company was not tech, nor his non profit. I guess everyone assumes entrepreneurs are all in tech. He was trained as a lawyer, not an engineer or programmer. On the other hand, anyone who has a grasp of technology does seem way more advanced than the usual politician, including the other candidates in both presidential and mayoral races.

[@22soko]

@@XCodes one of his best traits is that he has an abundance of REASON. The meaning of innovation is that it has never been implemented in a significant scale and so there is no data yet. That’s the whole point. However there is a lot of proof that the status quo approach does not work and it hasn’t been working. Keep voting for the same ideas and you will get the same results.

[@em_dee10]

Yang seems like such a genuine guy. I wish the best for him.

[@signalfire6]

You should read his books. He's a visionary. I know he comes across sometimes as flippant or overly 'cheerful' but the reality is, he's a deep thinker and a truly nice human being. I'm almost afraid that he'll win this race, it's going to be dangerous for him both physically as well as emotionally.

[@em_dee10]

@@signalfire6 I likely will read more from him, he's super affable and is such a breath of fresh air in this political climate. And this is coming from a conservative. While disagreeing with him on a lot, it's so nice to hear opposing perspectives that really make me think. His discussions on UBI come to mind.

[@tolazytothinkofauser]

Context matters, this relates to identity and the role of people's perception of any individual in social dynamics, this can contribute to one feeling part of a community at large or feel dismissed as an outsider. No one should be made to feel like an outsider in their own country by anyone. He was born in New York, he is an American citizen therefore he is not an Asian tourist, the comic just feels tasteless and xenophobic. this kind of micro aggressions question the legitimacy of a persons place in this country, by simply pointing out that a person who looks a certain way does not belong in this country because they came from x country, that's all. He clearly belongs here with all of us, like all of us.

[@nicolebrown1927]

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[@chadleach6009]

What was xenophobic about portraying one of the few tourists left in nyc?

[@cwl3392]

Andrew Yang was born and raised in New York state and attended Columbia while living in NYC. He's a corporate New Yorker, and an intellectual New Yorker, and not a native New Yorker. He's become a New Yorker absolutely but this is exactly the issue that is holding his candidacy back at the moment. Not sure if it's fair to say the cartoon is racist, I think it encapsulates the campaign issue he has to address, and I think he could have been more receptive to the criticism. just 2 cents

[@INFJ-Advocate]

Yang, get your back into it!

[@beautynaturallife8549]

Never know that

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

If the NYPD's budget was a country's budget, it would be the 23rd largest military budget in the world.

[@chandlerwhalen7782]

Lol yah but like 6 countries actually have legit militaries

[@Yeah-right-2024]

Man, that city must be filled with scumbags.

[@whiteicenotnice1872]

Lol white issues

[@Yeah-right-2024]

@@whiteicenotnice1872 what do you mean? Are you a "Black Supremacist?"

[@stanwilson7040]

@@Yeah-right-2024 SO TIRED OF ALL THAT ANTI-ASIAN RACISM FROM WHITE SUPREMACISTS !!

[@moniquewrites9046]

If he was offended, let’s just listen.

[@thesubhumancomedy]

I think so too. That doesn't mean you have to listen to everyone that feels offended.

[@MadeAnointed7]

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[@MispeledStalion]

Preach. Lots of comments on this vid are really unsettling. Even if you don't think there's an issue with the cartoon, I feel like the appropriate response is empathy and listening. Thank you for posting this simple comment

[@MadeAnointed7]

Too many offended in today’s world. People don’t have the thick skin they used to!

[@111winwin]

@AndrewYang was the only candidate who answered all 3 NYTimes quiz questions about NYC correctly. Then he was labeled by other candidates as a cheater because as a ‘tourist” he should not know the answer if they don’t. 😡 He knows the answers bc he CARES about the people.

[@richardreese8038]

@Tommy Thompson yep our RACIST president called him a boy it was insulting and uncalled fir

[@bhuchungbhuchung2858]

Andrew is best candidate in NYC mayor my whole family will vote for him for sure

[@athlonz2007]

@Tuck T Its a crime to vote now?

[@waynetaylor7838]

I’ll give it to Yang, he’s polished. ❇️

[@guillermollamas7899]

yeah but he supports israel which is a big turn off for me

[@monsenor5561]

@@guillermollamas7899 Eric Adams does the same and no one is giving him a hard time

[@budd7019]

He's yellow

[@alexanderphilip1809]

@@guillermollamas7899 whats palestine useful for anyway. Israel is an american ally Palestine is clearly not.

