Kamala Harris was criticized for using her “fake accent” during her surprise appearance on SNL on Saturday night.
The vice president has faced increasing accusations of using a “fake accent” in recent weeks, but with just days until the 2024 presidential election she cannot afford to lose any support, especially among black and younger voters, both of which determine a victory.
“Kamala Harris spent three hours rehearsing for this cringe-inducing celebration on SNL. Complete with the fake black accent. This is a cool watch. Good Lord,” one poster wrote.
“Just hearing Kamala’s fake hood accent lowered my credit score by 50 points,” another added.
“Kamala has a new accent, these fake accents would be bad enough if she was even decent about it, but this is just pathetic, you know it’s bad if I’m ashamed of her,” added one third to it.
Kamala Harris was criticized for using her “fake accent” during her surprise appearance on SNL on Saturday night
The VP, all things considered, has faced accusations of a ‘fake accent’ in recent weeks, but with just days until the 2024 presidential election she cannot afford to lose any support
Although Harris is of Jamaican and Indian descent, she is still mocked for putting on a “blaccent” because she changes her voice and speaking patterns depending on the race, class, and other demographics of her audience.
Last week, the VP was roasted online for using a “fake accent” to preach to a predominantly black audience.
During a speech at a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, social media users highlighted a point where they said Harris began speaking like a Southern Baptist minister and quoting from the Bible’s book of Psalms.
“Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning. The path may seem difficult, the work may seem hard, but joy comes in the morning. And church morning is coming,” Harris said in a widely shared clip.
“Holy smoke. Kamala just pulled out a preacher, MLK-esque accent in a church in Philadelphia,” wrote a pro-Trump account on X. “This is the craziest yet. She’s so incredibly fake.’
Kamala Harris, seen right, was also tickled for her laugh in a surprise cameo on SNL
Not only do pro-Trump social media accounts say the accent is made up, but they also accuse Harris of being a “fake” person.
“Kamala just unveiled a new accent at a church in Philadelphia. Everything about this woman is fake,” TikTok’s Libs wrote on their X account.
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Harris has been facing a barrage of hate for months from pro-Trump users who claim that accent code switching is insulting to black voters and a slap in the face to Americans.
Last week, Harris was accused of using an accent to address the crowd she was speaking to — this time a “preacher” voice at a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Harris claps during a service at the Church of Christian Compassion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just nine days until the 2024 presidential election
In September, Harris faced accusations that he used an urban accent to relate to working-class voters in Detroit, Michigan.
“You may not be a union member, but you better thank a union member for the five-day work week,” Harris said in a tone atypical of the one she uses in her usual stump speeches.
She continues, “It’s better to thank a union member for sick leave. Better to thank a union member for paid leave. Better to thank a union member for vacation time.”
At another point, an audience member shouted something about Harris’ future beyond just the 2024 election.
The VP, still sporting this new accent, responded with a big smile and laugh before leaning over the stage and saying, “Let’s just get through the next 64 days.”
“The new Kamala accent just disappeared,” one user wrote on X at the time.