Eternal Idol
Lono, "The Dog"
Originally posted by Surtur
Why use it to call Don jr. weak and stupid then? Perhaps because the insults intent is well known.
I've already mentioned Cuomo created a double-standard involving the word.
The Trumps aren't of Italian descent as far as we know; they have German roots. So, when Cuomo calls Trump Jr. "Fredo", he means weak and stupid, because there's no racial link there to make it anything else.
That is not the case when Limbaugh and this rando call Cuomo "Fredo", because he is Italian, and they very likely do not just mean weak and stupid when they choose to call him that. I think it's too big a coincidence.
As I've said, I've joked about my heritage before. I've often referred to myself as "everyone's favorite beaner", but I would be angry enough to punch a random guy coming up to me and calling me or anyone in my family "beaner" or any other slur.