Kamala Harris 'coconut tree' origin explained

We dove into the origins of Vice President #KamalaHarris’ coconut tree meme. It’s gained traction as she’s been floated as a possible replacement for President #Biden as the #Democratic nominee.



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#KamalaHarris #VP #coconut

[Hannah-iqrt]

Crazy that the rant is about the importance of context but this coconut anecdote was taken completely out of context and memed

[wanderinggypsywoman]

I feel burdened by coconuts…and what has been

[pharoah]

Why are people confused by this? People have histories and communities. They don’t fall out of a tree separate from the world like a self contained coconut.

[evanetter]

Plot twist: when everyone stopped hating her and suddenly all her memes start to make sense…

[kyjdcmo]

I am not a US citizen and I don’t see problem with this talk. To me this is just a light talk. The US is so political now and can make everything with political meaning.

[student]

She sounds so Caribbean...with this line on the coconut tree...the Indian Caribbean nationals speak like that indeed. Love it!

[iancowan]

Thank you for giving the proper context that 95%+ others rather take out of context to misinform! Bless you...

[LaneMaxwell]

"you exist in the context in all of which you live." Wow, thanks Kamala, everything makes sense now.

[aepperson]

If a persons laugh can stop you from voting from them, you are the joke.

[thatguycabe]

Funny memes will be a good way to get young people involved now lmao

[shastinamarie]

And THIS is why teaching CRT is so important.

[asp]

As a silo dweller I take offence at her message! 😾

[xibalbalon]

She was speaking about dialectal materialism

[theNikkiDash]

Life is so stressful, and it shouldn't be. I need laughter, and I'm also going to say this to my kids from now on.🥥🥥

[Олександр-кол]

If she met Nizshe, she would say exactly these words.😳
I don't know who's right ▶️

[AlfCalson]

Harris made her “coconut tree” remarks on May 10, 2023 at the White House while swearing in the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
“My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’” Harris said, while laughing. “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”

[icewink]

Kamala is showing her deep knowledge of Marxist historical materialism. 🌴🥥🌴🥥🌴🥥
I am coconutpilled

[fullmetal-animator]

I'm not American. But if I could, I'd vote for her just based on this meme alone.

[kelsiejo]

I immediately thought of the children’s book “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” 😂

[StickAndMove]

Kamala: “So Putin, So Kim Jong Un, What are you gonna do about it, hehehehe?” 🥴
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