[@alexanderphilip1809]

@Yah Hus africam americans the hell are you smoking. African americans where dragged in chains from across the ocean against their will. It was the white people that built the US from the constitution to its infrastructure to its industrialisation to the effects of space race to the silicon valley to the greatest achievements in human history along the most heinous of crimes in the name of race, unpaid black labour was an added bonus for them, plus decades of racially charged official and social policies precluded them from taking part in the american dream. You seem to be a product of america's dysfucntional educational system who believe that america belongs to "black" or "white" or "native american" people. It doesnt. It was dreamed and conceived by the whites with unpaid labour from the blacks from the land stolen frim the natives. If people want justice dissolve the country and go back to primitivity or shut the f up amd enjoy the fruits of history.

[@purrnyan8108]

You can say he is being over-sensitive, but you can also say the newspaper is too insensitive.

[@rod1514]

Liberals see racism in everything....

[@purrnyan8108]

Ya ya closing your eyes and not understanding how things actually are is what get us to having 70 year olds getting attacked in the first place.

[@oldslowcoach]

@@rod1514 and racists are blind to racism...

[@crystalhodges1634]

It's extremely tone deaf given the state of anti-asian racist violent attacks since the start of the pandemic. Yang has every right to claim this as a racist smear because it is.

[@purrnyan8108]

@Tommy Thompson Yo, how is the weather in Racistville? I heard it's always covered by a cloud of ignorance and is always one google search away from daybreak. What a shame.

[@Seldz1]

Stop Yang- you’re on the right track. Don’t get caught up with this nonsense.

[@MadeAnointed7]

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[@cartoonsandcereal3413]

He's gotta get the woke crowd back on his side

[@monsenor5561]

This is not nonsense. You can see from his track record he is not the type to call out racism against asians when there is none. This was a very disgusting case along with his opponents piling up on birtherism

[@teeheehee4494]

Anyone against racism really really really needs to pick and choose your battles. I am 100% against racism but this is a far stretch. This is how A movement loses steam

[@teepee8479]

When the left calls you a racist it’s a badge of honour. That means you’re not indoctrinated and brainwashed.. They’re controlling people to divide the country every damn day.... They could care less if a child is hurt/killled if it doesn’t involve ‘white vs black’ or racial division. .. exposing themselves day by day.

[@generalali7609]

@@teepee8479 that makes no sense. The LEFT isn't a person. Just don't do racist things. And it won't matter what people cal you.

[@littlecruelty1]

Asians are treated as tourists and foreigners by many people. It has some truth to it. Also, Anti Asian hate has surged after covid-19.

[@generalali7609]

@@littlecruelty1 yes but for someone running for mayor in city he has never voted in, I think it is fair for a cartoon section of a paper to highlight that.

[@littlecruelty1]

@@generalali7609 70% of new yorkers don't vote for mayor. With this logic they're all tourists.

[@eggsbenedict2251]

"Racism isn't dead, it's on life support- being kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people that get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racist. " - Thomas Sowell

[@patricianelson6694]

I like Andrew Yang.He is more for the average person.If he ran for president,I would vote for him.

[@harryskywalker6814]

Same. And I love what he wants to get done. He has also gathered Republican support, so he would be a serious contender in 2024.

[@markberryhill2715]

I would at least think about it.

[@Armstrongsteve302]

Hello👋 Patricia how are you doing today hope you're safe over there?

[@dabblerdeluxe775]

he is a hollow generic politician and nothing more.

[@randomly4832]

Why should we care about cartoons about him when he didn't care about the innocent Palestinians dying because of Israeli air strikes.

[@benwaldner61]

Strawman!

[@gibbonsgomez4434]

Israel has every right to defend itself if hamas like hiding behind women and children thats their fault, don't hate the player hate the game.

[@aromlaa7066]

You are so sad.

[@bryfii]

The cartoon shows a bigger issue, racism towards asian-americans is normalized. Also, he never said he doesn't care about Palestinians, he condemned HAMAS.

[@randomly4832]

@@gibbonsgomez4434 who started it removing people from there homes attacking people in their places of worship, you should do some digging before you say somthng like this.

[@aliasanew3398]

He’s got my vote

[@LeslieDugger]

I’m guessing the cartoon was attempting to characterize him as a NYC outsider by using an Asian tourist trope? Wow. Fuck that “othering” BS.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

So Asians can't be dipicted in newspaper cartoons without racism being conotated? That's ridiculous... If they drew him like one of those Chinese caricatures yes but not drawing him as he actually looks n telling the truth that he is a tourist he's not a new Yorker that's fact

[@chadleach6009]

Or, and I could be way off base, they portrayed a caricature of him acting as one of the few tourists in nyc.

[@LilFletch926]

I have a love/hate relationship with Yang. Like literally, I love some of his policies/takes and hate some of his policies/takes.

[@EnigmaticLucas]

I like him (although not as much as Bernie), but I don’t like his fanboys

[@classifiedclassified3209]

@@EnigmaticLucas You unironically support Bernie sanders?

