Kamala Harris.As the first female, African-American, and Asian-American VP in our country’s history, the former attorney general of California is inarguably subjected to higher levels of scrutiny than her contemporaries.Especially in an election year like 2024 where, well, *gestures broadly.*Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Nevertheless, Harris has been endearing herself to younger millennials, Gen-Z, and the LGBTQ+ community as of the late.
But it kind of has nothing to do with her policies.It starts and ends at the intersection of meme culture, a cackling laugh, and a coconut tree.“you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”kamala harris wearing a gold pink-colored dolce & gabbana ‘turlington’ blazer while ijboling at a white house event (2023) pic.twitter.com/tXyFqXL2XkLet’s do a quick catchup for those who may not be chronically online.Basically, Vice President Harris gave a speech at the White House on May 10, 2023 at an event for the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
According to Forbes, she was discussing the greater problem of educational equity and how a student’s environment affects their future.
And at one point she said: “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.” Of course, the quote was interrupted by her signature (and powerful) giggle.Context be damned!