Oh, dear! As Twitchy reported, Soledad “Special Snowflake” O’Brien’s show was nixed in a CNN revamp. But now comes further word as to why, aside from the pitiful ratings.
Talk about buried lead! MT RT: @JohnEkdahl: LOL, CNN execs thought Soledad’s show was “too ethnic”. http://t.co/RgHz7hj5
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) January 30, 2013
LOL, CNN execs thought Soledad’s show was “too ethnic”. Anxiously awaiting the howls of racism from the usual circles. http://t.co/51mwaJM8
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) January 30, 2013
This Was CNN http://t.co/3L1KC5yQ
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
The CNN/Soledad “too ethnic” thing is slaying me. C’mon liberals, get out your pitchforks already.
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) January 30, 2013
Huh. Did progressives of pallor strike again?
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/296724943134146561
Is CNN taking its cue from monochromatic MSNBC and its unbearable whiteness of being?
To help them out, Twitter users have a nice hashtag at the ready: #TooEthnicTVShows
#TooEthnicCNNShows Def Policy Jam
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/296719351720050689
#TooEthnicCNNShows Da Sit-eation Room wit Wolfie B
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 30, 2013
#TooEthnicCNNShows Hangin' with Anderson Cooper
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) January 30, 2013
#TooEthnicCNNShows Tyler Perry's House of Fareed Zakaria
— Jim Jamitis ???? (@JimJamitis) January 30, 2013
Keep them coming, Twitter!
Update: CNN responded to MediaBistro’s inquiry regarding the “too ethnic” remark:
We reached out to CNN for comment.
UPDATE: To clarify, Feder’s issue with “Starting Point” was that the audience was too small and happened to be predominately African American. A source close to the show insists that the ethnicity of the audience was never the issue, it was the size. Feder in no way meant to imply that the audience was too ethnic.
Size matters. Also, it totally wasn’t too ethnic. It just wasn’t good enough ethnic. Luckily, the suggestions for CNN are continuing. Take note, CNN!
https://twitter.com/1999FordRanger/status/296724528313294848
"The Prince of Dead Air" #TooEthnicCNNShows
— ShelleyMG (@ShelleyMGO) January 30, 2013
And where is the liberal outrage over such racism from CNN?
https://twitter.com/heartland_/status/296726211776901121
Hmmmmm RT“@seanagnew: Any comment from @Soledad_OBrien on her release from CNN because her audience was "too ethnic?"”
— BossyMother (@BossyMother) January 30, 2013
@ThePlumLineGS @AdamSerwer You guys are all over the CNN says Soledad O'Brien's audience is "too ethnic" story, right? http://t.co/oYevoq4x
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) January 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/indyconserv/status/296726953568923648
Racist #CNN fires Soledad O’Brien for being too "ethnic" but keeps pudgy White guy Piers Morgan.
— Mlong (@mlong5000) January 30, 2013
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