On Tuesday, White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fielded a query that represents a brand new low from the right-wing media.
“Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?” mentioned Fox Information reporter Peter Doocy. When requested to elucidate, he added, “Well, she was talking about unions in Detroit using one tone of voice. … She used the same line in Pittsburgh, and it sounded like she at least had some kind of Southern drawl.”
“I imply, do you hear the query that you just’re—do you suppose People significantly suppose that this is a crucial query?” Jean-Pierre requested Doocy.
“You know what they care about?” she continued. “They care in regards to the economic system. They care about reducing prices. They care about well being care. That is what People care about.”
On Labor Day, Harris delivered an important speech in regards to the significance of unions, and since then, the right-wing-o-sphere has tried its darndest to make racist hay out of Harris’ code-switching. “Code-switching” is the usually unconscious switching of dialects based mostly on one’s scenario, and the historical past of it is as outdated as teams of individuals interacting with each other. Traditionally, Black People have performed it to handle different People’ anxieties—and that’s what makes Doocy’s query so determined and craven.
“The question is just insane,” Jean-Pierre said while Doocy muddled through a response. “Peter, we’re transferring on,” she added. “We’re so transferring on.”
If getting your ass handed to you by a press secretary had been an Olympic sport, Doocy could be its Michael Phelps.