{"id":2239148,"date":"2024-05-07T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-ripped-for-saying-black-kids-in-the-bronx-dont-know-the-word-computer\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T12:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:57:39","slug":"ny-governor-ripped-for-saying-black-kids-in-the-bronx-dont-know-the-word-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-ripped-for-saying-black-kids-in-the-bronx-dont-know-the-word-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Governor Criticized for Claim About Black Bronx Kids and Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fny-governor-ripped-for-saying-black-kids-in-the-bronx-dont-know-the-word-computer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Governor Kathy Hochul faces criticism\u2062 for her remarks about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-low-black-lives-matter-monsters-terrorize-child-cancer-fundraiser-in-wisconsin-video\/\" title=\"New Low? Black Lives Matter Monsters Terrorize Child Cancer Fundraiser in Wisconsin (VIDEO)\">black children<\/a> in the Bronx lacking knowledge of computers. Her statements at the Milken Institute Global \u200bConference with MSNBC&#8217;s Jonathan \u200cCapehart stirred\u2063 controversy and backlash from politicians, including Bronx Assembly Members Amanda Septimo and Karines Reyes,\u200c who denounced the comments as harmful and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmaker-pushes-sex-ed-overhaul-teaching-gender-identity-to-5-year-olds-anal-sex-to-11-year-olds\/\" title=\"New York Lawmaker Pushes Sex Ed Overhaul: Teaching \u2018Gender Identity\u2019 To 5-Year-Olds, \u2018Anal Sex\u2019 To 11-Year-Olds\">perpetuating stereotypes<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-target-hyatt-hotel-for-hosting-cpac-hyatt-conservatives-have-a-right-to-express-their-views\/\" title=\"Democrats Target Hyatt Hotel For Hosting CPAC; Hyatt: Conservatives Have A Right To Express Their Views\">facing blowback<\/a> after saying that black children in the Bronx do not know what the word \u201ccomputer\u201d means.<\/p>\n<p>The borough in New York City came up Monday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in California during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GbT0iyO1iaA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation<\/a> with Jonathan Capehart, a black MSNBC host who was serving as a moderator, that has since gone viral online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we have, you know, young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don\u2019t even know what the word \u2018computer\u2019 is,\u201d Hochul said. \u201cThey don\u2019t know, they don\u2019t know these things. And I want the world opened up to all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D): \u201cYoung Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don\u2019t even know what the word \u2018computer\u2019 is\u2026\u201d \ud83e\udd28<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9x9nU05YDQ\">pic.twitter.com\/9x9nU05YDQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1787829746971091145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s remarks about black children in the Bronx drew pushback from fellow politicians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitch-slammed-for-tweeting-womxns-history-month\/\" title=\"Twitch Slammed For Tweeting \u2018Womxn\u2019s History Month\u2019\">including members<\/a> of the Democratic Party from the Bronx, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Bronx Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, a Democrat, issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmandaSeptimo\/status\/1787584438668263793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that said the comments were \u201charmful, deeply misinformed, and genuinely appalling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cRepeating harmful stereotypes about one of our most underserved communities, while failing to acknowledge the state\u2019s consistent institutional neglect, only perpetuates systems of abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her colleague in the State Assembly, <a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/mem\/Karines-Reyes\/bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longtime Bronxite<\/a> Karine Reyes, said she was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by Hochul\u2019s remarks and the \u201cunderlying perception that she has\u201d of black and brown children from the borough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children are bright, brilliant, extremely capable, and more than deserving of any opportunities that are extended to other kids,\u201d Reyes continued. \u201cDo better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee Zeldin, a former GOP congressman from New York who ran against Hochul in the 2022 election, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1787859606225453334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reposted<\/a> a reaction from former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s remarkable just how out of touch the people supposedly leading this country are,\u201d Gaines said in her post to X, responding to a clip of Hochul\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715167897594000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ZhOYl1hUvyplEJT3QwTSU\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats exposing their racism again\u2026 Play this video in every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faith-leaders-get-covid-19-vaccine-to-encourage-vaccination\/\" title=\"Faith Leaders Get Covid-19 Vaccine To Encourage Vaccination\">predominantly black neighborhood<\/a> until November,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1787715029703512132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the Libs of TikTok account run by Chaya Raichik.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do white liberals think so little of African-Americans?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1787862042889609617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>Charles Payne, a black Fox Business host, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cvpayne\/status\/1787777922469679408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X, \u201cInsulting but typical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul later released a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaughnEGolden\/status\/1787636911856652296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> expressing remorse for the comments, claiming she did not mean to make them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI misspoke and I regret it,\u201d she said. \u201cOf course Black children in the Bronx know what computers are \u2014 the problem is that they too often lack access to the technology needed to get on track to high-paying jobs in emerging industries like AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Governor Kathy Hochul receives backlash for comments on black Bronx children&#8217;s familiarity with the word &#8220;computer.&#8221; The incident occurred during a discussion with MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart at the Milken Institute Global Conference in California. 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