Breaking news: The Democratic Party has conclusive, irrefutable proof that all Republicans are racist, xenophobic, bigoted monsters… because they’re ( gasp! ) Using a different spelling for Kamala Harris ‘ first name.
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It’s a story so critical, the Washington Post simply could n’t ignore it. Owing to their brave monitoring, we know for a fact that at least 18 Democrats at the RNC pronounced the vice president’s label as Kuh-MA-lah, rather of Komma-la. USA Today , noted it, also. Shocking, is n’t it?
How dare they!
” Morning Joe” is also on the situation, because mispronouncing Kamala’s title is equivalent to a “hate promotion”. And be assured that Media Matters wo n’t let those evil Republicans get away with saying Kuh-MA-lah or making it sound as though a conservative commentator claimed a woman was chosen for vice president because she’s a non-white woman. That’s really rude.
Clearly, these GOP linguistic microaggressions are a transparent attempt by the Right to transform” Kamala” into something foreign and scary, manipulate the voters, and steal the election (yet again ). What other reason is there for her title being mispronounced, really?
Basically, there is another reason. A really good description. And it’s all Hulk Hogan’s wrong.
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An American explorer made the trip to Uganda in the 1980s to retrieve a gigantic hungry. He was an enormous powerhouse with bare legs, a robe, warpaint, and strapping wings. And his title was Kamala – pronounced Kuh-MA-lah.  ,
Kamala the Ugandan Giant was lucky enough to have the perfect job: he defeated the evil people from the WWE ( then known as the WWF), stoking the throne, and destroyed everything in his path.
At least, until he ran into Hulk Hogan.
The Hulkster evened the score against Kamala the Ugandan Giant in Madison Square Garden by beating the big man in a steel cage with the unstoppable power of Hulkamania ( and/or PEDs ).
For most Americans, this was the first time they ever heard the name” Kamala”. Simply put, it’s not the name we normally associate with in the West. And thus, for those of us who grew-up in the ‘ 80s, we developed a form of muscle-memory. Now, when we see the name written down, we respond: Kuh-MA-lah!
And to be honest, Kamala the Ugandan Giant was a significantly better figure than Kamala the DEI Selection. ( More credible performer, too. )
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Full disclosure: Kamala was n’t actually from Uganda. His true name was James Harris … and the fact that he really, truly, genuinely shared the same title as the “other” Kamala was purely coincidental. ( We think. ) He was born in Mississippi, but while wrestling in Memphis, he adopted the Ugandan fad. ( Alas, James Harris died in 2020, so there ca n’t be a blow-off match between him and the VP to settle who owns the name. )
But to be honest, the DNC and professional wrestlers are vastly different items: One of the two creates the illusion of reputable competitors, but in fact, the winners and losers were predetermined by a small cluster of decisionmakers. It’s fraudulent! Nothing’s on the level and things scripted.
And the other, of sure, has system knocks.
