WASHINGTON : Outraged over the mispronunciation of vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris' name by a Republican Senator from Georgia, her supporters launched an online campaign with the hashtags 'MyNameIs' and 'IstandwithKamala'. The mispronunciation outraged a large number of Harris' supporters and Harris' spokesperson Sabrina Singh said, "I'll keep it simple: If you can pronounce 'former Senator David Perdue' you can pronounce 'future Vice President Kamala Harris'." BuzzFeed on Saturday reported that Senator Perdue, who is seeking his reelection from Georgia, is facing backlash for mockingly mispronouncing the name of Kamala Harris. "Senator Perdue simply mispronounced Senator Harris' name, and he didn't mean anything by it. I'll keep it simple: If you can pronounce former Senator David Perdue you can pronounce future Vice President Kamala Harris.

Source: Mint October 18, 2020 03:33 UTC