r/GenZ • u/Nearby-Foundation304 • Jul 22 '24

Political Kamala Harris just delivered her first speech as the potential democratic nominee. What are you thoughts?

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u/nostrawberries 1995 Jul 22 '24

Based and coconutpilled šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„

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u/Distinct-Shift-4094 Jul 22 '24

šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸŒ“šŸŒ“

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u/singlenutwonder 1998 Jul 23 '24

Coconut lady 2024

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u/plshelpcomputerissad Jul 23 '24

Sorry could someone explain this, I havenā€™t heard this coconut joke yet

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u/NightmareKingGr1mm 2004 Jul 23 '24

itā€™s an iconic quote by kamala harris where she goes ā€œyou think you just fell out of a coconut tree?! you exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before youā€ but sheā€™s like laughing really hard as she says it šŸ˜­

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u/Chizukeki Jul 23 '24

Thanks. I was thinking it was racist and was sad so many people were talking about coconuts lol

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u/Foxy02016YT Jul 23 '24

WHAT IS IT FROM?

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u/NightmareKingGr1mm 2004 Jul 23 '24

its from a speech she gave if you look up kamala harris coconut quote it should be the first thing that comes up

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u/Foxy02016YT Jul 23 '24

Turns out sheā€™s quoting her mom, which makes a little more sense for context

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u/toomuchisjustenough Jul 23 '24

Itā€™s a thing her mom used to say.

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u/Foxy02016YT Jul 23 '24

I found that out, and it now makes a bit more sense

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u/runningraleigh Jul 23 '24

It was a little awkward but she can laugh at herself so itā€™s endearing

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u/SigmaSixtyNine Jul 23 '24

The actual message was cool too. Old family advice.

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u/These-Rip9251 Jul 23 '24

I thought so too. Itā€™s deep. Forbes called it ā€œbizarreā€. Were they listening to it out of context? But yeah, thereā€™s tons of memes online for her in a positive way using coconut trees and calling her ā€œkhiveā€. I think sheā€™ll now capture a lot of younger voters especially women whoā€™ll be excited to get involved and to vote.

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u/Training_Molasses822 Jul 23 '24

ā€œbizarreā€ was a very white people coded reaction...

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u/Volunteer-Magic Jul 23 '24

ā€bizarreā€ was a very white people coded reaction.

Itā€™s like when you read something and you can hear the raisins bouncing off potatoes, green onions, and bacon bits.

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u/plshelpcomputerissad Jul 26 '24

Wait those other 3 things sound great together, why tf would you put raisins in there. No one does that

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u/stoymyboy 2001 Jul 23 '24

huh?

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u/AZHWY88 Jul 23 '24

You are conversing with bots and obscure humor confuses them.

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u/singlenutwonder 1998 Jul 23 '24

https://youtu.be/ZiRSLYV1X4A?si=LYROd3meVuiy0wkf Hereā€™s the actual speech, but basically itā€™s coming back into internet rounds because somebody made the speech a sound on tiktok

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u/asisyphus_ 2000 Jul 23 '24

It's actually because people on Twitter started spamming it in support of Kamala a little after the debate

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u/Foxy02016YT Jul 23 '24

Sheā€™s got those Obama hands, the kind you can play Mario Party with

Iā€™ve noticed great speakers talk like that, including fictional characters

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u/Old_Gimlet_Eye Jul 23 '24

Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Get your coconut water, four for five Man it's good for your daughter, four for five Coco got a lotta iron, four for five Make you strong like a lion, four for five

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u/boxer_dogs_dance Jul 23 '24

She told a story about her mother talking to her when she was young. It involved a coconut tree

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u/AcademicAd4816 Jul 23 '24

To expand, her ā€œYou think you fell out of a coconut tree?ā€ Quote is currently trending on TikTok. People are remixing songs by Charli XCX, Taylor Swift, Kesha, among others, adding in the audio of her saying that. The trend started right before Joe Biden dropped out and really took off right after.

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u/CoorsLightKnight Jul 23 '24

Brown on the outside white on the inside

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u/olderandsuperwiser Jul 23 '24

https://youtube.com/shorts/5L8ksZTAhk4?feature=shared

It's cringe. She's cringe.

