Mika Brzezinski

Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski (born May 2, 1967), is an American television host, author and journalist.

Brzezinski co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast Morning Joe with former Republican representative Joe Scarborough.

Mika Brzezinski and furry
During a segment on Monday's "Morning Joe" show with hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist, Brzezinski was reading a headline from the teleprompter about the Midwest FurFest 2014 chlorine gas attack.

When she came across the unfamiliar term "furry" ("a person who dresses up in furry animal costumes to honor animals with human characteristics, according to ABC News), she slowed down awkwardly, and eventually paused to ask:

Co-host Joe Scarborough echoed the inquiry:

Willie Geist had to take over the segment as Brzezinski and Scarborough broke out into laughter. The segment ended with Brzezinski hastily running down a side hallway for the door after the second cutaway to the news footage of the story (which was an onsite interview with Anthrocon chairman Dr. Samuel Conway).

Fandom response
Response from furries, friends  and mainstream  were critical of the Mika Brzezinski's behavior during the reporting of the attack on the convention.