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NEW YORK (77WABC) – Karen Hinton, who served as press secretary to Andrew Cuomo when he was federal housing secretary and to Mayor de Blasio has written an opinion piece for “The Daily News” titled, “How to counter penis politics: What it’s like to work for Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio”
In part she wrote, “The recent spate of stories about Gov. Cuomo’s penchant for bullying isn’t about behavior that’s unusual in politics. It’s the norm. Andrew, with whom I had a decades-long professional relationship, isn’t the only practitioner of what I call “penis politics.” He just happens to be the master of the art, a subject I am writing a book about.”
She also writes about how the governor allegedly demanded all of his staff’s attention, “If you need more time with your own family, he will treat you like you are cheating on him. If you have your eye on another, better job, he’ll try to make that job disappear. Escaping Cuomo is tough because he has to exercise total control.”
Hinton even alludes to a racist remark by Cuomo, “He told me I had only worked for a “Black man from a small town in Mississippi” and, therefore, wasn’t qualified to lead the public affairs office for him. The Black man from a small town was Mike Espy…”
Regarding Mayor Bill de Blasio Hinton describes an “uncomfortable work environment.” She writes, “His signature move as mayor was to dig in on an untenable position against the advice of staff, raising the cost of an inevitable defeat. Discussions with staff were marked by condescension, leaving the female staffers feeling especially marginalized. It made for an uncomfortable work environment.”
Thread-Today I wrote a piece for the @NYDailyNews about what I call “penis politics,” based on my four decades of experience working with powerful men. I define penis politics as a man in a position of authority using gender to control & dominate. https://t.co/j8LvWNTlZ7
— Karen Hinton (@KarenHinton) February 24, 2021
