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Kamala Harris..

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Movingonup67 · 07/11/2020 23:43

What is your opinion of her?

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SirVixofVixHall · 08/11/2020 00:34

She has “she/hers” pronouns on her insta bio, even though nobody is in any doubt as to her sex. So she buys into gender woo bollocks, which is disappointingly not good for women.

HeddaGarbled · 08/11/2020 00:35

Would you care to link the articles and cite the authors and sources? Or shall I just assume you’re shit-stirring?

Rosehip10 · 08/11/2020 00:47

Any publications that say she is "extremely dangerous" will be stuffed full of articles worshiping guns, trump and calling anyone pro choice "murderers"

JamieLeeCurtains · 08/11/2020 00:49

@SirVixofVixHall

She has “she/hers” pronouns on her insta bio, even though nobody is in any doubt as to her sex. So she buys into gender woo bollocks, which is disappointingly not good for women.
Yes, there's been a lot of discussion today about Biden/Harris needing to pour a lot of oil over the troubled waters of the American 'Culture Wars'.

There needs to be a grown-up conversation now about genuinely preserving women's rights and gay rights, and a move away from the sloganeering and pomo ideology backed by monied interest groups.

hetanom · 08/11/2020 00:52

All I know is that a lot of republicans are terrified that Biden is not gonna finish his term, leaving Harris as president, and that they think that would be really terrible.

So I like her a lot.

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 08/11/2020 00:55

SirVix I agree.

Quaagars · 08/11/2020 00:58

Didn't know much about her before the election, so been reading up on her.
Think she sounds great, and brilliant news first woman in White House.
Good on her

HeddaGarbled · 08/11/2020 00:58

An american lady I know said to me that she didn't like her as she is "too confident". Not sure what that means!

It means your acquaintance is sexist and probably racist.

Honestly, have you ever heard a male politician described as “too confident”?

MrsTerryPratchett · 08/11/2020 00:58

"Extremely dangerous". Another very good t-shirt slogan for women.

alexdgr8 · 08/11/2020 01:03

@Titsywoo

An american lady I know said to me that she didn't like her as she is "too confident". Not sure what that means!
is it like uppity ?
lborgia · 08/11/2020 01:09

Ya know what, I very nearly don't care what she's actually like.

She's black, she is female, she has become vice president. Having her on the ticket didn't stop the Democrats winning.

I'm prepared to lament her personal failings later, but right now, I think she's bloody amazing.

DeKraai · 08/11/2020 01:11

I am inclined to like her and actually feel positive that she will be (V)P, especially as I don't think Biden was the best candidate.

She's certainly very smart and if she's confident (she can't be a shrinking violet to get where she is) all the better.

The little fly in my ointment is that I understand she said she wouldn't run with Biden because he's a misogynist (or something very similar) and then she ran with him when the other options left the picture. It's politics so, yeah, nothing unusual in a way, but at the same time, she's clearly running to win, not on some altruistic, angelic ideal..which seems to be how she's being judged by people on the Left.

And of course men aren't judged on that sort of thing. But then we generally don't see male politicians (other than Obama and Trump - depending o the side you're on!) as hero's/semi-deities before they're even in office.

Also, as mentioned above, she doesn't follow biological sex, but believes in gender identity. I hold my breath on how women’s rights (to not have men in female prisons it formerly single sex, now single gender refuges etc) move forward.

So I'm happy she's there and think it's good she's there, but she's a politician and I'm not going to be excited about any politician. And actually I hope to do her the respect of judging her based on her actions going forward, not waving a flag because she's a black woman in power, as incredibly important as that is.

Incidentally, I think that being excited about her because she's a black woman is almost as bad as not liking her because she's a black woman in power.

Wondering1215 · 08/11/2020 01:14

I don't think Biden will last long. I think he was voted mainly because Trump is a prick.

