You can’t blame Senator Kamala Harris for playing the identity card. It’s not like she had a choice. Even before the former California attorney general was announced as Joe Biden’s running mate, the editors of major publications received letters from Planned Parenthood, the National Women’s Law Center, TimesUp, Supermajority, and others, instructing them “to be anti-racist and anti-sexist” in their coverage of the VP pick.
The thing is, when the new definition of racism and misogyny includes even accidental name mispronunciations, as well as any criticism whatsoever of her politics and character, you can’t help but worry that this (authoritarian) candidate might be getting a dangerous free pass in terms of media scrutiny.
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