[@EnigmaticLucas]

@@classifiedclassified3209 Yes

[@cartoonsandcereal3413]

Which takes do you 'hate'? I haven't heard anything I disagree with. He seems like the most rational politician out there.

[@LilFletch926]

@@cartoonsandcereal3413 I disagree with his take on the situation in Israel. Everytime I've heard him speak on it, the issue, it sounds like he is politically calculating for his NY race. It's one thing to disagree with him on something he truly believes and another based on political calculation. Also while I dont hate his education and healthcare plans, I think they are far too weak. I'd still vote for him since he actually somewhat has a plan around the growing technological based output and I agree with most of his UBI plan.

[@tangledwebb5044]

Listen to Yang's voice people ... He is as American as you and me.

[@Scarsofevil]

He's done more to impact people directly than these other clowns who go "I have a plan" when ever you ask them a question. His non profit literally gives people money and he's inspired alot of other people to pilot their own UBI programs.

[@qiucher879]

His voice doesn’t make him American, he could have a strong accent and still be as American as you and me.

[@pkrangersf3072]

Your comment sounds pretty racist. Accents and language have zero to do with being an American.

[@rayleigh8]

He’s a China plant that will help China surpass the US in every way

[@briandonatien1675]

Waw what cine is you?

[@victorramirez2891]

New York would be lucky to have Yang!!!

[@kat5519]

Andrew, WE SUPPORT YOU TOTALLY , hope to be voting for you as our leader some day.

[@antoniot.6594]

Doesn't seem that he's saying it's racist per se--he's saying it's racialized in the sense that in the prevalent anti-Asian climate, it's in poor taste to characterize an Asian-American as an outsider in his own town. The cartoon certainly doesn't help in this climate.

[@brianfergus839]

Yes. Good analysis

[@youtubecommenter37]

Tbh, I laughed at the cartoon cause I was thinking “Asian tourist” ……so yeah I would say the cartoon did it’s job

[@PHlophe]

Toni, its time to test the antiasian bll then.

[@dorianshadesofgray]

I bet if they just had just that drawing of Andrew yang with no other commentary , you people would still call it racist

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

@@dorianshadesofgray “you people”

[@al28854]

The reason that Yang is leading in the NY mayoral race is that he is bringing new ideas to the table, while the other candidates traveling farther behind him are just holding on to recycled ideas from what has been. So I would say: 'Out with the old and in with Andrew Yang as the new NYC Major'.

[@cindymmm11]

Go Yang

[@millabasset1710]

If you're going to hate Yang, please do so for his views on BDS, not his race.

[@moistpeanut5986]

They cant, its easier and takes less work to hate him on the way he looks than on his politics.

[@millabasset1710]

@@moistpeanut5986 He was my 2nd option, Tusli was my first. I was disappointed when Gabbard and Yang caved to Biden, I'm not voting in an election ever again. I also had a crush on both Yang and Gabbard, shame attractive people are typically devious.

[@dorianshadesofgray]

How do people fall for this race beating garbage ?

[@Kwippy]

Don't be such a snowflake. I'm Asian too, and sometimes some cartoons or something on TV bothers me a bit but I don't go crying to my mommy playing the victim all the time.

[@DrSamwpepper]

Anyone who says dont be a Snowflake are bigger snowflakes than the peroson theyre calling a snowflake.

[@markwarren5644]

@@DrSamwpepper people who play the victim, are never the victim!

[@KMcKee-qn6bo]

Yeah... there isn’t anything racist. Nobody is going after him because he’s Asian. They’re going after him because he’s such a whining, self-serving jerk. He’s still the little rich little crybaby that can’t figure out why all the other kids don’t like him. He needs to grow up, and be a man.

[@ipleedafif8033]

I'm Asian also. Speak for yourself. If you look at the history books there are barely a chapter on Asian Americans, there's barely a chapter on Natives and a chapter on African Americans. The real snowflakes are the ones who sit and criticize those that are trying to change that. If you want to sit back and put your head down then you do you.

[@DrSamwpepper]

@@markwarren5644 never seen such a poorly worded comment before in my 5 years on this platform.

[@willisverynice]

Not embedded in New York City politics!?!? That’s supposed to be a bad thing?

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

💯

[@fuengerclez8075]

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[@deborahfreedman333]

Getting away from the Tammany Hall/ Boss Tweed mindset would be a good thing.

[@AngryFart]

He has no experience & NYC mayor is not a entry level job.

[@22soko]

@@AngryFart keep putting the same people in office and 💯 nothing will change. We can’t evolve with the same old mentality and approach. He has has been modern ideas, and a big heart ❤️ he will put the people first, not the donors

[@alfredajohnson9892]

Andrew stay strong LOTS OF PEOPLE 👍 LIKE U, & can see what ur going thru hang n there WE HAVE UR BACK!!!!

