On Thursday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) repeatedly mispronounced Vice President Kamala Harris’s name on a CNN panel, resulting in a yelling fight.
As Mace repeatedly pronounced Harris’ name in an attempt to pronounce it correctly, Democratic strategist Keith Boykin answered, saying “You had it right. You almost got it.”
“I will say Kamala’s name any way that I want to,” Mace said in response.
“I just did and I’ll do it again.” Mace said after another member of the roundtable urged her to stop.
The panel became increasingly angry after the topic was raised again.
“This congresswoman is a wonderful human being. But when you disrespect Kamala Harris by saying you will call her whatever you want, I know you don’t intend it to be that way, that’s the history and legacy of white disregard for the humanity of Black people.” host Eric Michael Dyson said.
“Oh, so now you’re calling me a racist. That is B.S. That is complete B.S.” Mace said in response.
“I just said you weren’t a racist. No. You don’t have to intend racism to accomplish it. Your disrespect of Kamala Harris is part and parcel of a tradition.” Dyson said in response.
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