t the final mayoral debate held on June 12, Cuomo repeatedly mispronounced his opponent’s name, a familiar racialized slight for immigrants and people of color. Despite Cuomo’s defensive insistence that he was not “intentionally” doing it, mispronunciation isn’t neutral. It sends the message, “You don’t belong here.”It is a common microaggression:... See more

They mean that Mamdani is being taken seriously, and that he is feared.

The Islamophobic tactics used against Mamdani are not new, but their function is specific: they serve as a gatekeeping mechanism, policing who gets to be seen as a serious candidate