Procrustes Stretched
This place is nothing without the membership.
New Phenomena is here and many are as yet unaware. Some might mock it. Others may chose to simply ignore it. But it is here and it's been growing. Since Harris stepped up after Biden's withdrawals it has become a phenomena. Where it's going I'm not sure, but it looks like it's headed in the direction of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Perhaps it was the way she laughed at herself, or the way a folksy saying took a sudden philosophical turn. Whatever the reason, over a year later it has become the line that launched a thousand memes.
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Perhaps it was the way she laughed at herself, or the way a folksy saying took a sudden philosophical turn. Whatever the reason, over a year later it has become the line that launched a thousand memes.
On social media platforms including X and Instagram, some users have added coconut and palm tree emojis to their bios and beside their handles, referring to the speech. Clips of Ms. Harris speaking have been remixed into pop songs by artists like Charli XCX and Chappell Roan, and they have spread widely across TikTok.
It’s the latest iteration of a longtime online fandom around Ms. Harris, sometimes known as the KHive.
Reminds me of Joe and Brandon thing
I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.
“You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Vice President Kamala Harris said last year at a White House event, chuckling as she quoted her mother. “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”
Opinion | I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.
Harris’s success and setbacks could make her the ideal candidate against a man who admits no mistakes, has no humility and is utterly unrelatable.
Perhaps it was the way she laughed at herself, or the way a folksy saying took a sudden philosophical turn. Whatever the reason, over a year later it has become the line that launched a thousand memes.
What Is the KHive?
Coconut emojis, Charli XCX mash-ups and a bunch of grainy lime green video clips. What to know about the latest iteration of the Kamala Harris fandom.
Perhaps it was the way she laughed at herself, or the way a folksy saying took a sudden philosophical turn. Whatever the reason, over a year later it has become the line that launched a thousand memes.
On social media platforms including X and Instagram, some users have added coconut and palm tree emojis to their bios and beside their handles, referring to the speech. Clips of Ms. Harris speaking have been remixed into pop songs by artists like Charli XCX and Chappell Roan, and they have spread widely across TikTok.
It’s the latest iteration of a longtime online fandom around Ms. Harris, sometimes known as the KHive.
Reminds me of Joe and Brandon thing
