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customerserviceguy

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104. Yes, he's

Reply to cwydro (Reply #10)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 10:35 PM

Aug 2019

teaching her such lovely language.

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CHRIS CUOMO Enraged After Guy Hurls Italian Slur ... [View all] mfcorey1 Aug 2019 OP

Fredo is a slur? a la izquierda Aug 2019 #1

Fredo was a character in "The Godfather" film. yellerpup Aug 2019 #2

Weird. I heard other Italian American slurs... a la izquierda Aug 2019 #46

Fredo was brilliantly played by John Cazale, a fine actor who was suffering from terminal cancer CTyankee Aug 2019 #57

Thank you for that insight. yellerpup Aug 2019 #62

It was actually The Deer Hunter that had to shoot around his illness fishwax Aug 2019 #71

I guess the account that I read was wrong. Altho he looked sick in that scene with Michael CTyankee Aug 2019 #73

I think I remember that from one of the Streep tributes :) fishwax Aug 2019 #74

I think over time it has come to mean a weak Italian male. Blue_true Aug 2019 #78

I asked my husband Clarity2 Aug 2019 #87

I think you mean discrimination. Racism is about race, discrimination is about culture defacto7 Aug 2019 #88

Thanks. I thought about the right word, but ended up using the wrong one. Blue_true Aug 2019 #93

You're wrong. I've seen it used several times against males who were not Italian... PoliticAverse Aug 2019 #111

The n-word and b-word is used to describe people that are not Black or female. Blue_true Aug 2019 #127

It's equating Italian Americans to mafia stereotype Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #79

Agree, and a 'race traitor' in this context. radius777 Aug 2019 #122

It isn't FBaggins Aug 2019 #96

It's calling him mafia Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #107

Good for him... PCIntern Aug 2019 #3

That's odd, Eric Trump is called Fredo. edbermac Aug 2019 #4

Tough to keep up, isn't it? Maybe there should be a "slur of the day" site out there... TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #5

And even that wasnt like the N-word oldsoftie Aug 2019 #7

Guido isn't a slur Polybius Aug 2019 #21

But the other g-bomb is a slur against Italians meow2u3 Aug 2019 #26

except it is related at its very core strictly to anti-black racism Celerity Aug 2019 #91

Sicilians have Carthaginian and Moorish genes Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #98

Modern Libya? Like on the North African Coast? Roman Dalmatia, like the modern.... EarnestPutz Aug 2019 #106

As in Pannonia, Tripolaetana, Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #108

Just Googled both of those. Found out that Pannonia was a Roman Province... EarnestPutz Aug 2019 #110

Tripolaetana is modern Libya, not Dalmatia Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #112

Two quotes. "Dalmatia was a Roman holding now modern Libya" and "Tripolaetana is modern Libya... EarnestPutz Aug 2019 #124

No I did not, and you seem to not know history, genetics, nor geography well Celerity Aug 2019 #115

And you seem hell bent to perpetuate Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #119

I said nothing about the Fredo remark Celerity Aug 2019 #120

Your response was very nicely done and the map is very interesting. EarnestPutz Aug 2019 #126

And not every Fredo is Italian dflprincess Aug 2019 #102

When I hear "Guido", it immediately suggests to me a classic Fellini film flyingfysh Aug 2019 #125

Three things: George II Aug 2019 #22

Sorry, Chris, "fredo" is nowhere NEAR the N-word. Its insulting that you'd equate the two. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #6

Not even the W-word is near the N-word, and it's a hell of a lot closer than "Fredo" JHB Aug 2019 #9

I agree. I was afraid to refer to it that way; oldsoftie Aug 2019 #32

oldsoftie. You're echoing Republican talking points. Why? sharedvalues Aug 2019 #14

Horseshit. I'm not a damn shill, & anyone who equates "Fredo" with the N-word is a damn fool oldsoftie Aug 2019 #29

Don't worry about it customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #80

Thank you. And you're absolutely right. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #84

I had never heard the term customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #103

As an Italian American Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #85

I'm also an Italian American. And its still NOTHING like the N-word. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #89

Do you even speak? Have you ever been? Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #92

Wouldn't be the first time. nt RandiFan1290 Aug 2019 #68

Cuomo has referred to himself as Fredo in a radio interview with Curtis Sliwa AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #113

I'd agree, but Cuomo's error is hardly so great as to whathehell Aug 2019 #94

You're right. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #95

That's. true.. whathehell Aug 2019 #118

He took the bait, rw will be chanting Fraaa-dooo where ever he goes. 4139 Aug 2019 #8

Yeah, that was a bit of an over reaction, especially considering his daughter was with him. cwydro Aug 2019 #10

OUCH!! oldsoftie Aug 2019 #30

Just saw this. Wow, my immediate reaction is what?? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #42

