New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s use of an animated rap video to urge black people to get Covid-19 vaccines has gone down like a lead balloon, getting ratioed on Twitter and called “insulting,” “racist” and “condescending.”
Cuomo tweeted the cartoon on Thursday, calling it a “great video” and saying, “Let’s fight fear with facts.” The video features 1980s rap star Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels, formerly of Run-DMC, telling his audience to take the vaccine so “we can get back to normal.”
The song repeatedly urges listeners to trust in the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines, saying, “If Doc says it’s good, then trust me it’s good,” and “Time for us to trust and not debate the vaccine, believe it’s safe to take.”
And contrary to Cuomo’s line about fighting fear with facts, the video features a giant virus droplet chasing a black man down the street as the rapper says, “This Covid thing is real, and it will find you. It’s killing our people, let me remind you.”
Great video from @HHPHorg featuring @THEKINGDMC and more.
Let's fight fear with facts ? #VaccinateNY pic.twitter.com/o6A31AceY8
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) February 11, 2021
Simply can’t imagine the vitriol if President Donald Trump tweeted out something like this?
I do know Trump one thing that would happen. Trump would be facing his third Democrat Impeachment hoax trial.
Cuomo Gets Slammed For Pandering Rap Video
Conservative activist Rod Smith, who is black, called the video “pathetic and offensive,” saying that it reflects the view of white liberals that black people are stupid.
“Can you imagine for one moment if a conservative or Republican politician decided to get local rappers and to make rapping cartoon characters into a PSA to try to get black people to take a coronavirus vaccine?
The woke left’s minds and their brains would totally explode because of this. But because this is Governor Cuomo, because this is a liberal, then he’s going to get away with it.”
"White liberals like @NYGovCuomo think black people are so stupid we need rapping cartoon characters to tell us to get the coronavirus vaccine. I really want you to watch this…" – @robsmithonline pic.twitter.com/2ZCWpG7cSC
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) February 11, 2021
This is in such poor taste. And exactly why Black people don’t trust y’all ??. None of the fears were even addressed in this embarrassment. Was this geared towards children?
— ? (@MayaTrendy) February 11, 2021
Did you actually sit down with black folks and see why we’re worried about vaccines? Or just jumped straight to black stereotypes?
— Decepticon. (@ThexLionsxDen) February 11, 2021
These UNREAL levels of pandering are only going to make Black people who were 100% sold on taking the vaccine, question whether or not they really want to take it. This is getting ridiculous.
— R.Tyrane Tallie (@SpeakRyanSpeak) February 11, 2021
Does he have snappy cartoon rap about not committing genocide against the elderly?
Asking for my grandmother…
— B8N7ON (@B8N7ON) February 11, 2021
These UNREAL levels of pandering are only going to make Black people who were 100% sold on taking the vaccine, question whether or not they really want to take it. This is getting ridiculous.
— R.Tyrane Tallie (@SpeakRyanSpeak) February 11, 2021
