Whether Harris wins or loses this election, it will be politically incorrect to note her Indian heritage as opposed to her ‘black’ heritage.
Amazing.
Former President Donald Trump accepted the invitation of the National Association of Black Journalists to come for an interview. And right off the bat, the supposedly nonpartisan group took offense when Trump truthfully answered the first question.
His opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, he said,
“was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn black and now she wants to be known as black. So I don’t know. Is she Indian, or is she black? I respect either one, but she obviously doesn’t.”
He would later go on to post this photograph of Harris’s Indian-oriented family.
To say the least, there is zero wrong with having an Indian family heritage. Or any other heritage for that matter. This is, after all, America — home to countless heritages from all over the globe. Harris does indeed have some black heritage. But for speaking truth to power, for telling the truth, all media hell broke loose.
Which brings the point — the easily obvious point — what does the record say about Harris on this score?
The headlined this on the subject not that long ago:
How India’s warm embrace of Kamala Harris grew chilly
India was excited about Kamala Harris in 2020. Four years later, the reaction to her presidential bid is more complicated.
The Post reported:
When Sen. Kamala D. Harris joined the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket, Indian media were excited to detail her Indian ancestry. They traveled to her grandfather’s village and expounded upon her love for foods like idli, a savory rice cake.
Harris leaned into the identity. She made a masala dosa with actress and screenwriter Mindy Kaling in a viral 2019 video.
