CNN host Chris Cuomo needs a prompter next time.
During his appearance on SiriusXM's The POTUS Show, the New Day anchor talked with host Michael Smerconish discusses President Trump's recent (and repeating) threats at the news broadcaster and it's hosts and correspondents. Take a listen below and I'll get to why we're here.
He compared a taunt by our stupid president...to THE racial slur of all times.
Okay, Chris...I kinda see where you're coming from with your statement. As a journalist, any report or interview could either make or break your career. And when you hit that break, names will come and they're not as good. And being called out for what they accused you for as lies (when they actually and clearly are not lies; just something they don't like about them) can be a very painful nuisance.
But damn you if you ever believe you hit the same pain a black person hits when they're called a nigger.
Seriously, dude; the feeling you receive after the most empty-headed, unintelligent, near-illiterate, tyant-like president in history since George W. Bush (and probably Richard Nixon) calls the network or news division you work for "fake news" is just NOTHING compared to the pain, heartbreak, terror and crush black people face after being called "nigger" (this goes for other ethnicities as well; like a German being called a "kike", or a Hispanic being called a "spic", or a gay person being called a "faggot" or an Asian being called a "chink"). It weighs on you, and it stays with you for a long time. It's also not like reporting in a war-torn country or in the middle of a natural disaster. Being called "fake news" is something that lasts less than a day; you can dust it off and move on. And if you think that Trump calling you a name can hurt you inside and crush your spirit, you must have some troubling self-esteem issues you're still trying to fix.
Fortunately, after needed backlash, Cuomo owned up to his mistake and apologize;
I was wrong. Calling a journalist fake -nothing compared to the pain of a racial slur. I should not have said it. I apologize https://t.co/TJGUgWz9Q2— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) February 9, 2017
he also thanked some of those whom called him out.
I want to thank you for calling me out for equating fake with other slurs. Wasn't my intention to diminish but just saying it was too much. https://t.co/WxDSiQ90i3— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) February 9, 2017
In closing, I understand where Chris Cuomo is coming from. But he needs to find better words and contexts to explain them.
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