Kamala Harris has achieved the vice presidency as not only the first woman, but as a woman of color from Indian and Jamaican descent. In terms of identity politics, many people finally felt represented in the vice presidency, hoping that a woman of her background would benefit communities of color, women, and therefor reflect the constituency and their needs.
However, Due and Afroze discuss a deeper side of identity politics. When identity politics goes too far in that it begins to override Harris’ record and the harm she brings to the office. When identity politics overrides substance, we enter a very dangerous territory. We ask our listeners, what good is a woman, and a person of color occupying the second office in the country if the way she got there involved stepping on the very communities in which she came from. Due and Afroze delve deep into her record, from when she disproportionately targeted communities of color during her time as district attorney of San Francisco through the anti-truancy program and her office soaringly prosecuting marijuana convictions.
If you had to choose between a standard white male with a record of compassion versus a woman of color with a track record riled in corruption. Which would you choose?
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