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Thirty years ago it would have been unimaginable to see a black woman, on television, say to the vice president of the country: “Excuse me, I have not finished speaking.” But a lot happened, as Mike Pence tried to interrupt her speech at least 16 times (while she tried nine).
To know why each “Mr. Vice President, I’m still talking” that Harris said was so important, you need to understand a little bit of US culture.
His sentence gained strength for a reason: there is a racist, sexist stereotype in the country, which is to associate black women with a woman without emotional stability, a hysterical woman. Whenever a man wants a black woman to feel devalued, he uses this type of association.
Therefore, Kamala introduced herself throughout the debate in an absolutely calm manner, speaking in a low but very firm tone and demanding respect from her opponent, helped to break this stereotype.
