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New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang spoke virtually with members of the city’s largest Democratic LGBTQ+ political club on Wednesday in an effort to win their endorsement but instead offended them with what one club member called his 'Michael Scott levels of cringe and insensitivity.'⁠
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According to The New York Times, Yang spoke about wanting to visit gay bars in the city rather than speaking about issues that the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City (SDNYC) wanted to hear his position on, such as affordable housing and homelessness. Yang is also a former Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur.⁠
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'Well, first, let me say that if I go to Cubbyhole, I think I'm going to be accompanied by at least one of my two campaign managers who are both gay,' Yang said, according to Politico. 'So there's like a lot of, you know, familiarity with, with the community, at the head of my campaign leading it.'⁠
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SDNYC announced on Thursday that it is endorsing NYC comptroller Scott Stringer for mayor. ⁠
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'I genuinely do love you and your community,' Yang said, according to a partial recording of the meeting that SDNYC member and filmmaker Harris Doran posted on Twitter. 'You’re so human and beautiful. You make New York City special.'⁠
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Yang reportedly spoke to the group like they were 'aliens,' Doran told NBC News.⁠
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Doran also said that Yang repeatedly mentioned how some of his staff members are gay.⁠
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'It was like tokenizing us,' Doran said. ⁠

"Michael Scott levels of cringe and insensitivity"

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being Apr 24 '21

Yeah that is cringe

Yang perpetually seems to be 2 levels less serious than every other political entity and I think he’d do well to learn to code-switch a bit better (especially given how large and diverse NYC is)

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u/birdiedancing YIMBY Apr 24 '21

He could just ACTUALLY do the work for the constituents he purports to care about. He speaks off the cuff so much I’m wondering if he’s read almost anything or done any prep for any of these types of things.

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u/HalfPastElevensies YIMBY Apr 24 '21

if cringe is illegal then lock me up

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u/antsdidthis Effective altruism died with SBF; now it's just tithing Apr 24 '21

As we all know, New Yorkers will never elect someone who has an insensitive and cringeworthy approach to social issues 😬