Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC are no more. (I’m sure her 14 followers are incredibly disappointed. Where else will they hear about the racist undertones in Star Wars? Nowhere. That’s where.)
Long story short, MSNBC apparently challenged her “editorial freedom” and didn’t appreciate her all around genius, so she wrote a scathing email about them. On Sundy, MSNBC confirmed she was done for good.
Anyway, Harris-Perry is still talking about it. Because while everyone else is over it, she’s not.
Here are a few things she wants to clarify.
1. She’s really sorry about not sticking up for other MSNBC hosts.
A few apologies: @MartinBashir @Toure @finneyk I am sorry for and ashamed of my earlier silence. I gave into to culture of fear at #msnbc
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
2. MSNBC executives shouldn’t leak her internal emails or something.
Note to @YvetteMiley & Phil if I cc u on email Tue & it’s leaked to press on Friday maybe I’m not the unpredictable one. #GetYourLeaksPhil
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
3. SALARY INEQUALITY AHHHHHHH!!!!!
One of the unintended consequences of salary inequity– harder to get us to take one of those non-disclosure payoffs huh? #freedomovermoney
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
To be sure, hosting @MHPshow was one of the greatest joys of my professional life-a weekly privilege for 4 years. #NerdlandForever
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
I’m sure it was. Where else could she get away with wearing tampon earrings?
Failures on @MHPshow were mine & nearly everything good belonged to brilliant team of producers, researchers, interns. #NerdlandForever
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
Aw. Humble pie. How does it taste?
And please remember, all other shows and networks are basically racist. Please and thank you.
#Nerdland was a platform for diverse, brilliant voices to weigh in on politics — the only place on #MSNBC & cable pic.twitter.com/Oj1SnV30aP
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
#MSNBC says they would put their diversity “up against everyone else in the news business.” It’s a low bar. pic.twitter.com/dwlaNbsLU9
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
So #MSNBC y’all keep making cable great again. I’ll be staying challenging & unpredictable. #NerdlandForever pic.twitter.com/BCDOBLfITm
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 1, 2016
I think I speak for us all when I say, “BYE FELICIA!”