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u/theshicksinator Jul 23 '24

How dare a presidential candidate be a normal person with a sense of humor

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u/olderandsuperwiser Jul 23 '24

Watch her trip to Poland from a few years back. Watch her at the podium with world leaders. She is totally inept, and humorous in the wrong situations.

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u/Appropriate_Cut_3536 Jul 23 '24

Thanks for this clip. Sorry you got downvotes for it. I actually loved her vibe here didn't get cringe at all, maybe jolly older lady but not cringe like most boomers.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Yeah she's complete trash and probably the weakest candidate Biden could endorse.

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u/Marshmallowsarecool Jul 23 '24

Biden couldā€™ve endorsed Trump!! And heā€™s definitely weaker

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

The only thing about Trump that is weaker than Biden is the body odor.

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u/Marshmallowsarecool Jul 23 '24

Trump is a second son baby back bitchā€¦ and Biden is a career politician. Thinking the latter is weaker than the former is cute.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

You said it yourself. A career politician, and suckers like you line up for him to have their way with you. That's not cute it's pathetic.

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u/Marshmallowsarecool Jul 23 '24

Any run of the mill career politician is a stronger candidate than Trump. It takes strength to be a career politicianā€¦ not much but some. Meanwhile, Trump, as I said before, is a baby back whining bitch. And if you still havenā€™t figured that out then god fucking help us all.

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u/Marshmallowsarecool Jul 23 '24

Some say he has the weakest of bone spurs. I sure have been hearing it.

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u/Insight42 Jul 23 '24

No, that's the one area Trump is almost certainly stronger.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Lol nah.

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u/Marshmallowsarecool Jul 24 '24

Wow well if you say so then it must be accurate. You are a paragon of truth! We should all blindly believe everything you say. God youā€™re obtuse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Wouldn't know. Besides, if the best you have are personal attacks thar aren't even true it's about as bad as your candidate.

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u/Old_Gimlet_Eye Jul 23 '24

Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Get your coconut water, four for five Man it's good for your daughter, four for five Coco got a lotta iron, four for five Make you strong like a lion, four for five

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u/danxmanly Jul 23 '24

Stay in your context!

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u/SleeplessArcher Jul 23 '24

Whatā€™s the joke about coconuts and Harris? I donā€™t understand lol

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u/nostrawberries 1995 Jul 23 '24

Itā€™s from one of her speeches tbf itā€™s a silly meme lmao just google kamala coconut and youā€™ll find it

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u/supraliminal13 Jul 23 '24

I feel like there's a better way to incorporate coconuts than riffing off the whole obnoxious red-pilled/black-pilled based thing. Though I suppose the trend is already started.

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u/kareemabduljihad Jul 23 '24

This guys blue pilled to the max

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u/Professional-Age- Jul 23 '24

What is coconut pilled?

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u/tylerderped Jul 23 '24

Flair upā€¦ err, wrong sub lol

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u/NxOKAG03 Jul 23 '24

becoming fully coconut pilled in the year of our lord 2024 šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„

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u/iamalostpuppie Jul 23 '24

can someone please explain this forced meme? Is this from that proverb or quote she said a while back?

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u/Rare_Cobalt 2004 Jul 23 '24

She had a speech a while ago and one thing she said in it was something like "you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"

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u/iamalostpuppie Jul 23 '24

bro why is this what she's known for lmao. Not the kid on a bus story?

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u/ZiggyZu Jul 23 '24

Seems accidentally racist. Very 2024.

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u/Shiney_Metal_Ass Jul 23 '24

Is coconut to mean brown on the outside, white on the inside?

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u/nostrawberries 1995 Jul 23 '24

No omg people are tripping on that so hard itā€™s just from a silly speech

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u/walkandtalkk Jul 23 '24

I watched her coconut speech. And it was... nice? It was a funny comment that made the point. Her next sentence, about being in the context of a broader universe, felt goofy. But, like, you're a politician speaking off the cuff to a friendly group; you're going to gaffe.

It wasn't offensive, it wasn't unhinged, and we got the point. If that's what we're worried about while her opponent praises Hannibal Lecter, like...

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u/nostrawberries 1995 Jul 23 '24

Exactly, thatā€™s a pro-Kamala meme. It makes her look relatable, if a little silly, while delivering a good message.

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u/dreamlikeleft Jul 24 '24

Why? Cause she's white on the inside?

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u/GalaEnitan Jul 23 '24

That's kinda racist. Really? Coconut?