I think Harris will be president within 4 years. I have no opinion of her either way. All I can hope is that Americans see through her colour and pay attention to her policies etc.

I'm sick of people getting votes because melanin is involved. I believe many anti-Trump and pro-black voters voted for Biden/Harris based on his association with Obama and her being black. Let's be honest, Biden would not have won had Harris not been 'black'.

I say this is a mixed race woman. Its my opinion.

Wondering1215 · 08/11/2020 01:16

Harris also decided to go with Biden once all other options were made redundant.

I don't trust Americas politics one bit.

lborgia · 08/11/2020 01:17

I'm not excited that she's a black womanConfused

I'm excited that for the first time, enough voters went to the ballot unconcerned about gender or race (or equally, understanding that representing diversity is important).

Plenty of voters voted against Hillary Clinton purely because she was female.

Italiangreyhound · 08/11/2020 01:24

I am delighted she is VP. She's got to a position no other woman has in the states.

aramo · 08/11/2020 01:25

Still no articles. You are just stirring it

Ritascornershop · 08/11/2020 01:40

I don’t know too much about her yet. I like the optics very much of choosing a woman of black-Asian background (& who has a Jewish husband), but a family member who follows foreign politics says that if she was in Canada she’d be considered a Tory (we’re Canadian). She had a right wind record as a prosecutor/district attorney.

MrsAvocet · 08/11/2020 01:45

I don't know a huge amount about her, but from what I have read she is very intelligent and determined, with an interesting background. I suspect "extremely dangerous" translates as "slightly left of centre".
I suspect we'll all be getting a lot more familiar with her in the next few months. Until then I will keep an open mind, but my gut feeling is that on the whole I am probably going to like her.

Joynot · 08/11/2020 01:49

A family member worked with her a couple of years ago and admires her greatly. Tough, no nonsense, gets things done.

turnitonagain · 08/11/2020 01:52

She’s an incredibly talented and capable women. Attorney General and the Senator of a state with a population larger than most countries in the world. Her identity is a bonus in inspiring young girls, black, and Asians who were not represented at this level before. But she stands on her own merits.

DramaAlpaca · 08/11/2020 01:55

I've just listened to her speech. I was impressed. She's certainly an inspirational woman.

JKRowlingforever · 08/11/2020 02:08

I'm jealous of her as she is so successful and good looking and came from nothing to get to those heights. I don't like the fact she has pronouns in her profile and look forward to seeing further flaws

Blueberries0112 · 08/11/2020 02:19

@Wondering1215

I don't think Biden will last long. I think he was voted mainly because Trump is a prick.

I think Harris will be president within 4 years. I have no opinion of her either way. All I can hope is that Americans see through her colour and pay attention to her policies etc.

I'm sick of people getting votes because melanin is involved. I believe many anti-Trump and pro-black voters voted for Biden/Harris based on his association with Obama and her being black. Let's be honest, Biden would not have won had Harris not been 'black'.

I say this is a mixed race woman. Its my opinion.

When Obama was running, guess what one of our local citizens said why he wasn't going to vote for him. He did not like the face that he is mixed race and he can't support mixed marriage or the product of mixed marriage. He thinks it's against the Bible and people should marry their own race. Some people here in US do not see it as just melanin in the US, they see it as race. Over 200 years of white men, this is a huge deal
YerWanIsGettinNotions · 08/11/2020 02:28

There's a fairly well known feminist quote - which I've seen as merch in a certain very famous NYC bookstore - that "A well-read woman is a dangerous creature".

KH is definitely dangerous and I personally am here for that all the way.

I first noticed her at senate hearing a few years ago and I was really impressed with her forthright demeanour and her precision in questioning and investigating the hapless witness. She's not just a politician, she's got an excellent eye for detail and is a very experienced lawyer, and it shows. I was disappointed that out of all the excellent female candidates we ended up with a septuagenarian white man, but I'm pleased they won and I'm really excited to see what she brings to the table.