Chuck Darwin<p>MAGA Republicans are subjecting Vice President <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kamala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kamala</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> to a barrage of <a href="https://c.im/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/sexist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexist</span></a> attacks <br>as she has stormed out in front as the likely 2024 nominee in the wake of Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race.<br>In just the past day, Harris has been targeted by resurgent “<a href="https://c.im/tags/birthers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birthers</span></a>” who claim she’s not a natural-born citizen <br>and by Trumpy Bible-thumpers who claim she’s a biblical “<a href="https://c.im/tags/Jezebel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jezebel</span></a>” <br>— a reference to a temptress who misled the faithful into idolatry and sexual depravity. <br>GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee said that “100 percent, she was a <a href="https://c.im/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> hire” insisting of Biden’s choice of Harris: <br>“When you go down that route, you get mediocrity.”<br>The attacks from the far right are as predictable as they are distasteful<br> — reflecting a “based” far-right culture that sees unvarnished expressions of <a href="https://c.im/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> as a virtue. <br>The attacks center on Harris’ race and gender, and frequently include the claim, as Burchett did, that she is a “DEI” candidate. <br>While technically shorthand for “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” DEI has taken on the function of a coded slur that right wingers can now hurl at minorities. <br>While primarily wielded against people of color, it’s also used to attack women and LGBTQ Americans</p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-republicans-racist-sexist-attacks-kamala-harris-1235065295/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/maga-republicans-racist-sexist-attacks-kamala-harris-1235065295/</span></a></p>