I think they will just call her "the DEI candidate", which is a few layers isolated from the actual N-word, so they can have some plausible deniability for the moderates, while also signaling to the radicals.
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the DEI candidate
Non American here... Do I even want to know?
Diversity, ~~equality~~ equity, inclusion.
Slight correction: it's equity not equality.
Equality is everyone being treated the same way regardless of differences.
Equity is everyone being provided with the tools they need to succeed taking individual differences into account.
This is the goal, whether or not it succeeds depends on how it's implemented.
Thanks for the correction. I'm also not American. Edited the post.
Equality is everyone being treated the same way regardless of differences.
Generally, equality is just about equality of freedom or "power to –". If someone needs support to achieve their goals (as long as this doesn't involve "power over" others / oppression) then of course it is important that there be societal structures/networks in place to help them, or at least "meta-structures" that can facilitate the organisation of such supporting networks.
Of course, "freedom" is a poorly defined word in itself, but imo the "everyone treated the exact same" (or worse, "everyone should be the same") interpretations are not in the spirit of "freedom" and I wouldn't be surprised if they were constructed in bad faith (not to promote "equity" but to discredit "equality").
But ultimately it's just semantics, and if you like calling it equity that's cool, it's just good to keep in mind that people who still use "equality" can easily be referring to the exact same thing.
Yes they can be referring to the same thing, but the "E" in "DEI" stands for "equity", not "equality". I made no value judgments on either term, I just explained the difference.
Ohh, I see
That sounds like a compliment then
Is that really a fucking bad thing for these
Yep. There's a whole propaganda industry that rails against it (Prager U, Daily Wire, Red pillers, etc), and right-wing states are banning Universities from engaging in it, and banning investment of state funds in companies that take DEI into account (even though it's pretty much just corporate lip-service).
Bill Ackmann (a 9 bn dollar heavy reptiloid billionaire) posted a lengthy rant against it on that birdsite and our lord and saviour Elmo concurred and proclaimed that it's racist, immoral and illegal although similar programs were already in place since 1964 in the USA.
MAGAs regularly claim that it's the fault of DEI when something goes south, e.g. Boeing machines failing, the CrowdStrike thingy, the bridge crash in Baltimore or Harris getting to the position she's now in.
The current far-right boogeyman.
They use it to claim people that are not white, cishet, able-bodied, male, etc. are hired for their "diversity quota", not their skills, while also appearing as reasonable to moderates. In my country (Hungary), similar backlashes were used to get minorities fired or not hired for some single minor mistake, and then hire a way worse non-minority. I was the victim of such thing, they asked my brother if I have "random violent meltdowns that end with destroyed equipment and bit co-workers", when my brother said no, they decided to make me write on a table (which I suck at), where I was "too slow", so they hired some more neurotypical guy, who had like almost zero programming knowledge, while I was described as "already having junior-level knowledge from open source projects".
Diversity hire
It doesn’t make sense in an elected position
And trump can be the SOR candidate.
(Sexual offender registry)
they're pretty out of touch with what's plausible deniability i guess
Don’t forget “whore”, they are already using that. It’s a sign that they have nothing of substance to attack her on.
Yeah, they can't attack her record cause conservatives would like all the bad things she's done
"DEI hire" is the racist shithead spelling of the N word.
What is CRT? My first thought is cathode ray tube, but it's probably Caucasian replacement theory, yeah? Sounds like their schtick
afaik critical race theory
What is dei?
Diversité, Égalité, Inclusion
The new term for Affirmative Action .
I (as a non USA dude) know AA better, because of the film American History X.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Updog
They call that "white genocide." ("White genocide" is when commercials have black people in them.)
The N word doesn't work on her. Kamala is Jamaican/Indian and has been criticized for being too hard on blacks by some.
Also, DEI has benefited the right in their past, when their ancestors arrived in America, but they are too ignorant to understand that.
This is like that tweet where an Asian woman tells her mother that her using Cantonese instead of Laotian isn't going to stop the racists.
Yes I'm sure racists stop and consider the nuance of the slurs they use lol
Ive been seeing coconut a lot. I think theyre calling her a nutter (IE: insane)
Only been seeing coconut as a good thing on my timelines. Was a stealth way of showing support. Coconut pilled is a phrase I have seen tossed around.
Original clip for context.
Why was this ever a meme? She's sharing someone else's silly metaphor, how is that on her?
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.
