The tampon earrings have been thrown:
For anyone who’s been wondering what’s going on over at @MSNBC with regards to MHP:https://t.co/FZfzQbTAAG
— Anna Holmes (@AnnaHolmes) February 26, 2016
From The New York Times:
Melissa Harris-Perry said she was refusing to go on the MSNBC show she hosts this Saturday, following several weeks of pre-emptions and what she described as a loss of editorial control.
In an email sent to people she works with this week, which was obtained by The New York Times, Ms. Harris-Perry said that her show had effectively been taken away from her and that she felt “worthless” in the eyes of NBC News executives.
“Here is the reality: Our show was taken — without comment or discussion or notice — in the midst of an election season,” she wrote. “After four years of building an audience, developing a brand and developing trust with our viewers, we were effectively and utterly silenced.”
https://twitter.com/MHarrisPerry/status/703335454964391941
Unsurprisingly, Harris-Perry has her fair share of supporters:
As someone who was with @MHPshow from the very beginning, I stand with @MHarrisPerry on this. 100 percent. https://t.co/WasTI8VL8j #nerdland
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 26, 2016
Hey @MSNBC I hope ur happy selling your soul hoping you'll get Fox News type ratings. I support ur decision Melissa Harris-Perry #nerdland
— Shashana ?? (@Shashana80sKid) February 26, 2016
Courageous, bold move by @MHarrisPerry https://t.co/sF3WrBTE0d
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) February 26, 2016
This letter from @MHarrisPerry is very good. I like her calling out the liars. I stand with MHP and #nerdland https://t.co/6ViacPWhLi
— Hercules Mulligan (@johnvmoore) February 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/anaserhall/status/703332203112038400
Breaks my heart, but..good 4 you! I #standwithMHP Melissa Harris-Perry ‘Walks Off’ Her MSNBC Show https://t.co/SM9fD3DcGz via @thedailybeast
— Patt Reid-Resist (@PattReid) February 26, 2016
SHE'S RIGHT! MSNBC's Harris-Perry Says She Won't Appear On Her Show After Pre-Emptions @TPM https://t.co/PE5ve9ikVx
— (((EmersonFan))) (@EmersonFan1) February 26, 2016
Good for @MHPerry! A lot of us @msnbc viewers are frustrated, too!! "Melissa Harris-Perry Walks Off Her MSNBC Show" https://t.co/JJNP6pjoXT
— Kathy L Tobiassen (@ktwolf) February 26, 2016
#Melissa Harris-perry stay strong sister. Come to YouTube or another platform and keep bringing the news. Fuck msnbc.
— Karyn (@Karyn7878) February 26, 2016
Though there are also plenty who aren’t aboard the sympathy train:
Hey maybe not so much with the challenging your bosses to fire you. (last paragraph) https://t.co/9jt1gqQnZg
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) February 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/mcmoynihan/status/703330259291271168
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/703317549342044160
"I am not hungry for empty airtime. I care only about substantive, meaningful, and autonomous work.” pic.twitter.com/ZUkHZbQ7wc
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/703343156490850304
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/703342709856141312
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/703343006334767108
MHP has lost her damn mind. She is not Oprah. She is not different from anyone else. She doesn't own NBC.
— Jiwano Starshine??? (@JoshDamage) February 26, 2016
In any event, if anyone needs us, we’ll be right here, watching MSNBC flame out.
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