Chris Cuomo gets called "Fredo", compares the term to the n-word
CNN Spokesperson:
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 13, 2019
“Chris Cuomo defended himself when he was verbally attacked with the use of an ethnic slur in an orchestrated setup. We completely support him.” https://t.co/xPucH8EnGL
- CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was secretly filmed by a bunch of conservatives trying to get him to flip out
- The men approached him and called him Fredo (not captured) and Cuomo goes on to say "It's like the n-word for my people" (Cuomo is an American with Italian ancestry)
- Things got heated the way it can when two dumbass men are posturing but ultimately nothing happened (Cuomo did go on to basically call the guy a punk bitch which was kind of funny)
- The term "Fredo" is a reference from The Godfather movie where Fredo Corleone was the loser brother who kept fucking things up for the rest of the family
- Because he has nothing else to do and he's a total joke Donald Trump weighed in saying that Cuomo was a Fredo
- CNN was reached for comment and basically said they don't give a fuck since it was an obvious set up
True facts: I still have never seen the Godfather the whole way through.
You would know about being the dumb brother Don Jr lol
/lame italian joke
But even then, it's still not the same. Not even close.
I've heard of Guido, but c'mon-- it's nowhere near that other word.
Honestly, woke white people still haven't learned, which is why Trump is going to be re-elected.
“Donald Trump weighed in saying that Cuomo was a Fredo” this is the darkest timeline indeed.
But on a more serious note, I really wish people would stop comparing other slurs or perceived racial insults to the n-word.
if you think two words are equally bad the one you dont say its usually worse or sth
Edited at 2019-08-13 03:41 pm (UTC)
Smh, it’s not the same thing.
It's really, really, R E A L L Y not. Comparing the history of those words is insane, and secondarily the great John Cazale doesn't deserve this goddamn disrespect. What a dick.
Why did the guy call him "Fredo" if it wasn't meant to be an insult and get a reaction?
Like everyone else, I have never heard of this term, but I am pretty naive when it comes to derogatory terms. I instantly went to the latter with his reaction, but am just considering that he could've meant it as "schmuck."
Edited at 2019-08-13 03:33 pm (UTC)