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.⁦@AndrewYang⁩ wades into backlash over new 'SNL' cast member's bigoted comments - CNNPolitics cnn.com/2019/09/14/pol…
.@AndrewYang's tweet lent the highest voice yet on the debate and anger raging on social media this weekend, focusing attention on Yang's identity as a man of East Asian descent running for the highest office in American politics.
From @ewarren campaign manager @RogerLau: "This is absolutely f'ed, but I agree that this can and should be a teaching moment. We can and should be better than this."
"I think racism against Asian Americans is one of the more under-reported or under-estimated components of racism in America," @kurtbardella told @CNN. “To those of us in the Asian American community who have been the targets of racism, there is nothing funny about it."
.@kurtbardella: “If this were a white comedian caught on tape using the n*word, we wouldn't even be entertaining the conversation of whether or not he should keep his job."
From @angryasianman: "People are listening to what he (Yang) has to say," says Phil Yu. "He's using his platform for what it is. It's not insignificant and I'd add this-- it's not just Asian Americans who are paying attention. It amplifies the issue more."
Says @angryasianman: "Are we headed into an era, that just like our President, where anyone can say anything racist about anyone? Are we really in a place where racism is just a difference of opinion? If there's no response at all from NBC, I think's that pretty weak," says Yu.
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