WAMC
Andrew Cuomo used the n-word to illustrate his point about racism against Italian-Americans.
New York’s Governor was being interviewed Tuesday on WAMC radio when the topic turned to Indigenous Peoples’ Day — which was celebrated Monday — and he steered the discussion to slurs used against Italians in the U.S. over history.
Referring to a New York Times op-ed published over the weekend … Cuomo said southern Italians, or Sicilians, were called “quote-unquote and pardon my language, but Iām just quoting the Times: ān****r wops.ā N-word wops, as a derogatory comment.”
Cuomo didn’t skip a beat after dropping the n-word either … he continued by blasting another article in the Albany Times-Union, in which the author criticized Andrew and his brother, Chris, for their alleged misconception of Italian-American insults.
You’ll recall … the CNN anchor went ballistic on a guy in August for calling him “Fredo,” and threatened to beat him up. Chris told the man the term is as offensive to Italians as the n-word is to African Americans.
Apparently, Andrew forgot to make note of that.