Yesterday we told you how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flipped out over people not saying her name correctly, but maybe she was onto something?
Here’s conservative Italian Emily Zanotti with what she plans to do next:
I’m going to start demanding that people pronounce my last name with a comical Italian accent. https://t.co/ySIUlvQCFz
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) March 21, 2019
LOL. Perfect:
Sending every email to you now in Mario-speak
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 21, 2019
Conservative Amanda Prestigiacomo agrees:
Same
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) March 21, 2019
I SWEAR TO GOODNESS IF ONE OF YOU MOTHERF***ERS MISPRONOUNCES MY SIMPLE SICILIAN LAST NAME ONE MORE TIME
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) March 21, 2019
Although we do have questions on just how to pronounce it correctly:
presto-chris-cuomo?
— Pardes Seleh (@PardesSeleh) March 21, 2019
Nailed it ??
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) March 21, 2019
And this can work for any ethnicity!
Go brogue or go home!
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 21, 2019
Recommended
Me when someone pronounces my last name "ath-ee" instead of "ay-thee" https://t.co/hD3VbUP5Gd
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) March 21, 2019
(answers phone) "Hello?"
"Hi can I speak to David Roots?"
(hangs up)
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) March 21, 2019
***
Related:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset Fox News is calling her the anxiety-inciting ‘Cortez’ https://t.co/G2P95vMVeT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 21, 2019
ICYMI ==> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff has some clapbacks for those trying to ‘disprove her https://t.co/mjFmPqCNuy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 15, 2019
Join the conversation as a VIP Member