Thread by @itsmebeccam

Being at Kamala’s rally yesterday was amazing except for the part where the leftist white guy behind me started screaming harassment at her, we had to chant “Ka-ma-la!” in an attempt to silence him, and I was all too reminded of this same situation happening to Hillary in 2016.

Not going to lie: I was very nervous that this guy was behind me and was afraid to say anything to him because we were packed in and I was surrounded by women. The security guard in our section eventually escorted him out which I was grateful for but it left me shaken a bit.

I worry for our female candidates, especially Harris being a woman of color, not because I don’t think they can take the heat but because there are men out there that are *really* mad there are more of them now. We haven’t really accepted that misogyny played a big role in 2016.

Think of it this way, there were 20,000 people at Kamala’s rally yesterday. This guy must’ve woken up early to get in line and waited hours to get in. He went through all of that trouble just so he could publicly humiliate and harass her.

Misogyny is a helluva drug.

Since this thread has gone quasi-viral, I want to make a small note.

I do take issue with some things Kamala Harris did as a prosecutor and think she should be confronted about them.

But screaming “murderer” at her is harassment like it was when it was done to Hillary.

This man also had no interest in actually questioning Senator Harris about her record. He recorded her reaction as he harassed her. His intent was to make her fumble and put it on the internet for entertainment.

That’s misogyny, not holding her accountable.