[@looklook6075]

For all those thinks Yang has no experience in government. Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California in 2003 with no previous government experience for two terms.

[@swisshakilla]

He’s no Arnold Schwarzenegger tho…

[@jeah8259]

swisshakilla™ and no Trump either 🤣🤣🤣

[@swisshakilla]

@@jeah8259 😂😂😂

[@looklook6075]

@@XCodes then why he was elected twice??? Also Regan had no government experiences either before elected governor of California, TWICE. lol

[@Preston.Tribble]

There is no criticism of democrats that isn’t racist.

[@What-kw6ox]

Let’s ask Palestinians whether or not Yang is being discriminated against

[@aromlaa7066]

Let’s also ask Eric Adams.

[@Jin420]

Rank choice voting is *WAY BETTER* than electoral college voting. 💯💯

[@Jin420]

Such an intelligent man. I sincerely wish him the best of luck with the NYC mayoral race. 💯💯

[@koopsjunta]

Incredible that preferential voting hasn’t already been adopted in the US.

[@joshuagerthoffer2321]

I think Andrew Yang is one of the few politicians that actually seems like a trustable polite person.

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

He doesn't have a clue what he's doing

[@realgorgeousgeorge]

Who is this Ying Yang ?

[@user-fj4zc2sr5z]

Most of these comments sound like they were written by 12 year olds

[@moistpeanut5986]

Well... most of them are. There is no minimum age for youtube

[@f.n.schlub]

Andrew --- DON'T confuse racism with mere caricature.

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

Cringe

[@shiitakehappens6194]

As someone who has no idea what’s going on with the mayoral race in NYC other than knowing who Yang is, my first impression of that pic was ouch, that’s not good. As an outsider it seems like they are implying he’s just another Asian tourist in NYC which is pretty racist. If they wanted to imply that he’s not fit for the job because he didn’t vote or that he’s not a good New Yorker surely they could have used smarter better imagery to get the point across.

[@kappadarwin9476]

I don't see it that way. the fact that Andrew Yang is so business focus it is worrying that he could cause more problems than he fixes.

[@crystalhodges1634]

Yang was right when he said the comic doesn't work if you swap out the Yang image with any other race. They literally are trying to get laughs and determine how people vote using outdated tired Asian stereotypes and they should face legal repercussions.

[@Irv350]

This is also his second cartoon using racist tropes. His first one was showing Andrew Yang literally invisible evoking the "invisible asian" trope

[@augustwest8863]

So all expressions have to be tailor made for that uninformed? I saw the cartoon just now and knew immediately what editorial was being suggested. He’s a tourist

[@augustwest8863]

@@crystalhodges1634 uh, no. It would easily work if you swapped out a suburban white guy with a goofy hat and big belly

[@austint2328]

Nothing more racist than trying to capitalize on the plight of others. They say you shouldn't cry wolf.

[@nathanfielure4305]

The cartoon is mocking Yang for behaving like a tourist during his campaign. Nothing racist about it.

[@m.m.9678]

Exactly. Want to be a NYC Mayor? Be a New Yorker.

[@hidarlin76]

Oh boo hoo, poor baby, someone criticized him and suddenly it’s racism. Give me a break.

[@hidarlin76]

@@KJVOnlyTruth great point! It may have been bait for his reaction. Many of his ideas I agree with, but his stance on police reform (criminals with guns don’t care bout no Kung fu), and just his poor understanding of the term “assault weapon” just make him look silly and just another virtue signalling politician

[@WorldsOkayestSorcerer]

It was also a hit aimed at creating the association that Yang is an interloper. “Tourist” has a negative connotation that basically means “unwelcomed outsider” in a lot of places.

[@johngucciball3751]

The newspaper is just saying he doesn’t know New York well, that’s it

[@WorldsOkayestSorcerer]

@@johngucciball3751 After the way they swerved the guy during the 2020 primaries, it’s going to take a lot to convince me they aren’t swerving him now. The media knows how to work its marks: make the implication just broadly enough so that the marks infer the message.

[@rickcabrera49]

I like you Yang, but if theres one thing true New Yorkers dont like, it's being thin-skinned. He wasnt actually saying you were a tourist, he was checking to see if you were. Turns out, crying on CNN about a cartoon. Sorry man, but you shouldn't have taken the bait.

[@lindaocean6858]

we need for people to be taught how to grow good mental health in yourself, how to have a satisfying life, in school. Build unity in the population at large with encouragement to exercise and eat well.

[@MadeAnointed7]

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[@dannydanielson3707]

After this insurrection investigation and audits of the fraud. The plannedemic to steal election ! All involved are now telling what they know as body doubles are playing the role. So now you know. Lordgod help those finding out so they can be strong and repent!

