MAGA Republicans are subjecting Vice President #Kamala #Harris to a barrage of #racist and #sexist attacks
as she has stormed out in front as the likely 2024 nominee in the wake of Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race.
In just the past day, Harris has been targeted by resurgent “#birthers” who claim she’s not a natural-born citizen
and by Trumpy Bible-thumpers who claim she’s a biblical “#Jezebel”
— a reference to a temptress who misled the faithful into idolatry and sexual depravity.
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee said that “100 percent, she was a #DEI hire” insisting of Biden’s choice of Harris:
“When you go down that route, you get mediocrity.”
The attacks from the far right are as predictable as they are distasteful
— reflecting a “based” far-right culture that sees unvarnished expressions of #bigotry as a virtue.
The attacks center on Harris’ race and gender, and frequently include the claim, as Burchett did, that she is a “DEI” candidate.
While technically shorthand for “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” DEI has taken on the function of a coded slur that right wingers can now hurl at minorities.
While primarily wielded against people of color, it’s also used to attack women and LGBTQ Americans
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-republicans-racist-sexist-attacks-kamala-harris-1235065295/
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