Kamala Harris slammed for deploying a ‘fake accent’ in Detroit speech

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan.

Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments where she became particularly animated and when interacting with supporters in the crowd.

Kamala Harris slammed for deploying a ‘fake accent’ in Detroit speech

Harris has previously faced accusations of putting on an accent to pander to certain crowds.

nypost.com

She made a similar speech to union workers in Pittsburgh.

See if you can spot the difference: Clicky

Pommer · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan.

Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments where she became particularly animated and when interacting with supporters in the crowd.

Kamala Harris slammed for deploying a ‘fake accent’ in Detroit speech

Harris has previously faced accusations of putting on an accent to pander to certain crowds.

nypost.com

She made a similar speech to union workers in Pittsburgh.

See if you can spot the difference: Clicky

Candidate campaigns wrong?

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

Pommer said:
Candidate campaigns wrong?

I don't understand the question.

Can you spot the difference?

Pommer · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
I don't understand the question.

Can you spot the difference?

Yes, I first saw this occur about fifty years ago when I accompanied my friend into his house.
This is normal.

public hermit · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan.

Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments where she became particularly animated and when interacting with supporters in the crowd.

Kamala Harris slammed for deploying a ‘fake accent’ in Detroit speech

Harris has previously faced accusations of putting on an accent to pander to certain crowds.

nypost.com

She made a similar speech to union workers in Pittsburgh.

See if you can spot the difference: Clicky

Yeah, there's a difference. Who knows? Maybe she was just getting into her groove. Maybe she was "code switching." Who cares? Let's see what happens after four years.

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

Pommer said:
Yes, I first saw this occur about fifty years ago when I accompanied my friend into his house.
This is normal.

Is putting on a fake persona normal?

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

public hermit said:
Maybe she was "code switching."

Are you suggesting that she wasn't speaking English in Michigan?

public hermit · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
Are you suggesting that she wasn't speaking English in Michigan?

Lol. No, why would you think that? If anything, she was speaking "Detroit." When in Detroit...

But, truly, it doesn't bother me. In fact, she reminds me of a preacher. Preachers will often have a cadence that isn't like their every-day speech. Is it helpful, annoying, or disingenuous? Sure. I don't care. But I do think it helps to point out that this doesn't matter.

Besides, we will have more data after four years. We have plenty of time to worry about inessentials later.

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

public hermit said:
Lol. No, why would you think that? If anything, she was speaking "Detroit." When in Detroit...

But, truly, it doesn't bother me. In fact, she reminds me of a preacher. Preachers will often have a cadence that isn't like their every-day speech. Is it helpful, annoying, or disingenuous? Sure. I don't care.. But I do think it helps to point out that this doesn't matter.

Besides, we will have more data after four years. We have plenty of time to worry about inessentials later.

I like it when people are genuine. I think that it's better just to be yourself.

public hermit · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
I like it when people are genuine. I think that it's better just to be yourself.

Who's saying she's being disingenuous? Maybe she felt every bit of it in the depth of her bones. I know people who can spend five minutes among those with an "accent" and immediately start sounding that way. Humans are like that. What if she was talking to these folks and got inspired and then started riffing, sounding like them? Is it goofy? Sure. Is it disingenuous? Not necessarily. So, how are you to know if she is being genuine or not? Well, you don't know. I don't think we know her well enough to say, but I have a suspicion she will probably be around long enough for us to find out.

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

public hermit said:
Who's saying she's being disingenuous?

I spent a great deal of my life in an area that was 90% African American. I could have faked it better than that.

I wouldn't dare. It's disingenuous. I would rather be respected for who I am.

public hermit · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
I spent a great deal of my life in an area that was 90% African American. I could have faked it better than that.

I wouldn't dare. It's disingenuous. I would rather be respected for who I am.

Okay, well that's great. I don't see how that has any bearing on much of anything. People are different. However, if your complaint is that she is not like you, then that does make things interesting.

Pommer · Sep 2, 2024

HARK! said:
Is putting on a fake persona normal?

It sort of goes along with “being a politician”, no?

Michie · Sep 2, 2024

Funny and gross at the same time.

The VP has a history of changing her tune to different audiences

"All of politics is a performance to Kamala Harris," GOP strategist Matt Whitlock said. "She changes fake accents like she changes policy positions and political personas. Today she’s talking in a fake southern accent, pretending to be a moderate. Next week she’ll be back to San Francisco liberal."

Kamala Harris goes viral with 'cringe' new accent at Detroit rally, sparks 'Foghorn Leghorn' comparisons

Critics took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris for her new "accent" she displayed at Monday's rally in Detroit, Michigan, sparking comparisons to Looney Tunes icon Foghorn Leghorn.

www.foxnews.com

Pommer · Sep 2, 2024

Michie said:
Funny and gross at the same time.

The VP has a history of changing her tune to different audiences

"All of politics is a performance to Kamala Harris," GOP strategist Matt Whitlock said. "She changes fake accents like she changes policy positions and political personas. Today she’s talking in a fake southern accent, pretending to be a moderate. Next week she’ll be back to San Francisco liberal."

Kamala Harris goes viral with 'cringe' new accent at Detroit rally, sparks 'Foghorn Leghorn' comparisons

Critics took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris for her new "accent" she displayed at Monday's rally in Detroit, Michigan, sparking comparisons to Looney Tunes icon Foghorn Leghorn.

www.foxnews.com

She’s no “Mitt Romney” on the flip-flop scale but her having an “inside-voice” is like unto complaining the sky is the wrong shade of blue.

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

Pommer said:
It sort of goes along with “being a politician”, no?

Sorry you feel that way.

HARK! · Sep 2, 2024

public hermit said:
People are different.

Yes some are genuine. Some are not.

public hermit said:
However, if your complaint is that she is not like you

Not like me in what way?

public hermit · Sep 3, 2024

HARK! said:
Yes some are genuine. Some are not.

And?

HARK! said:
Not like me in what way?

In any way? She doesn't talk in public like you? I don't know.

Michie · Sep 3, 2024

She made herself look inauthentic. No amount of apologetics or denial can change that.

public hermit · Sep 3, 2024

Michie said:
She made herself look inauthentic. No amount of apologetics or denial can change that.

I guess it would matter that she "made herself look inauthentic" if her competition wasn't a horrible human. But he is, so who cares? Let's not act like personality is what people care about here.

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