{"id":440441,"date":"2022-05-02T00:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-protege-debarros-support-of-removing-columbus-statue-facing-backlash\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T00:27:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:27:10","slug":"aoc-protege-debarros-support-of-removing-columbus-statue-facing-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-protege-debarros-support-of-removing-columbus-statue-facing-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC prot\u00e9g\u00e9 DeBarros&#8217; support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276a81dbd1f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276a81dbd1f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-protege-debarros-support-of-removing-columbus-statue-facing-backlash\/#%E2%80%9CAOC_protege_DeBarros_support_of_removing_Columbus_statue_facing_backlash%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;AOC prot\u00e9g\u00e9 DeBarros&#8217; support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAOC_protege_DeBarros_support_of_removing_Columbus_statue_facing_backlash%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;AOC prot\u00e9g\u00e9 DeBarros&#8217; support of removing Columbus statue facing backlash&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez prot\u00e9g\u00e9 running for Congress supports removing the Christopher Columbus statue from Columbus Circle \u2014 which may be a big problem for the district she wants to represent.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Ramos DeBarros is seeking to rep New York\u2019s 11th Congressional District, which encompasses all of  Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn \u2014 and is home to one of the largest Italian-American communities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not in my district, so it wouldn\u2019t be a top priority for me in Congress. but I support removing [the Columbus monument\u00a0in Columbus Circle]\u00a0and I think it would be ideal to replace it with some kind of tribute to the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island or the Lenape people specifically,\u201d DeBarros wrote in an endorsement questionnaire from the Jim Owles Liberal LGBT Democratic Club.<\/p>\n<p>The club asked the question, among others, of political candidates seeking its endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>As with AOC, DeBarros, a military veteran, is a member of the Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>ists of America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-03.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22103348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Brittany Ramos DeBarross is running in New York\u2019s 11th Congressional District, which includes Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn and is home to a large Italian community.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Brittany DeBarros<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeBarros\u2019s chief Democratic primary challenger is former Rep. Max Rose, who is seeking to reclaim his old seat after losing to Republican Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis in the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t support removing the Columbus statue,\u201d Rose told The Post on Sunday. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy that we\u2019re even talking about this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s talk about getting inflation down and union\u00a0membership up instead of talking about statues,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-statue-nyc.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Columbus Statue\" class=\"wp-image-22103351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-statue-nyc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-statue-nyc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-statue-nyc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeBarros says she supports removing the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle even though it\u2019s not in her potential district. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The statue is one thing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently Rose and even Malliotakis can agree on.<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent also said DeBarros is out of step with constituents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Brittany Ramos DeBarros wants to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus from Columbus Circle is another example of woke politics run wild,\u201d Malliotakis said.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez also told the Democratic club that it\u2019s time to cancel Columbus, the famous Italian explorer of the Americas who is also despised for brutalizing indigenous people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-circle.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Columbus Circle\" class=\"wp-image-22103366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-circle.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-circle.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/columbus-circle.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeBarros says she would like to see the Christopher Columbus statue replaced with a tribute to the Lenape people. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is a decision that should be made by the community and I believe there is significant support for removing the statue from Columbus Circle,\u201d wrote AOC, who represents parts of The Bronx and Queens, in the questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>But the head of a prominent local coalition of Italian-American groups slammed DeBarros for disregarding her Italian-American constituents,\u00a0who revere Columbus as a symbol of Italian pride and culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s offending the Italian-Americans in her district. Listen to your constituents!\u201d said Angelo Vivolo, president of the Columbus Heritage Coalition and former chairman of the Columbus Citizens Foundation that runs the annual Columbus Day Parade, to The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22103380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeBarros is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Brittany DeBarros<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vivolo last week rapped state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx), a fellow Italian-American running for Congress, for wanting to cancel Columbus. Biaggi said there are other Italian heroes who are better representatives to celebrate than Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>Others politicians who told the Jim Owles club they supported or were open to the removal of the Columbus monument include: Reps. Grace Meng and Hakeem Jeffries; city Public Advocate and gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams, his running mate for lieutenant governor Ana Maria Archila; state Sens. Jessica Ramos, Gustavo Rivera, Julia Salazar, Brad Hoylman and Jose Serrano, and Assembly members Harvey Epstein, Maritza Davia, Zohran Mamdani, Kenny Burgos and Emily Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>But Queens Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman said she is opposed to erasing Columbus from the public square.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brittany-ramos-congress-017.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brittany Ramos DeBarros\" class=\"wp-image-22103392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brittany-ramos-congress-017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brittany-ramos-congress-017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brittany-ramos-congress-017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Angelo Vivolo, president of the Columbus Heritage Coalition, said DeBarros is offending Italians. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/\/britt4congress<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know my opinion is probably in the minority, but these statues of oppressors need to remain and have accurate titles put next to them of the atrocities they committed to indigenous peoples. I don\u2019t feel we should erase history \u2014 we should learn the correct history and put other statues alongside those of the oppressors,\u201d Hyndman said.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul danced around the question in her answer to the club, headed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/06\/09\/allen-roskoff-returns-to-the-spotlight\/?_ga=2.212495766.388778420.1649591472-1514858121.1647963787\">Allen Roskoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Governor Hochul believes New York\u2019s rich Italian community should be recognized, it is important to also celebrate Indigenous peoples and their place in history while recognizing the scars left by their unjust treatment,\u201d her campaign said in the questionnaire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-04.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"Brittany Ramos DeBarros\" class=\"wp-image-22103397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 960w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ramos-debarros-facebook-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=480 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><figcaption>DeBarros is a military veteran. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Brittany DeBarros<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn 2021, for the first time in state history, Governor Hochul signed a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, and she will continue taking action to build foundations of trust across communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is challenging Hochul in the Democratic primary, and his running mate for lieutenant governor, former Brooklyn Councilwoman Diana Reyna, said they oppose removing the Columbus statue.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the debate could be moot. <\/p>\n<p>The Columbus monument has been designated a historical landmark by the state and federal government.<\/p>\n<p>But controversies still rage around other statues and namings.<\/p>\n<p>As The Post recently reported, the growing cancel-culture club even supports striking former three-term Mayor Ed Koch\u2019s name from the 59th Street\/Queensboro bridge connecting Manhattan and Queens, alleging he did not do enough to combat the AIDS crisis in the city when in power.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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