Posted on 08/23/2020 11:34:44 AM PDT by rktman
Those of you who watched the unhinged and unfunny performance of Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the final night of the DNC probably caught the “clever” routine she delivered with Andrew Yang. The two of them took turns mispronouncing Vice President Mike Pence’s surname as some sort of takedown on the fact that he had previously mispronounced the first name of his opponent in the upcoming election, Senator Kamala Harris. While that got a few laughs from the liberal audience, some critics chose to read a lot more into the issue of Harris’ name, its origins, and how everyone is supposed to pronounce it.
The Associated Press is reporting that some Harris supporters are seeing this as more than a simple mistake or offensive humor. They’re seeing a vast conspiracy behind anyone who incorrectly pronounces the name and it’s all because of… (you guessed it) racism. Mispronouncers are attempting to paint Harris as some sort of “other” or foreign interloper taking American political jobs or something.
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How about Democrats nominate people with traditional names instead? Cant they find people named Karen, Debbie, Kathy, Sandra, Sylvia, Jane, Betsy, Jenny, Sarah, etc.?
Why do they have to keep dredging up Baracks and Kamalas?
Can I pronounce it the way Joe Biden prononces it?
camealot
I call it the JoHo ticket.
That’s my name for her. Kommiela. Cause she’s a Kommie.
‘The Slut’ works for me.
How is it pronounced in Ebonics?
The only hint I have is...I know Denise is pronounced DeNice on Ebonics.
However I pronounce it, I can assure you in advance any pronunciation will be totally intentional.
KamalaSutra?
I just call her Hairyass.
CUM-uh-luh(t)?
“”I’m warming to, “Kommie-la” or its variation, “Commie-la”.””
Yep. I vote commiela.
Or jo+ho.
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Kamalama
May not be true, waxing prevents crabs...
It’s pronounced “Commie-la.”
I thought you were just supposed to elide the two primary focal points of the Democrat party: “commie” and “allah”.
Camel Hair
Camelot
I think it’s pronounced “b!tch with a capital ‘C’”, and all the other letters are silent ... but what do I know about “pet names” for family members?
She says you pronounce it — comma-la
commie-la is easier for me to remember
Kamala la la la la la la la!
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