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"Why are some Liberals voting for Kamala Harris based on the fact that she is Black/a woman? Don’t get me wrong there’s is nothing wrong with voting for which ever candidate you want. But voting for her or any candidate simply because they share a similar racial classification or sex is strange. It’s so weird to hear people chant about having the first “Black woman President” when that should not even be a factor in voting for someone. To be frank, I do not care about the race or sex of a candidate so long as they deliver on the tangibles and policies they claim to enforce. Just because you share a similar race as a candidate doesn’t mean they have your best interest at heart nor will they uplift your community into better conditions. So my question is why are people so focused on her Race and gender? I do not see a lot about her policy circulating around discussions, and people are too invested with her being the “first ____ President” in history."

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So, pretending race and gender don't matter is a nifty move, it almost makes it seem like it doesn't matter to you, but denial of race and gender oppression is really quite offensive to me.

Second, it's the right who's making the most of an issue out of it with their vague misogynistic and white supremacy rhetoric. The whole goal is to other people, create out groups, divide America. A mixed race woman is the perfect way to jam up Trump, who likes to keep his racism and misogyny vague and only hinted at, a wink to his voters. 

Third, if the appellations felon, pedophile, rapist don't mean anything to you and you're quibbling about that, there's something wrong with you.

The ask a liberal has all these annoying conservatives who think they're crafty, no wonder the post was locked while I was writing out my reply. 

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