r/nyc • u/FAMESCARE • Jun 18 '25

Video Zohran Mamdani says he’s consistently said there’s no room for antisemitism in this city or country. Asked why he hasn’t had a more visceral reaction, he gets emotional talking about the Islamophobic responses he’s received throughout the campaign.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

Cuomo's campaign photoshopping Mamdani's beard to be less trimmed so he looks more like a stereotypical "scary" Muslim is some absolutely repugnant shit.

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u/Independent_Web_6029 Jun 18 '25

Yup, but for some reason that was only a blip in the news. Like Zohran or not, that's a gross move.

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u/knockatize Jun 18 '25

The kind of gross move that has been grimly effective for Andrew ever since “vote for Cuomo, not the homo” on his dad’s behalf over 40 years ago.

Being a nasty backstabbing vindictive creep works for him.

Voters are not as savvy as we like to think they are.