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What’s in a Name? 0

Boston University Professor Joshua Pederson offers a theory as to why Donald Trump continually and (apparently) intentionally mispronounces Kamala Harris’s first name (and, note, it is not a difficult name to pronounce). Here’s a bit from his article:

His mispronunciation, then, is a not-so-subtle message about power and control. Don’t worry, he’s saying to his acolytes. She doesn’t get to say who she is; I do. This is how mispronunciation goes from microaggression to macroaggression. And Trump is making it seem OK.

Read the full article for context.

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