As an immigrant myself who, as white folks like to tell me, "hardly has an accent," what @democracynow did confused me. #PubRadioVoice
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@democracynow wanted was't an immigrant Latino accent voice. They wanted an exotic voice. That's always stuck with me.#PubRadioVoice2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes -
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Keep in mind
@democracynow is a lefty show. And that the person who put in the request was a producer, not an intern.#PubRadioVoice1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
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There's also a general question as to how people who are Spanish speakers should (and shouldn't) pronounce words on the air.
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People expect you to say Tchaikovsky right. Good luck saying Santa Ana the way it was meant to sound in Spanish on the air.
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In public radio, you better pronounce Gov. Schwarzenegger as expected. Mayor Villaraigosa? Tidy it up!
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I can't speak for other poc, but I do know this: my voice is scrutinized beyond what should be acceptable on public radio.
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@aurabogado I just try to sound like Theo from back in the day on Mega 100.31 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@gsanroman2 That's the thing, tho—you can sound like you on privately-owned radio.... Public radio? Not always.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@aurabogado That's the thing. We were always ourselves (free and fun!) in that dungeon office, but once the 'on-air' button clicked...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@gsanroman2 Listening to Yeeze until 5, 4, 3, 2....
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@aurabogado Best months of my radio life, for real0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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