GBear4Life said:
She injected her race into the debate as a crutch to pander. And now some (for whatever reason: to troll etc) are pointing out both her AND her minority parents did not experience the stereotypical woe-is-me American Black experience, something she tried to employ to virtue signal and grandstand.
Another reason why identity politics is bad, and everybody loses. Irrational injection of race is invitation to irrational identity semantics from the other side.
They're both wrong. She is, in fact, half black - and her blackness (race) is, in fact, irrelevant.
Your understanding of race in America and the historical effect that it had on minorities is woefully lacking. Until the issue of race is dealt with in a comprehensive manner it will remain the 800 lb. gorilla in America. It is race that brought about slavery, Jim Crow, lynchings, the sentencing disparities concerning black vs white for possession of drugs like cocaine during the 80s and 90s, the need for civil rights, voting rights, desegregation, the 13TH, 14TH, and 15TH amendments, and we still haven't figured it out.
In the U.S. if you are part black, you are considered black by definition. To say that Harris' race is irrelevant is incorrect as it still influences a large number voters. Race still plays a major role in this country. If you don't think so then look at Charlottesville when there were marchers with torches shouting, "Jews will not replace us". Just because your parents live in an upscale community doesn't mean that racism magically disappears. Nobody can tell how much money you have just by looking at you. For most race is the first thing that they see and with that comes preconceived ideas about who you are.
Yes, she spoke up when the topic turned to race. She might as a person of color have key insights to the topic and yes she used it to score points, much like some last night used their age or a police shooting to pander and score points. That's is what politicians running for POTUS do, they score points when they can. (See Trump's Tweets)