[@freedapeeple4049]

and stop crying about racism where it doesn't exist.

[@freedapeeple4049]

Unbelievable. What's next? Is he going to complain about the yellow lines on the road?

[@ripperhigh8001]

you associating Asian people with the color yellow? what is wrong with you

[@Metachief_X]

Yang gang, will be voting for you in NYC!!

[@CastleKingside]

It's true.. Like Marvin Gaye said. Only love can conquer hate. Love you, Andrew. God bless you. Peace be with you and your family.

[@GOLDENEYE-sd8mc]

When the need for racism exceeds the supply.

[@dannyy8619]

Gonna guess you're not Asian and have zero understanding or empathy for this.

[@22soko]

People who fail to see the racism in this cartoon, are likely not part of a minority group and cannot relate with this experience. Andrew Yang has the most integrity out of all the top candidates. Refusing to to play dirty. He will prove you don’t have to insult someone to win. He will prove Asian Americans exist and are integral to the fabric of this diverse country we all love ❤️ #yanggang #humantiyforward

[@chadleach6009]

Please explain what is racist about portraying yang as one of the few tourists returning to NYC? Race baiting is not the way to build a coalition.

[@22soko]

@@chadleach6009 like I said, people who do not see the racism in this cartoon are likely not a minority group and cannot relate or even try to related to this experience. Releasing this cartoon at his specific time, when 1. Anti Asian American sentiments are high and 2. He has been criticized for not being a ‘real’ New Yorker even though he has lived in NY for 25 years is at best culturally tone deaf to this moment and at worst, blatantly racist. It’s all in the cartoon, you can close your eyes if you must 🙈

[@chadleach6009]

@@22soko So what is racist about it? You seem to be dancing around this question quite alot.

[@22soko]

@@chadleach6009 lol I don’t think you’ll get it if you’re don’t already get it by looking at it.

[@chadleach6009]

@@22soko So you don't have anything?

[@gew2510]

The office 🤣 "Don't be a caricature Kevin "

[@loopslytle]

I do not see this cartoon as racist.

[@bobe7559]

We all see the cartoon and for the life of me, I can't see any racism.

[@michaelbarletta1024]

Like he said what makes it racist is the fact that he like other Asian Americans are seen as outsiders as opposed to Americans.

[@adminwrh]

Yang's interpretation is a stretch. The cartoon plays upon the image of ANDREW YANG as an outsider. To see him dip his feet into the racism-under-every-rock pool is a disappointment.

[@Viajealduende]

“Disappointment?” Why were you a big Yang supporter and that ended it for you? I sort of doubt that. It was a tad bit offensive and personal to him, he has a right to be bothered by the cartoon and I couldn’t care less if he became mayor.

[@Boogalyhu]

But he’s lived in NY almost 20yrs? To call him an outsider in and of itself plays on racist tropes.

[@chadclemen]

Andrew Yang is living proof that not all Asians are intelligent.

[@ChaosOrZen]

You didn't read the caption

[@cloudrouju526]

Imagine a cartoon depicting someone as an ape. The point is to try to portrait him as rude and unenlightened. Then imagine the the cartoon depicts someone who’s white. Now imagine that someone is black. Changes the whole theme doesn’t it? People who say there’s no racism here obviously have never been told “go back to where your own country” before.

[@catherinewu1265]

I support you! Andrew Yang! Be strong!

[@keeliekalayidol8876]

I really hope Andrew Yang wins for Mayor! Genuinely feel he'll make more of a positive change than NY has ever had with previous Mayors.

[@ASwagPecan]

do you guys think it’s racist or is he reaching? be honest.

[@kalenchrist7106]

I'm a Yang supporter. Think he would be great to put in charge. I agree that this seems like a bit of a reach. Though, it is likely that a ton of racist people saw this and liked it for the wrong reasons.

[@IndustrialMindedArtist]

Yang is very desperate, he's trying too get back into the race.

[@kalenchrist7106]

@@IndustrialMindedArtist I guess this could smell like desperation. I admit it seems odd that he cared about this one, but not when the comedian made fun of him in the presidential race.

[@ApplePie..]

He is reaching and so does everyone else.

[@aymiying]

It is racist; a well hidden one because it's already ingrained in people's mind that Asians in New York City are often tourists and not actual American citizens (thus don't belong here). So the cartoon may not be racist on the surface, but deep down you can see why it angers Asians a lot because this is a shared experience.

[@jonathanpasch6604]

It's probably a white cartoonist. Because a black cartoonist would just beat him up. Knock out game style.

[@regulatedfreestylevideos]

dfuck ?

