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Tony Hinchcliffe Called Puerto Rico a ‘Floating Island of Garbage’: His Hate Disguised as Comedy Wasn’t Funny or a Joke

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Puerto Rican comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took the stage at a MAGA rally in New York City on Sunday .

Ruben Navarrette : What he called “humor” was a continuous stream of racist insults and dangerous conspiracy theories.

He says in today ’s America , Puerto Ricans have become the scapegoats in a narrative of fear, blamed and vilified to suit a political agenda.

The anti-immigrant sentiment championed by Trump delivers the message loud and clear: when people show you who they are, believe them.

He doubled down further in October 2023 , when he stirred the pot further by appearing on the controversial far-right YouTube show “TRIGGERnometry” This time, he painted Dang as “a Chinese spy,” claiming the incident was “an orchestrated attack by the Chinese media.” When hate is celebrated under the guise of humor, its roots only deepen.

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48

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42

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72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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short-lived

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