Crash Course: The weird and sexist criticism of Kamala’s “cackle”: Decoding how Harris got the last laugh

Donald Trump may be irreparably triggered by the joy of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva291ZXRsa2p0ai8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bCZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWNteWtkYWJnNi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bFcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWlycXl6b2Vzei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bFcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOWh3MmZ1dDZxZy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bFcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ3k0MjB5cmU2Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bFcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDJ5OGprdnd5bC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bFcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ The weird and sexist criticism of Kamala’s “cackle”: Decoding how Harris got the last laugh From David Masciotra: Misanthropy is now central to the American right, meaning that one of the most important, but incalculable elements of the presidential race is [the weird factor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveTBvcnZ4NndjZC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bCZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Having already exposed themselves as irredeemably weird (not to mention sexist), with Trump's running mate Sen. JD Vance’s derision of “childless cat ladies,” the Republican Party will only get more bizarre and only appear more estranged from American culture. One of the biggest triggers for their weird outbursts is laughter from Kamala Harris. 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Legal experts told Salon that while the axed racial discrimination claim didn't have strong legs, thanks in part to a controversial Supreme Court doctrine of "colorblindness," the suit's remaining sex discrimination allegation has the potential to have major reverberations. The order dealt another blow to 18-year-old Darryl George, a state judge earlier this year having found his school district's hair-length policy did not violate a new state law that aimed to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRomx7FP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvenkwdWZycGh4dC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9OHcyaWV1b2Y2bCZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmq8WZuGbE7X-XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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