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New York Daily News over cartoon that many have criticized as racist.
The controversy stemmed from a recent episode of Ziwe’s Showtime series in which she asked Yang to name his favorite subway station in the Big Apple.
“It’s my stop, so Time Square,” said the NYC’s mayoral candidate. “It’s big. It’s cavernous. There are entertainers there. Sure, what’s not to like?”
His response was immediately mocked across social media, with many Twitter users saying his answer was further proof that he wasn’t a true New Yorker. The former presidential candidate has been widely described as out of touch with the average NYC resident, as he’s confessed to fleeing the city during the pandemic lockdowns and admitted to never voting in previous NYC mayoral elections.
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The Daily News published on Monday depicting him as a tourist as racist.
Yang, a current New York City mayoral candidate, has recently drawn fire for saying in an interview that the Times Square stop is his favorite NYC subway station. This has added fuel to mayoral opponents arguments that Yang is like a tourist to NYC and not a real New Yorker. Yesterday, A Daily News cartoon was published that depicted me – or a racialized caricature clearly intended to be me – as a tourist in Times Square.I ve seen images like this before, Yang wrote.