Italian Americans pan Chris Cuomo’s ‘Fredo’ ethnic slur claim

Aug 14, 2019 2157

BY: Israel Salas-Rodriguez, Larry Celona and Aaron Feis

Italian American New Yorkers weighed in Tuesday on Chris Cuomo’s claim that “Fredo” is an ethnic slur — and while they said it’s insulting, the agreement was that anyone who likens it to the N-word is stunad.

“If anything, when we call somebody ‘Fredo’ it’s like [to say they’re] stupid,” said a worker at Bensonhurst bakery Villabate Alba, who gave her name as Angela. “If somebody were to call me ‘Fredo,’ I would be like, ‘OK, you too.’ … Not like the N-word. That’s another level.”

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SOURCE: https://nypost.com/

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