OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
6:32 PM – Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris faced further ridicule Wednesday after appearing on a late-night talk show. CBS Host Stephen Colbert once again decided to adopt a different “fake accent.”
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Harris, 59, exposed what some consider to be a Jamaican patois in an interview Tuesday with the host of “The Late Show,” in which the vice president called out former President Donald Trump. As he continued to criticize, he faced backlash on social media platforms and news articles.
The strange accent change came as the Democratic candidates were discussing President Trump's previous criticism of the federal government's response to Hurricane Helen.
Although Harris' father is from Jamaica, it was clear throughout her time as vice president and throughout her political career that she never had a Jamaican accent.
“[Her father] Renowned economist Donald J. Harris, 86, lives with his second wife just two miles from the vice president's residence in Washington, but has been estranged from his daughter for years. People rarely talk. new york times Reported.
Harris, who was born in Oakland, California and raised in Canada, has faced criticism in the past for appearing to adopt an urban, Midwestern, Spanish, Southern, French, and now Jamaican accent. There is also.
“Do you have no empathy? You know? For the suffering of others. Do you have no sense of purpose?” Harris said in a Jamaican accent, saying Trump was playing “political games.” he accused. She previously accused DeSantis of ignoring his calls for more hurricane aid.
“Wake up baby, Kamala Harris' new accent just disappeared,” Republican political commentator Savannah Hernandez posted.
Meanwhile, some compared Harris' Jamaican accent to Bob Marley.
The vice president has been consistently teased for frequently changing her accent, and recently, Harris opened a can of Miller High Life and drank alcohol during a late-night visit, calling herself the “cool stepmother.” He showed the American people something. Something voters can relate to.
Just last month, Harris was also criticized for changing her accent on two occasions to suit the demographic she was speaking to at the time.
She was accused of using a distinctly Southern voice while speaking to teachers' union members on September 2nd.n.d..
Additionally, Harris was widely criticized on September 14th.th for appearing to change his accent to sound more “urban” during a speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation that many felt was deeply racist.
Critics have frequently accused Ms. Harris of changing her tone during the campaign, particularly when addressing various groups at rallies attended primarily by black voters. However, this is nothing new, as Harris was accused of adopting a fake French accent while speaking to scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris in 2021.
“By changing her accent, [Kamala] “If the viewer feels that she is not genuine, it may be perceived as inauthentic or manipulative, which can ultimately erode trust,” says the New York psychotherapist. Jonathan Alpert said.
“Authenticity is critical to building meaningful connections with voters, and if people perceive an accent as inauthentic, it could undermine Harris' credibility,” he added.
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