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JD Vance Is Wrong — Kamala Harris Isn’t Changing Her Accent
Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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Recently, Republicans have taken to accusing Kamala Harris of using fake accents while on the campaign trail. In this episode of “The Opinions,” John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and linguist, argues the vice president is simply revealing a piece of herself by slipping into “Black English,” a form of code switching that is actually quite presidential.
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