Kamala Harris Argues That Sexism Is to Blame for Criticism of Her Infamous Cackle
Vice President Kamala Harris told Drew Barrymore in a recent interview that criticism of her infamous cackle is motivated by sexism.
She also blames her mother for her tendency to have uncontrollable fits of inappropriate laughter.
Like, apparently, some people love to talk about the way I laugh,” Harris told the actress-turned-talk-show-host in a segment airing Monday, Mediaite reported.
“Well, let me just tell you something: I have my mother’s laugh,” the veep continued. “And I grew up around a bunch of women, in particular, who laughed from the belly.”
“You know, I’m never going to be —” she said, pausing to mockingly produce a genteel titter behind a ladylike hand. “I’m not that person.”
“And I think it’s really important for us to remind each other and — and our younger ones: Don’t be confined to other people’s perception about what this looks like and … how you should act in order to be.”
“I love your laugh!” Barrymore exclaimed. “And I love that message.”
Kamala Harris was an unsuccessful presidential candidate before Biden's vice presidential selection and is disliked according to a recent CNN focus group.
“Several people said Harris rubs them the wrong way,” the outlet reported. “A few specifically cited her laugh — a frequent target of Republican operatives who flood clips of it on social media, which defenders say plays into sexism.”
President Joe Biden has similarly blamed criticism of his endless gaffes on a childhood stutter.
Kamala Harris is a heartbeat away from becoming President of the United States. And that is no laughing matter — not even for the awkwardly cackling vice president.
@tkryz99 @tbonier What was worse? Besides the Covid year when he listened to Fauci the fraud and locked everything down. Economy was booming before 2020. Secure borders. Mortgage rates at 2.7%. Gas prices way down due to energy independence. No foreign wars. Inflation at 1.4%. Biden is done!
@JoeBiden The economy was booming until the Covid virus hit in 2020, so please stop your political spin! Trump economy was way better than yours that’s why he will be our next president
This is the moment when TX National Guard became overrun by migrants rioting to get across the border here in El Paso today
We were there and saw it all happen. Absolute chaos here.