Now, these white people standing here on the other side have larger eyes and human irises," she said in describing the cartoon. "This cartoonist disfigured Andrew's face.
"It is not OK to use Andrew to make Asians the butt of racist jokes, especially during this time of unprecedented racial tension, a time when Asians are being randomly attacked on our streets just because of how they look," she said at the 21st Street-Queensbridge F train station, where the man who was shoved onto the tracks escaped serious injury. Yang's wife, Evelyn, a Queens native, excoriated the cartoon, which she said distorted her husband's facial features. A caption below an older couple standing in the doorway of their souvenir shop says, "THE TOURISTS ARE BACK!"
"Sure, what's not to like?"Ī cartoon in the New York Daily News this week shows Yang emerging from a Times Square subway stop with three of the costumed characters who roam the Crossroads of the World standing behind him. There are entertainers there," said Yang, who lives nearby and uses the station. Yang unveiled his favorite underground stop on Showtime to comedian Ziwe, who reacted with surprise. Many New Yorkers consider Times Square the ultimate tourist destination and a place they try to avoid. On Monday, candidate Yang, who is Chinese American, drew some derision from hubristic New Yorkers when he picked Times Square in Manhattan as his favorite subway stop. While Andrew Yang on Tuesday visited the Queens subway station where an Asian man was shoved onto the tracks the day before, the wife of the New York City mayoral candidate responded to another subway issue - a newspaper cartoon that she called a stereotypical depiction.
Andrew Yang, democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, arrives with his wife Evelyn Yang and State Senator John Liu during a campaign appearance at City Hall Park in New York City, US, May 24, 2021.
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