Vice President Kamala Harris suffered another gaffe this week when she incorrectly declared that parentheses are “not allowed” in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament until 2022.
Harris tried to argue that March Madness is rife with sexism, which makes women’s college basketball less popular than men’s. However, the vice president debunked the sex discrimination claim by falsely declaring that the women’s college basketball team would be banned from tournament play until 2022.
Harris spoke to Spectrum News Thursday at an event in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reporter Tim Boyum noted that this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament was “very strong.”
of sports business journal The average number of viewers through the second round of the women’s basketball tournament was 812,000, an increase of 108% from last year.
When asked if she watched “March Madness,” Kamara replied, “I’ve been watching it all the time.” She added that Harris was watching a basketball tournament with her husband, Doug Emhoff, America’s Second Gentleman.
Harris very confident pronounced“Did you know? Okay, let’s do a little history study. Did you know that women weren’t? Women’s teams weren’t allowed in brackets until 2022. Think about it. Please try it.”
She continued, “So what? It is. Talk about progress. Better to know than late, but know about progress and what it has brought.”
Harris further emphasized her point, saying, “And even now, allowing women’s teams to be bracketed is a way of getting people to talk more about women’s teams and to see them being covered now.” This will lead to encouraging feelings, and this
Approved by the Vice President’s Office mediaite Harris made a mistake.
A spokesperson claimed Harris meant to say that the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament would not receive March Madness marketing and branding until 2022.
But people have been filling the slots in the women’s basketball tournament since 1982, when the first NCAA women’s tournament was held.
In fact, Kamara’s husband had filled out a spot in the 2021 Women’s College Basketball Tournament. Harris even retweeted Emhoff’s tweet with a photo of potential players for the 2021 men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.
Former President Barack Obama has reportedly participated in the women’s basketball tournament every year since 2009. sports illustrated.
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