Kamala or Kuhmala: here's why Donald Trump, and other Republicans deliberately mispronounce her name

Updated : Jul 31, 2024 17:40
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Editorji News Desk

Donald Trump might be seen here making a boorish attempt at pronouncing or mispronouncing Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris' name.

But what if this is a tactic by the Republicans, or the Right-wings in general, to discredit Kamala's identity?

Well, the whole idea behind the Republicans deliberately mispronouncing her name is that they want to indirectly poke fun at Kamala's heritage, which they believe isn't aligned with her Christian beliefs. 

Harris’s supporters have long accused Trump and other prominent Republicans of intentionally botching up the pronunciation or using it as a racist dog whistle.

Kamala was born to two immigrant parents: a Black father and an Indian mother.

She has been named after an Indian flower, kamal, which means Lotus in Sanskrit.

She once said that she grew up embracing her Indian culture while proudly living as a Black girl.

Notably, this is not the first time that confusion over her name has cropped up. 

During her 2016 run for Senate, Harris had to release a special video on how to correctly pronounce her name.

But eight years later, the politician’s name is still used by her opponents to take aim at her identity.

Kamala Harris

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