Trump thinks mispronouncing Kamala Harris’ name is a good attack route.

  • @Apytele
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    131 month ago

    …I’m on her side and I actually had no idea it was supposed to be pronounced that way. I’ve pretty much only interacted with her name textually; I guess I just don’t keep up with political media enough. I’ve also got an uncommon name that people rarely pronounce correctly the first time but also I’m white so I’ve never had anyone be anything but apologetic about it.

      • @Peppycito
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        41 month ago

        I guess I’ve also been saying it wrong, having read it much more than I’ve heard it. I honestly haven’t been paying much attention.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      41 month ago

      But, unlike you, Trump has heard it many times. He knows how to pronounce it properly, he just won’t because he’s a racist.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 month ago

      Yeah but trump has a media team and she is the republicans opponent. They would or should know the correct pronunciation.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      Her name is a nod to her Indian heritage on her mother’s side and in her 2019 memoir, Harris wrote that she pronounced it “Comma-la” and that it means “lotus flower.” […] Still, Trump continues to say “Kah-MAH-la.”

      I was sure this was going to be the other way around. Strange and less bad than I expected. It’s mostly just an accent thing, not a change in sounds.