Has anyone seen Mariana Atencio on MSNBC lately?
Last edited Thu Nov 21, 2019, 10:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Does she just report on latin american issues and the impeachment hearings are monopolizing air time?
Came across this old report that was very interesting:
MSNBC correspondent Mariana Atencio was excited to be attending the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as part of the NBC team. Until, that is, she received a call from one of the network’s female managers as she was preparing for a flight. According to Atencio, here’s what happened next:
“Mariana, I just wanted to make sure you’re prepared for such a prestigious gathering,” the person said. “What are you going to wear?” It was a weird phone call — with an even weirder request. “Why do you ask?” I replied. “Please don’t look too Latina.” At first I thought I didn’t hear correctly. “I beg your pardon?” I asked. “When you pick your outfit, I mean. Don’t look too Latina.”
That exchange comes from Atencio’s recently released memoir, titled, “Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real.” It tracks her upbringing in Venezuela, her immigration to the United States and her media career, which includes stops at Univision and Fusion. The book’s tone tends toward a coachy uplifting. “Bringing our real selves to the table is far more powerful than cultivating mere beauty or meeting a checklist of expectations,” she writes. "And it can bring freedom to others in ways more powerful than we might realize.”
Chapter 3 of “Perfectly You” bears the title of her disturbing pre-gala phone call: “Please Don’t Look Too Latina.” Atencio had great plans for her outfit: a "small tribute to my heritage. I had an idea — what if I wore something yellow, blue, and red, the flag colors of so many South American nations? I chose a Sofia Vergara–style mermaid gown with yellowish undertones, big royal blue earrings, and a red clutch. ¡Perfecto!”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/14/dont-look-too-latina-msnbc-correspondent-recalls-racist-instruction-network-manager/
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They told her less Latina, more Ivanka Trump.
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Just a heads up.
I will be more careful in the future.