[@warrenbooysen]

😂😂😂

[@anonyD412]

Blm is the one terrorizing asians in nyc

[@Andrew-fe7zi]

and the big nosed characters behind him aren't caricatures? That's the whole point of these cartoons. I very much support Yang, but if he's gonna become one of the identity politics people he's not gonna do well

[@Comrade_mommy]

Yeah I feel like this is him trying to change the discussion after his stupid tweet about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. When I clicked on this vid I was expecting, idk, something that was for sure some negative stereotype. I feel like this is more a case of someone powerful using identity politics to garner sympathy after what many saw as him being uninformed. And I like Yang, I appreciate him bringing UBI’s into a broader conversation, but I’m also not a Yang stan.

[@pilsung26]

“The tourists are back” as a stand-in for political carpetbagger rather than racist troupe is a stretch from the paper. Best I’d hope for is the artist was trying to go to uptown to Nuance and got on the R 🚊 downtown out of habit.

[@AngryFart]

Due to the obvious racial tensions, Yang is just trying to tug at the heartstrings & make himself more relevant. He knows the strip has nothing to do with racism...

[@rekcusdoo]

@@AngryFart - If you replace the Asian in the cartoon with ANY White person, then the cartoon makes no sense. So, its obviously racist. They could have made it non-racist by making the shop owners Asian too.

[@AngryFart]

@@rekcusdoo It makes perfect sense if you read some credible articles. Yang is a carpetbagger that's out of touch & doesn't really know anything about NYC.

[@rekcusdoo]

@@AngryFart - @"Yang is a carpetbagger that's out of touch & doesn't really know anything about NYC." - He was born and raised in NY. He went to law school in NY. His family lives in NY. Your opinion about him being a carpetbagger is gas lighting and nothing else. As for this cartoon, two white people assuming an Asian is a tourist is racist...period.

[@AngryFart]

@@rekcusdoo And? Truth hurts. Sorry you're getting duped by a grfiter. Haven't learned anything from Trump, I see...

[@goodnessalwayswins]

Just found out via article by NY Daily News Yang is opposed to ending the rampant carriage horse abuse, and he's even completely opposed to strengthening even minimal safety and welfare protections for carriage horses. He's also opposed to prohibiting the sale of newly produced fur. This tells me he absolutely cannot be trusted at all and has turned me one hundred percent against him for any office anywhere. He's a complete faker imo since this is his stance on animals.

[@keithphillips1722]

The city has improved in the last 10 years...however, it became more difficult for mid to low income people/families to live there. Crime in NYC increased before ‘defund the police took effect’. The PBA made it known to their officers/members to take a hands off approach to every aspect of policing, during the initial conception of defunding the police. Why not take resources ($) from crime response to crime prevention? A lot of the crime is related to socioeconomic issues, and placing a superficial bandaid over it is not problem solving!

[@zoso73]

To quote an April 2021 Tweet from NYPD Commissioner Shea: "Since 2019 NYS prison population is down 29%, NYC jail population is down an additional 28%. We have all seen the consequences. Judges must have the ability to remand repeat/violent offenders. Who is advocating for the victims?" The solution is more police and more jail time -- not less police and less jail time. Just like reprimanding children. If you indulge them, they run the house. If you punish them consistently and firmly, they conform and follow house rules. Not complicated.

[@NewLeftToday]

@@zoso73 maybe cops could solve a crime instead of harassing poor kids all day

[@zoso73]

@@NewLeftToday no, it starts by harassing the "poor kids" (no need to patronize them) because punks become thugs when they suffer no meaningful consequence.

[@NewLeftToday]

@@zoso73 maybe that’s why over half of shootings are unsolved.

[@theewokingdread5991]

Geez! America's mayor Giuliani wouldn't even complain about any cartoon! He ain't no Giuliani!

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

PURE DEMOCRACY: How about “Je suis Charlie”? Having said that, you are within your freedoms to critique the piece as published - checks and balances.

[@LtCaveman]

right, he's not calling for that artist's head on a platter. Little different.

[@warrenbooysen]

I was just getting used to dr. Seuss and snow while being banned because she got kissed while asleep. Now this cartoons nonsense BS indeed

[@tolazytothinkofauser]

When you portray one of our fellow American citizens as an outsider, you know you are on the wrong side of history, this happens all the time. According to America who is an American? And who is America? Let me answer that for you, it’s all the people who are here not just a few select.

[@joeduke8239]

He is an outsider to New York. That is the meaning of the cartoon. This is ridiculous.

[@kfrerix9777]

Tired of people pretending to be offended when there is no offense. Bigotry is real and this isn't it. He IS playing tourist. Yang just wants the fame and power of office - any big office will do. Besides, everyone who lives in New York knows more about the city than Yang.

[@dorianshadesofgray]

So what do you say about Trump being criticised as a outsider to politics? Was that racist too?

