The New York Daily News recently ran a cartoon depicting New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, causing his wife, Evelyn Yang, to criticize the drawing.
At a press conference, Yang’s wife continued to rip into the newspaper for the cartoon depicting the mayoral candidate as an enthusiastic tourist leaving the Times Square subway station.
Over the past few days, New Yorkers have ridiculed Yang after stating that the station was his “favorite.” Editor Josh Greenman spoke with The Daily News to address the issue regarding the cartoon where he defended the drawing of Yang.
“Andrew Yang is a leading contender to be mayor of New York City, and as commentators, his opponents, and The News Editorial Board have recently pointed out, he’s recently revealed there are major gaps in his knowledge of New York City politics and policy. Nor has he ever voted in a mayoral election,” Greenman said.
“Bill Bramhall’s cartoon is a comment on that, period, end of story. This is not a racial stereotype or racist caricature.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
