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Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview
Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is blaming the press for his use of the n-word during a live radio interview last week.Cuomo was asked on WAMC radio on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to discuss the controversy regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which was celebrated at the same time as Columbus Day. The conversation took a turn to a weekend New York Times opinion piece that spoke of the treatment of Italian Americans in the past. It was then that he used the racial slur. “They used an expression that southern Italians were called, I believe they were saying southern Italians, Sicilians — I’m half Sicilian — were…

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Cuomo Under Fire After Using N-Word During Live Radio Interview Cuomo Under Fire After Using N-Word During Live Radio Interview
Cuomo Under Fire After Using N-Word During Live Radio Interview A live radio interview about racism regarding Italian Americans took a nasty turn for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who used the n-word during the course of the conversation. Cuomo called into WAMC radio on Tuesday, Oct. 15, where he was asked to discuss the purported controversy regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which was celebrated at the same time as Columbus Day. Listen to the radio interview here The conversation took a turn to a weekend New York Times opinion piece that spoke of the treatment of Italian Americans in the past. It was then that he used the racial slur. “They used a…

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by Zak Failla