[@tolazytothinkofauser]

@@joeduke8239 Context matters, this relates to identity and the role of people's perception of any individual in social dynamics, this can contribute to one feeling part of a community at large or feel dismissed as an outsider. No one should be made to feel like an outsider in their own country by anyone. He was born in New York, he is an American citizen therefore he is not an Asian tourist, the comic just feels tasteless and xenophobic. this kind of micro aggressions question the legitimacy of a persons place in this country, by simply pointing out that a person who looks a certain way does not belong in this country because they came from x country, that's all. He clearly belongs here with all of us, like all of us.

[@tolazytothinkofauser]

@@kfrerix9777 Context matters, this relates to identity and the role of people's perception of any individual in social dynamics, this can contribute to one feeling part of a community at large or feel dismissed as an outsider. No one should be made to feel like an outsider in their own country by anyone. He was born in New York, he is an American citizen therefore he is not an Asian tourist, the comic just feels tasteless and xenophobic. this kind of micro aggressions question the legitimacy of a persons place in this country, by simply pointing out that a person who looks a certain way does not belong in this country because they came from x country, that's all. He clearly belongs here with all of us, like all of us.

[@jonasalexander]

I'm generally open to and usually williing to simply bow to minorities calling out bias or discrimination. This, however is just an unfortunate moment when Andrew Yang feels the need to save himself via distraction at the cost of cheapening the progressive and anti-racist cause. The cartoon uses the word tourist in a way that points to the lack of tourists due to the pandemic being solved by Yang who comes into this race aligning himself with the working/lower middle class and claiming to know what it takes to run NYC without having a basic understanding of the city or the experiences of its constituents. He's doing harm to political discourse on the topic of race to serve his own interests which makes him the same as all the rest.

[@magykfyre4114]

I don’t like Yang, but the cartoon is clearly playing into racial tropes

[@harryskywalker6814]

You’re completely wrong. Even the people that made the cartoon didnt say it meant what you say it meant. Yang was born in New York. Saying he is a tourist is mocking him being Asian American and saying he is from another country.

[@jonasalexander]

@@harryskywalker6814 but it's not about whether he was born in New York state. It's about NYC. Where he is running for mayor. New Yorkers(city) don't tend to take kindly to people who adopt the New Yorker angle without having a certain New York City experience which is problematic also, but I'm just pointing out how it makes perfect sense for them to refer to him as a tourist in this manner, as they want somebody who is a "true" New Yorker to be their mayor. I'm not going to deny that it's not a well thought out choice when it comes to a history of Asian Americans being treated like or called tourists. However, I can easily see that that was not the intention and as problematic as the concept of "true" New Yorkers may be on paper, in context there is some sense in it. To me. It's my opinion.

[@harryskywalker6814]

@@jonasalexander Hmm. I get that I guess. But still, they shouldn’t have done that. I still think the paper had negative intentions, but what you’re saying does make sense. I also think its strange that other contenders for mayor werent born in NYC, yet they went after Yang.

[@andrewgocken517]

Andrew Yang sees racism where it's convenient.

[@benwaldner61]

Like when its directed towards him?

[@areufkingkiddingme]

@@paigeb1318 you’re poor tho that’s worse

[@benwaldner61]

@@paigeb1318 Got me there.

[@K-SD-DAD]

He got.my vote.

[@kumi9479]

If they didn't think it was racist why did they alter the drawing before publishing it by giving him more rounded eyes??

[@kumi9479]

@@googlewhyforwardfaqforward4076 that's all well and good but maybe try doing it with a little less racism next time 🤷

[@jakepadgett5569]

Thats weak. We have watered down racism to absolutely nothing in 2021. Medger evers and mlk would laugh at the so called racism in 2021.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

This has nothing to do with racism he's just mad he got caught as the tourist mayor but trying to spin this as Asian hate which is ridiculous

[@nobody-ft7vg]

wow such unbiased coverage, really pressing him during that interview! CNN has gone to shit. maybe hire some anchors who arent so pompous

[@juliansearcie1758]

Your under no obligation to watch. It ..

[@whiteicenotnice1872]

Lol white issues

[@oldslowcoach]

@@whiteicenotnice1872 Yang is white? Could've fooled me.

[@whiteicenotnice1872]

@@oldslowcoach lol most of these random attacks and racist rhetorics are committed by snowflakes🗑💩👿

[@AfroSamurai215]

And yet here you are, on a channel/network that you hate complaining about a channel/network that you hate, which makes no sense; I dislike Fox therefore I don't watch the network or visit their channel.

[@billlee270]

No real answers yang. You're going to lose.

[@ericpoeperic]

Is this his pivot after his pro apartheid comments and anti gay stereotype tropes to Stonewall NYC? Interesting that now he finds religion on this.

[@vivalarazausarmyvet4453]

Traitor trump's racist rhetoric against China has resulted in increased racism towards Asian-Americans. No wonder the poorly educated love traitor trump.