It's true! Her mom was based for it 😊
And what does calling her a coconut even mean? The context of the metaphor was that people aren't like coconuts that just drop from the sky into the world, but that we're the product of our parents, our environs and our upbringing. So calling her a coconut is either A) saying that she did, in fact, just blipped into existence, which.... OK? Or B) calling someone a coconut sounds vaguely insulting in a 3rd-grade-reading-level kind of way, maybe? And maybe you're beating around the bush of calling her a nut/crazy in what you think is a clever and subtle way, but isn't?
Republicans, guys. Not your best work. Maybe give it a bit more thought before you pull out your next big heckle that will be screen printed onto flags, bumper stickers and red hats.
That's the thing. Originally this video was highlighted by far right accounts as an example of her being crazy. But was coopted by the left after the Biden Trump debate. Coconuts became a symbol of quietly (or very loudly) supporting Kamala as the nominee instead of Biden. And as that solidified, more and more of the online left started to meme on it.
Tbf, I'm pretty coconut pilled now. I needed something to smile about after Joe's debate performance.
America is ready to become unburdened
From the coconut trees to the Venn diagrams, the Harris memes embrace what detractors might consider a gaffe. Trump, for instance, has dubbed Harris "laughing Kamala," saying the laugh makes her seem "crazy."
Take another example, which grew out of one of Harris's go-to lines dating back to her 2020 presidential run: “I can imagine what can be, unburdened by what has been.”
The RNC compiled a supercut of Harris being "unburdened" and shared it on social media, arguing that it shows she is “unoriginal, annoying, and highly incompetent.” But the attacks aren’t sticking, as her supporters have taken ownership of the line and the laughter.
Jennings said it’s reminiscent of the critiques hurled at Trump throughout his political career, only to be welcomed by his base.
“People like the fact that he was saying offensive things,” Jennings said. "And I think it's strange for Republicans to kind of now be on the other end of that – which is making all these, you know, memes and videos of Kamala being goofy and quirky and the left being like, “Hell, yeah, brother.”
Honestly, she's won my vote. Fuck anyone who challenges her at the convention. I voted for the Biden/Harris ticket knowing she would take over if needed. There are no clearly better challengers, as most of the better options have endorsed her. It's essential that we unify and focus, because this race will not be easy. There will be gaffs and unfair criticisms that actually stick, but it's important to remember that Trump is as bad as it realistically gets. He isn't run of the mill, and people who think he is haven't been paying attention.
She wasn't my first choice in 2020, but unlike Biden, she wasn't one of my last. The only ones worse than Biden were billionaires.
She wasn't my first choice in 2020, but unlike Biden, she wasn't one of my last. The only ones worse than Biden were billionaires.
100% agree, when Biden won the primaries in 2020 I had to keep talking myself "well, at least it's not Bloomberg"
Kamala's far from perfect, but on policy stuff in every way I can think of she's no worse than Biden and might just be a little bit better, and on a superficial style level she's a breath of fresh air after four years of "my grandpa can beat up your grandpa"
It's very strange for me, because the last time I've heard someone called a coconut it was a racist term. Like Oreo. Someone who's brown skinned acting like they're white. It's very derogatory.
Never heard that one.
There is also banana and apple, yellow/red on the outside, white on the inside.
https://www.vox.com/kamala-harris/359072/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-context-unburden-meme-khive
I have been catching up on Kamala memes. Here's the coconut context:
When the vice president referred to her mom’s question about falling out of a coconut tree, she was recounting a lesson about the importance of history. Speaking to government appointees who would work on economic and education equity for Hispanic Americans, she emphasized that their task would be to aid not only young people, but also their parents, grandparents, teachers, and communities, “because none of us just live in a silo. Everything is in context.”
And she continued:
“My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’
You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”
Now, the takeaway is clear enough, something that’s been said for centuries: No person is an island.
But it was her delivery that turned it into a meme: in a joking voice, with exaggerated hand and arm gestures, and with a signature Kamala Harris laugh.
At the time, social media users and right-wing accounts accused her of behaving strangely: “Obviously drunk,” one viral tweet said, while others used clips of the speech to describe being intoxicated or inebriated (which itself is another Harris meme).
Coconut is sometimes used as a pejorative that she may look brown but is white inside.
I think it’s more likely a racial pejorative inferring that she’s a monkey, a common racist characterization of black people.
But also, she shared the story from someone in her family who used the metaphor about dropping out of a tree.
Instead of "what are the rules" they be singing "we don't care 'bout the rules."
Response: I'm gonna say the S word