@CNN are repeatedly mentioning -rightly & proudly- the fact that for the 1st time a woman, of both colour & immigrant descent, will be VP.
I, too, am punching the air. At the same time I wonder why, in 2021, this is still a 1st. Any why none of her accomplishments are mentioned.
I, too, am punching the air. At the same time I wonder why, in 2021, this is still a 1st. Any why none of her accomplishments are mentioned.
@KamalaHarris is not 'just' the 1st female VP of colour and immigrant descent. She is also a lawyer, a fmr State Attorney & Senator. Maybe mine is a European view & to US viewers this is obvious? I don't know.
I know all these 'firsts' are important. (I wish they weren't 'firsts'). They're not *not* important. But maybe they're not *all* important? They're part of her. What makes her. Like her academic & professional accomplishments, her kindness & determination, perseverance & drive.
One day, and I will live to see that day, we will praise people for *all* they are, their story *and* qualification. Because we will live in a world that appreciates people for their self, skills & character, without favour or discrimination.
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