[@ericpoeperic]

@@vivalarazausarmyvet4453 yes trump was an awful racist president. But Yang is not the answer for NYC.

[@polydynamix7521]

He was born in Schenectady... he's more American than Ted Cruz.

[@gibbonsgomez4434]

Lying Ted is Canadian and most Trump supporters hate that worm especially after Trump son'd him on live TV calling his wife ugly.

[@liveon-airnews7670]

which is almost 200 miles away from nyc. how is your comment relevant to anything? he's not from the city, knows nothing about the city, abandoned the city when covid hit, now wants to run for mayor of nyc.. he should run for mayor of schenectady! when cruz decides to run for mayor of nyc, your comment may, just maybe will make some/any type of sense

[@russellt4474]

LOL it's like watching a parody. 🤣🤣😭😭

[@CarmenPerez-rb5lb]

Yang will make a great governor. This is the one that we won't regret.

[@imsodamnhot]

Hes running for mayor, idiot.

[@dalehutchence5752]

This bloke would see racism in anything.

[@MrSpektyr]

I would be more upset due to the artist being unable to draw an asian person without resorting to racial stereotypes such as a simple line for the eyes. That's just pathetic.

[@raf25985]

if you cant handle a charicature you cant handle the pressures of office

[@derrickblanton8328]

Odd how Yang can see the racism in this cartoon yet cannot see the racism of his support of a ruthless Israeli apartheid that doesn’t see the people it occupies as human.

[@robertyetter7370]

But a comedian holding the head of trump was perfectly ok? Yall make me laugh with this everything is racist🤣

[@weehudyy]

right wingers destroyed ' a comedian ' for that little stunt ...thin skin donnie sic'ed the FBI on her , his media pals closed her work opportunities down and she received multiple death threats ...You might want to use another example laughing boi

[@rod1514]

@@weehudyy Her holding a severed head of the President is “a little stunt” to you? 😂 You liberals are the biggest hypocrites on the planet. What a bunch of frauds!

[@Paul-ks7nx]

What makes you think he thinks that was okay?

[@oldslowcoach]

you don't seem to comprehend that some people are so terrible that YES they deserve to be shunned and humiliated... especially people who think they are above everyone else... Trump is a miserable POS... I bet you would defend Hitler or Mussolini too

[@weehudyy]

@@rod1514 Was it a real head ? Was anybody hurt ? Have you seen things trump posted ? You really are whiney little snowflakes ... delicate little petals ...

[@s-p-man5271]

We have to admit that our country has a racism issue and that’s how the USA is known internationally.

[@springerworks002]

That is a lie, so why would we say it?

[@s-p-man5271]

@@springerworks002 It is nothing new. www.google.com/amp/s/www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/05/04/is-the-united-states-a-racist-country/amp/ keep reading man: www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/fact-check-united-states-always-173400323.html

[@atheist28403]

Of course he sees racism...he's a democrat. "When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". - Abraham Maslow

[@pegasusted2504]

of course he sees racism, he is neither pink nor a republican.

[@m.m.9678]

This is a huge stretch. Andrew knows NOTHING about NYC. He said his favorite subway station is Times Square. Anyone from NYC would never give that answer. Want to be a NYC Mayor? Be a New Yorker.

[@aliasanew3398]

Pss: Why they drew the Elmo, Spiderman and lady liberty like zombies fixing to go eat yangs brain?

[@signalfire6]

I saw that also, I think because those are figures that are hired to hang around Times Square in costume?

[@aliasanew3398]

@@signalfire6 I know what they are supposed to be lol i just think they look possessed or something haha

[@Mmmald397]

how is this remotely racist?

[@doodlefiddle5373]

Implying Asian tourist returning to nyc, show how in their mind asian don’t belongs

[@ForAnAngel]

"Andrew Yang sees racism in newspaper cartoon of him" Because it WAS racist!

[@user-ul7li5mu1s]

It was a bloody cartoon ffs! Where is your sense of humor? People need to toughen up like they used to be , I'm so over these touchy feely babies that cant even laugh at themselves anymore. There was no racism just people having a giggle, it happens all the time in a sane society! (Well it used to anyway)

[@ForAnAngel]

@@user-ul7li5mu1s Have you been living under a rock lately? Attacks and racism against Asians have skyrocket in America in the last year and this just perpetuates it.

[@ForAnAngel]

@@snaggalfrash9013 Calling him a CCP foreign nationalist is literally racist. He was born in NY and lived in the USA his whole life.

[@kipbeer2011]

literally nobody cares

[@bungus49]

go Yang!

[@louieadam251]

Hope he wins. He is capable of handling the city.

[@altobyy4855]

He's a zionist shill

[@henrycabotlodge1259]

Ok this cartoon is not racist. I love Yang but please stop playing race card.