Topic: Desi

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54: Lemonhead Delight
1:03:53 - 1:07:10

54: Lemonhead Delight

Kamala Harris, Desi Identity and Racial Shifting

The hosts discuss how the media narrative around Kamala Harris shifted from "black woman" before the election to highlighting her South Asian/Desi heritage afterward. They contrast this with Barack Obama, whose multiracial background was rarely used to "lighten" his political identity after 2008. Moe argues that Longoria's comments were derogatory toward black people by implying Latinas are more hardworking.