Before I endorsed @AndrewYang I took him to see hundreds of people waiting on a food pantry line & showed him where #YangSong, a sex worker, died during a police raid. I needed to know if he saw my neighbors as people who made bad choices or saw a govt failing their people.
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https://twitter.com/RossBarkan/status/1350236836065636352
Most Asian elites, like local developers and landlords, and local politicians have referred to #YangSong as some worthless “prostitute” who deserve to get “splattered” on our sidewalk.
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The ultra-rich class & political elites who profit from poverty can go back to eating brunch with their friends by portraying sex workers like #YangSong as an immoral criminal with no “family values” who need to be “rescued” or transformed.
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#YangSong didn't die that day bc she made a wrong choice. She died because we failed to provide her rights. Right to healthcare. Right to housing. Right to education and Right to the dignity of a human being in the wealthiest city in the world.
@AndrewYang understands this.
@AndrewYang understands this.
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