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Columbus, Controversy, and Cancel Culture | Art News
When statues of Christopher Columbus came under fire in 2020, Zohran Mamdani ignited controversy with a defiant middle finger photo to a Columbus monument — a moment that foreshadowed his political battles. As a socialist running for State Assembly, Mamdani faced fierce backlash from conservatives like Christopher Rufo and Mike Crispi, who accused him of hating Italians and being anti-American. Critics twisted his past actions, even mocking his support for LGBTQ+ rights as hypocritical, while City Hall clarified his maps were about diversity, not ethnic enclaves. The debate over Columbus’s…
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