His work has appeared in Mic, Quartz and MSNBC. He holds an MA in History from Rutgers University-Newark and is ABD in his PhD program in History at Lehigh University. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000. As time went by it did not go up by much. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. Matthew Rozsa is a staff writer for Salon. 3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. And most important of all, the people of Puerto Rico deserve better than that. I shouldn't have to write an article about the President of the United States - Democrat, Republican or anything else - and have to figure out ways of transcribing a crude racist joke for my readers. And whose 2016 presidential campaign, lest it be forgotten, was kicked off with racist remarks about undocumented Mexican immigrants. The President bragged about his administrations relief efforts and told officials on the island ravaged by Hurricane Maria that Puerto Rico had thrown his. Sure, the crowd laughed at his joke - he's the leader of the most powerful country in the world and is well known to have a thin skin, so who wouldn't? - but that doesn't make it any less offensive, particularly coming from a man whose idea of expressing empathy to Latinx people whose lives have been destroyed is to toss paper towels at them. Trump says Puerto Rico in an affected Spanish accent three times in a row. Current Affairs Wrap: Trump mocks Puerto Rico, Hef knocks on Marilyns door, Macklemore turns same hate into same love I hope you like abject insanity on your. Puh-werto Rico! And we also love Puerto Rico." "We are also praying for the people of Puh-werto Rico. Donald Trump Mocks Spanish Accent As He Talks About Puerto Rico Crisis During Hispanic Heritage WeekThe President bragged about his administrations relief e. But that raises the question: How do I accurately transcribe the difference between when he said Puerto Rico's name while ridiculing it and when he did not? Lest you think this was an accident, he mocked the American commonwealth's name not once, not twice, but three times in a row - and then, for good measure, pronounced it without the mockery, just in case you were still unsure that it was his intention to ridicule a people who are still reeling from a devastating natural disaster.Īt this point, my job as a journalist is to transcribe what Trump said for you the reader. You see, during a speech about the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump decided to mock the name "Puerto Rico" by saying it in a stereotypical Spanish accent. While I could just ignore the details about that challenge and instead dispassionately describe the events that occurred, I think explaining the nature of the obstacle that arose sheds light on the deeper problem that this story reveals.
Following a grossly pompous visit to the hurricane-ravaged island of Puerto Rico, Donald Trump used an exaggerated. Writing this story presented me with an unexpected challenge. Donald Trump Mocks Puerto Rican Accent During Hispanic Heritage Month Speech.
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