Fox News has been insulting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) by saying her last name wrong. On Wednesday, she set them straight.
For some reason, the conservative propaganda network likes to just use “Cortez” as her last name instead of the proper “Ocasio-Cortez,” which is the way they should say it, especially since Fox considers itself a news organization.
After a Twitter user pointed out that some conservative pundits don’t like it when people of color pronounce their own names correctly, Ocasio-Cortez mocked them.
“How dare they refuse to say their name in a wrong accent & not mangle their own family name so that I can feel more comfortable instead of look inside myself & examine why something as small as *a person’s name* makes me uncomfortable in the first place?? This is an outrage!” https://t.co/ArYd28WVcv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 21, 2019
Then she educated them like she has educated or schooled so many other conservatives since she took office.
By the way: Fox News likes to say my name (incorrectly) as “Cortez,” which I can only imagine is bc that sounds more ‘stereotypically’ Hispanic + probably incites more ‘anxiety’ for them.
Pro Tip:
My last name is not “Cortez,” just as theirs isn’t “Ingra” or “Carl” or “Hann.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 21, 2019
My last name is Ocasio-Cortez. Full stop. That’s my name.
No, you can’t say “Cortez.” I’ve never used that in my life. “Cortez” is referring to someone else.
Even if they‘re trying to be rude + wrong, my dad’s last name was Ocasio anyway.
(His name was hyphenated too, though.)
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 21, 2019
For the curious, in Latinx culture children take *both* their parents‘ names.
It’s not a “progressive, new thing.” It’s just how some names work. PR hyphenates, others mark differently. Your last name = the families that came together to make you.
AOC is also fine though 🙂
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 21, 2019
This isn’t the first time she called out Fox News. Earlier this month, she referred to the network as “AOC TMZ” for being so obsessed with her.
Maybe Fox News will pronounce her last name correctly now and start treating her with respect. But they likely won’t since the network is inherently racist and will probably keep saying it wrong out of pure spite.
Nevertheless, it’s nice to know AOC is around to call out Fox News’ bullsh*t when she sees it.
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