Yes, he's customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #104

Yep Roy Rolling Aug 2019 #11

I don't think they will. Believe it or not, even Sean Hannity defended Cuomo!!! George II Aug 2019 #40

Where is this anyway? In a tent of some sort? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #43

It could be an outdoor restaurant or even at a tent set up at a mall. George II Aug 2019 #44

Definite backfire True Dough Aug 2019 #51

that's an overstatement in my opinion. barbtries Aug 2019 #12

Chris is awesome. He handled this well. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #13

Disagree. He totally let that guy get in his head. cwydro Aug 2019 #28

To Democrats it appeared dumb. To Repubs it was good. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #70

Italian here. To equate the two words phylny Aug 2019 #15

The word "dago" actually came from the name Diego MissKat Aug 2019 #24

I suggest you watch Pane Amaro Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #83

Dago etymology and the Wandering Dago djg21 Aug 2019 #109

Without passport DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #33

Could be, I had heard "without papers." nt phylny Aug 2019 #38

same difference, I think DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #39

Essentially the same thing. Blue_true Aug 2019 #86

more likely it came from "guappo" fishwax Aug 2019 #72

+10000 Celerity Aug 2019 #121

So much stupid by both of them DVRacer Aug 2019 #16

There's Really No Comparison Between the History of Those Two Words, However... dlk Aug 2019 #17

I'm Sicilian and Fredo isn't a slur. Javaman Aug 2019 #18

And THAT would have been a GREAT comeback. Instead, he looks like a fool. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #31

I've called trump Fredo for years. It sucks this happens. Cuomo will enable a narrative themaguffin Aug 2019 #19

Rush Limbaugh underpants Aug 2019 #20

Never to his face. George II Aug 2019 #23

I'd pay to see that! montana_hazeleyes Aug 2019 #27

I'm half Italian NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #25

Cuomo gave that guy's insult 1,000x more power with his overreaction rollin74 Aug 2019 #34

An overreaction for sure DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #35

Here's the complete video. Cuomo is 100% right, especially when the guy challenged him... George II Aug 2019 #36

And now it's all over the news, and people know the guy got in his head. cwydro Aug 2019 #41

Cuomo has referred to himself as Fredo in a radio interview with Curtis Sliwa AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #48

Ryan Saavedra melman Aug 2019 #53

At the time it was the only source for the complete 1:47 video. Is the video false? George II Aug 2019 #56

"the only source for the complete 1:47 video" melman Aug 2019 #58

No there isn't. George II Aug 2019 #59

Okay melman Aug 2019 #61

lol. George II Aug 2019 #63

Right melman Aug 2019 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #37

donnie jr. spoke up, and this has already surfaced! George II Aug 2019 #45

Fredo is the weakling brother of the Corleone family OnlinePoker Aug 2019 #47

I don't think the one denies the other... LanternWaste Aug 2019 #50

He allowed someone to use the term on his show about Trump Jr. and never blinked. OnlinePoker Aug 2019 #54

Really? I wasnt aware of that. Are there any clips? oldsoftie Aug 2019 #99

Here, from CNN's Youtube channel OnlinePoker Aug 2019 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Aug 2019 #116

Cuomo has referred to himself as Fredo in a radio interview with Curtis Sliwa AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #49

If people keep calling him 'Fredo', isn't he going to get a reputation for Aristus Aug 2019 #52

Fredo isn't a slur... this coming from an Italian tenderfoot Aug 2019 #55

Are we sure he didn't think the guy said the G-word? RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #100

I've received many offensive comments because I don't 'look' Italian WilmywoodNCparalegal Aug 2019 #60

I'm sorry that happened to you MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #75

I'm a quarter Italian. BlueStater Aug 2019 #65

You really, really should set aside a weekend to watch the Godfather Part I and II. Blue_true Aug 2019 #90

NOT Italian myself.... but I grew up with Italians. albacore Aug 2019 #66

Italian on both sides here. Fredo is not an N word equivalent, but it is most LuckyCharms Aug 2019 #67

It already has MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #81

UPDATE: Trump Campaign now selling "Fredo Unhinged" shirts... brooklynite Aug 2019 #69

I'll put on my tinfoil hat for a moment MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #76

Never miss an opportunity to lower the bar further! oldsoftie Aug 2019 #97

I doubt they Chris's permission to use his likeness n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2019 #101

This is a DISTRACTION from Trump. TMZ... pff. NCLefty Aug 2019 #77

You learn to suck it up and take the high ground around your kids. Throck Aug 2019 #82

This. cwydro Aug 2019 #128

I heard a redneck say xmas74 Aug 2019 #114

uhh, that been a joke on here about jr 912gdm Aug 2019 #117

I think we can all agree that it's wrong to harass famous people hughee99 Aug 2019 #123