Media embrace a Kamala Harris ‘Femininomenon’ that is all about the ‘vibes’
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Forget hope and change. Or even "joy" and "excitement," the legacy media’s preferred terms for Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation. No, we must toast the "Femininomenon" – an unsubtle mix of the words "feminine" and "phenomenon."
The term comes from a Chappell Roan song but was officially embraced by the Harris campaign with a July 23 TikTok video that has 1.6 million views. Harris is trying to co-opt a pop culture marketing term to build excitement, especially among young voters. There are even T-shirts with pictures of her emblazoned with the word "Femininomenon" that you can find on Amazon, Walmart and elsewhere, though they’re not official… yet.
It’s just the vice president’s marketing team pretending she’s hip, especially with young or LGBTQ+ voters. Pink News says, "Chappell Roan is bringing lesbian pop to Kamala Harris’s campaign."
The problem isn’t Harris’ use of the term. Every candidate wants to build momentum and create a coolness factor, especially when they don’t have one.
KAMALA HARRIS' JOY TO THE WORLD SCHTICK IS DONE. NOW, IT'S TIME FOR LEGACY MEDIA TO DO SERIOUS JOURNALISM
The problem is the legacy press have either embraced it or celebrated the attitude. And they’ve been doing that same fandom-based faux journalism since President Biden was pushed out of the race.
You’ve seen it. We all have. Like the