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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

#1646 The Kamalanomenon and the Inevitable Misogynoir Backlash of Racism and Sexism

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

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πŸ—“οΈ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Summary

Air Date 8/2/2024

The Kamala Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago. Record fund raising, organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: This Is What DEI Means (And Why Conservatives Get Super Racist With It) - Kate Abu - Air Date 7-29-24

KP 2: Political Plot Twists - Bad Queers - Air Date 7-29-24

KP 3: Israel Furious With Harris Over This Speech - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 7-28-24

KP 4: Share & Rizz & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard - PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT - Air Date 7-26-24

KP 5: Black Women Lead - Woke AF Daily - Air Date 7-24-24

KP 6: "It is a train that is never late"- Trump, GOP escalate racist and predictable attacks on VP Harris - Deadline White House - Air Date 7-24-24


(48:51) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the power of excitement


DEEPER DIVES

(56:51) SECTION A: MISOGYNOIR DEFINED

A1: Misogynoir by Dr. Moya Bailey #Jubilee21 - Black Feminist Future - Air Date 12-11-21

A2: Digital Misogynoir - The Anti-Dystopians - Air Date 9-8-23


(1:10:32) SECTION B: MISOGYNOIR IN ACTION


(1:41:14) SECTION C: TALK OF THE TOWN


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Description: Vice President Kamala Harris stands on stage holding a microphone with one hand on her hip in front of the stars of the U.S. flag.

Credit: β€œKamala Harris” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Slight crop

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0:00.0

Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast.

0:07.0

The Kamla Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago, record fundraising,

0:15.5

organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match.

0:21.6

Sources providing our top takes in under 50 minutes today

0:25.1

include Kate Abu, Bad Queers, The Majority Report, Pablo Torre finds out,

0:32.0

Woke AF dailyF. daily, and a deadline White House.

0:36.0

Then in the additional deeper dive half of the show, there will be more on three topics.

0:41.0

Section A, Massageir defined, section B, massage noir in action, and section C, the talk of the town. down.

0:56.0

You might have heard the phrase DEI recently.

0:58.0

It's the rights new descriptor for Kamala Harris.

1:01.0

DEI got us Kamala Harris as a vice president. She is a DEI. Pamela Harris.

1:03.0

as a vice president.

1:04.0

She is a DEI candidate.

1:05.0

She has proven to America why DEI doesn't work.

1:08.0

Now this kind of talk is nothing new for the vice president.

1:11.0

Throughout Harris's career, she's been accused of sleeping her weight at the

1:13.7

top, playing the race card, and lacking qualifications because of her race and gender. She even has her own

1:19.7

birther conspiracy theory. But while those attacks might play well on Fox News or Stephen Crowder's

1:24.4

show, she's like a biracial werewolf. Just I've noticed she started a weird thing. That kind of overt racism is a bit much for a general

1:32.1

election. So instead right wingers have

1:33.9

taken to spamming their new favorite acronym when talking about Harris. People get

1:38.1

mad when you say Harris is the hood ornament of DEI. The only reason Kamala's in the White House

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