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Brooklyn State Assembly Hopeful, Ben Akselrod
This may be one of the worst attempts at appealing to a specific demographic during a campaign trail. Brooklyn State Assembly hopeful, Ben Akselrod, sent literature to thousands of Democratic voters in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood discussing his opponent’s inability to cut crime in the area; however, instead of using the word “neighborhood” he chose to create the word “negrohood”.
The letter reads “Dear Friend, I am running for Assembly because I believe the number 1 job of that office is to keep the community safe. The current assemblyman has allowed crime to go up over 50% in our negrohood so far this year.”
The community’s blog states the candidate’s reference to the increase in crime is exaggerated and he has a history of using offensive language. The blog reports that the candidate also attempted to dilute support of the mosque construction. “In what appeared to be an attempt to stoke anti-Muslim sentiments in the neighborhood, he claimed the mosque is connected to a group that was ‘outlawed’ in the U.S., and that Muslims’ attempts to build a local house of worship is a ‘provocative demonstration’,” it reads.
The election between Akselrod and his opponent, Steven Cymbrowitz, takes places on September 13. The state Assembly’s chief responsibility is to draft, analyze, and vote on proposals that affect all New Yorkers.
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Erica
September 1, 2012 at 11:56 am
It is always great to let people be comfortable enough to speak freely, you get quite a bit of info from them that way, now his constituents can decide what they will do about him…let him talk.
BigJay
August 29, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@MZ you don’t know what you’re talking about. A h**l of a lot of people including myself do not use the word n***a/n****r in my vocabulary and I correct anyone else using that word in my presence. If you allow some douchebag like this to get away with what they say and that statement you made show the abuse you must receive because black people with respect for themselves would never allow anyone to disrespect them so I think you need to sit down and listen to yourself sometime cause what you’re saying doesn’t make sense at all not even to yourself!
HULLDOG MAXXX
August 29, 2012 at 6:11 am
I AM ALWAYS CURIOS HOW GUYS LIKE THIS BEN SKELROD STAY ALIVE AS LONG AS THEY DO?
Mz
August 28, 2012 at 5:30 pm
I’m sooo over censorship! Who knows whats allowed to say and whose allowed to say it. Blacks giving passess on the word nig— and Whites saying negrohood. Honestly, when you think about it this d**n fool showed more respect to us then we do to one another.
Someone show this article to Jayz and his Cracker buddy Gwen Paltrow!!
pbg2218
August 27, 2012 at 8:25 pm
I’m just not sure why it is so difficult for some non-black people to communicate with the African American community. It is if they truly believe in ebonics as a means of communication. They are either trying to relate to us with references to rap (a la Mitt Romney’s “who let the dogs out” fiasco), or tripping over themselves to pervert normal English into slang…all within the attempt at “relating”. ATTENTION non-white America… Black Americans speak English too.
LarryJ
August 27, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Sorry. Change that to “human mouse” Rats are bigger,stronger and smarter. This guy is just a “Little Mouse!” Look at his “mousey face”.
LarryJ
August 27, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Where do these human rats come from…..
Wilma Latimore
August 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm
YOU SEE SOME STILL SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS !!!!!!!!
cyd
August 27, 2012 at 11:46 am
Negrohood. What a pathetic choice of words from a man who is hoping to be elected in Brooklyn. Disrespect in the form of generalization is becoming more and more common.