During an interview with Fox News in 2021, JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, referred to Kamala Harris as a “childless cat lady.” He believed the country was ruled by people “so dissatisfied with their own lives, that they would make the rest of the citizens of the United States equally miserable”. – Look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children. How does it matter that we have handed our country over to people who have no investment in it, Vance said. – Thanks to the Democrats and corporate oligarchs, we are now ruled by a bunch of childless cat ladies, who are bitter about their lives and the choices they made. Therefore, they will make the rest of the country miserable as well, Vance told host Tucker Carlson. Archive interview of Vance in which he mentions Harris. Source: Fox News JD Vance, at the time of the interview, had started his election campaign to become the chosen Republican senatorial candidate and then senator from the state of Ohio in the 2022 midterm elections, which he succeeded. Now that he is a vice-presidential candidate and Harris is a presidential candidate, the clip has gone viral – and met with strong opposition. – Bullying can work Author and linguist Helene Uri says it is typical for women to be referred to in this way. – Studies show that women are more often mentioned in connection with their relatives, especially partners and children, or in this case the lack of children, than men. She calls the connection a degradation of women, which Uri believes is a deliberate move. At the same time, it is clear what type of person Vance is trying to portray with the term “cat lady”. – It is, after all, a personal characteristic. It conjures up an image of a slightly crazy, lonely lady who lives by herself with 14 cats, and who has little contact with reality. Senior lecturer in rhetoric at Kristiania University College, Kjell Terje Ringdal, also believes this is about degradation. – What Vance and Trump are doing, systematically, is hitting the sore spot and fanning the smoldering fire of misogyny, misogyny, which still rages in parts of the United States. JD Vance and Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Ohio. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP He thinks this is about Harris not fitting into the traditional female role. She laughs out loud, something Trump has commented on several times, is confident and powerful. – There are some such stories that are now being thrown out, which in sum will produce an image of a woman who may not be a proper woman, as women should be. And this can prove effective, according to Ringdal. – It may be that Trump is going too far, but it is also possible that he attracts so many men, those who are skeptical of women, that it works in his favour. Bullying can work. “Friends” star responds Among those who criticize Vance’s actions, is also actress Jennifer Aniston. She has previously been open about unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant, writes The Guardian. – I cannot believe that this is coming from a possible vice president. Mr. Vance, I hope that one day your daughter is lucky enough to have children of her own, Aniston wrote in a post on Instagram. Facsimile: Screenshot / Instagram The film and TV star also criticizes Vance’s opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF). Last month, Vance voted against a Democratic bill to guarantee access to IVF across the United States during a Senate vote. The ex-wife and stepchildren defend Harris Kamala Harris became a stepmother of two when she married Doug Emhoff in 2014. Both the children, Cole at 29 and Ella at 25, and Emhoff’s ex-wife, Kerstin Emhoff, have spoken out on social media. – These are baseless attacks. “For more than 10 years, since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has co-parented with Doug and me,” Emhoff said in a statement to CNN. Kamala Harris gives stepdaughter Ella a hug during the inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021. Next to them is stepson Cole. Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP The statement was posted by Ella on her Instagram, with the text “How can you be childless when you have two such sweet children like Cole and me. I love my three parents”. The two quickly christened their new stepmother “Momala,” which Harris has said is the nicest nickname anyone could have. Republicans, including JD Vance, have also struggled to pronounce Harris’ name. Below you can see the summary: Published 26.07.2024, at 07.04 Updated 26.07.2024, at 11.54
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