Brooklyn Candidate Is Sorry About That Bizarrely Racist Typo

Desktop Computer close up shot
Desktop Computer close up shot

The Romney campaign took some flak earlier this summer for making several spelling errors, but at least they only invented the meme-friendly term “Amercia” rather than a word that sounds fairly racist. Last week Assembly candidate Ben Akselrod sent residents of Sheepshead Bay a mailer stating that his opponent has “allowed crime to go up over 50% in our negrohood so far this year.” The Daily News reports that on Wednesday Akselrod apologized and insisted it was just a typo, saying he rejects “any form of racial and ethnic bias.” It’s just like typing “teh,” except the letters are nowhere near those in “neighborhood” on the keyboard.

Brooklyn Candidate Laments Bizarrely Racist Typo