In the political world of election campaigning, setting off a social media sensation would normally be seen as a good publicity move.
But in the case of Vice President Kamala Harris, igniting the trending of the word “cringe” on X is not something to be proud of. But that’s what the presumptive Democratic nominee inspired as video circulated of her rally in Atlanta, Georgia where she suddenly acquired a pandering Southern accent when addressing the crowd.
“And you all helped us win in 2020, and we gonna do it again in 2024!” Harris told the cheering crowd.
so incredibly cringe
— Jen 𝕏🗽 (@jenreneeX) July 31, 2024
Social media users felt the “cringe” from miles away.
Had no idea she had a Southern accent 🤣
This woman’s cringe factor is off the charts. Pathetic.
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) July 30, 2024
HA HA the cringe fake accent – 😂😂😂 this is so so bad.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) July 31, 2024
“Not sure what accent she was going for but that’s not how anyone in Atlanta sounds,” one user wrote in a post on X.
Oh for Pete’s sake! Actually, it’s very insulting in my opinion. Cringe 😬
— Patriot Lioness (@Patriot_Lioness) July 31, 2024
Just terrible. Cringe overload
— Jack Robinson (@Rob73287304Jack) July 31, 2024
Some pointed out that her pandering accent was reminiscent of Hillary Clinton while other X users recalled the other times Harris spontaneously developed an accent.
Did you see Kamla Harris channel Hillary Clinton and fake an over the top southern accent while boasting about getting rid of Trump tax cuts?
She grew up in California and Quebec. Yes let me repeat that, she grew up in California and Quebec.
pic.twitter.com/gWLlmSyGyy— Rising serpent 🇺🇸 (@rising_serpent) November 3, 2020
The pre-show introduction also sparked a myriad of reactions.
Kamala Harris’ handlers just trotted out talentless rapper Megan Thee Stallion to twerk and gyrate in front of a rally crowd while barely rapping her song because it’s so explicit to advocate for abortion.
This is the song she was rapping:
“Body crazy, curvy, wavy, big t*****s,… pic.twitter.com/yPEIUlq1dK
— CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) July 31, 2024
And the cringe does not just apply to exuberant rally speeches. Harris even got the attention of X owner Elon Musk with an older clip circulating on her response to a question about inflation.
Oh my God. I just want to tell myself that this wasn’t real. I’ve said this a million times…Kamala Harris will be known as one of the stupidest women in American Politics. Hands down.
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) July 30, 2024
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OMG! America is in such trouble! She is so uneducated and so incredibly stupid but she is also very condescending ‼️
— GinnyM 🇺🇸🙏✝️ TRUMP WON - KARI LAKE WON (@PatriotXV11) July 30, 2024
Do all democrats think their affectations of regional dialect endear them to the audience. Shrillary did the same thing. Listen up folks, the democrats believe their supporters are really stupid. Could they be right?