>> I AM KAMALA HARRIS THAT
MIKE ROUNDS OR SHE/HER AND I’M
SITTING AT THE TABLE WEARING A
BLUE SEARCH.
>> THE WALKWAY VICE PRESIDENT
HARRIS INTRODUCED HERSELF THIS
WEEK IS HIGHLIGHTING THE GROWING
FRUSTRATION THAT DON’T ACT
ON THE PERMANENT OCCUPATION.
62% OF OCCUPATION THINK THAT THE
GENDER ACTIVISTS HAVE GONE TOO
FAR ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE
REFER TO PEOPLE MEANWHILE THE
DICTIONARIES GETTING INTO THE AC
THIS SECONDARY DEFINITION OF
FEMALE AS "HAVING A GENDER
IDENTITY THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF
MAIL."
>> IT’S VERY INTERESTING.
IT’S A LOT TO KEEP TRACK OF AND
YOU NEVER WANT TO OFFEND
SOMEBODY.
MY FRUSTRATION IS WHEN ONE
PERSON USES SO MANY PRONOUNS, I
WILL BE SHE/THEY BUT YOU HAVE TO
ALTERNATE OR YOU HAVE VIOLATED A
VIOLENT STOMACH SILENT CONTRACT.
I WANT TO HONOR YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY AS A
GOAT, I WILL MILK YOU AND TAKE
WHATEVER MAKES TO DO.
EXTEND PEOPLE LITTLE BIT OF
GRACE BECAUSE THEY’RE TRYING.
BUT IT’S TOO MANY.
A LOT TO KEEP TRACK OF.
>> TO THAT POINT, THE HARD PART
IS THE REPERCUSSION.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO HELP EACH
OTHER AND THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATE FROM AN
ACCIDENTAL I’M SORRY I DIDN’T
KNOW.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING FIRED,
PROSECUTED, SHUNNED FOR TRYING
TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
>> I AM ALL ABOUT CHOICE.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE A PRONOUN,
THAT’S GREAT, OR PRONOUNS.
YOU CAN CHOOSE IF YOU WANT TO BE
A GOAT BUT IF YOU WANT TO,
CHOOSE NOT TO.
I DON’T THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
BE MOCKED OR RIDICULED IF THEY
CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
FOR ME, I WAS IN A MEETING AND
EVERYONE SAID MY NAME IS JANE
SMITH AND MY PRONOUNS ARE
SHE/HER.
IT GOT TO ME AND I SAID MY NAME
ARE LESLIE MARSHALL AND MY
PRONOUNCE OR SHE/HER BECAUSE OF
PEER PRESSURE.
YOU GET IN WITH IT.
I’VE BEEN TO CONFERENCES WHERE
THEY ASK YOU HOW DO YOU
IDENTIFY?
I IDENTIFY AS FEMALE.
I’M FEMALE IDENTIFYING.
I AM NOT OFFENDED BY IT, I’M NOT
CONFUSED BY IT.
IT’S A NEW AND IT IS SOMETHING
TO GET USE TO AND CHANGE IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ALL AS
HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A DIFFICULT
TIME WITH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE, MY
OWN CHILDREN, WHO HAVE FUN WITH
IT.
MY SON WANTS TO BE CALLED WOLF,
JOKINGLY, AND MY HUSBAND WANTS
HIM TO CALL HIM THE WARD BUT
THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
>> AND IT’S REALLY PERMEATING
EVERY PART OF SOCIETY.
WHEN I DID THE CITY BIKE AT THE
OTHER DAY ON THE STREET, AND
ASKED ME WHAT MY PRONOUNS WERE.
WHAT IS A BICYCLE APP NEEDING TO
KNOW MY PRONOUNS AS OUR PUBLIC
EDUCATION SYSTEM FAILING?
WE ARE LOSING FOOTING ON THE
GLOBAL STAGE ON SO MANY AREAS
BUT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE
SPENDING OUR TIME.
>> 62% OF AMERICANS THINK THAT
THIS IS GOING TOO FAR.
I REALLY DO THINK IT GETS TO THE
POINT OF SOME DEGREE OF
ABSURDITY.
TRYING TO FORCE IT ON OTHER
PEOPLE IS IT WHERE THEY LOSE
THEIR OWN CAUSE AND TRY TO FORCE
PEOPLE AND SHAME PEOPLE INTO
DOING IT.
I ALSO THINK THAT
LAW ENFORCEMENT, BIRTH
CERTIFICATES, THINGS LIKE THAT,
I THINK WE ARE GOING IN THE
WRONG DIRECTION.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SUCCUMB TO
THE VERY, VERY, VERY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT
TO HAVE US EMBRACE EVERYTHING
THAT THEY ARE DOING.
I DON’T THINK IT SHOULD BE
FORCED UPON US.
>> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE VAGUE
REALM, MERRIAM-WEBSTER
DEFINITION WHAT THE OPPOSITE OF
MAIL.
AT CIRCULAR LOGIC BECAUSE THEN
WHAT IS THAT?
THE OPPOSITE OF FEMALE?
I’M NOT A BIOLOGIST.
>> THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS
THAT ARE MIND-NUMBING TO A
CERTAIN DEGREE.
I AGREE, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A
CHOICE, I LOVE EVERYBODY.
BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE AND
USE WHAT PRONOUNS YOU WANT BUT
THE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS
GOING TOO FAR.
WE ARE ALIENATING THE MAJORITY
NOW TO CATER TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
SENSITIVE TO THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE.
HAVING SAID THAT, YOU BRING UP
THE NOTION OF TEACHING IN
SCHOOLS.
THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TEACHING
IN SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE ARE
ARGUING OVER DAY TODAY IN
AMERICA.
DO YOU THINK THAT CHINA’S
TEACHING PRONOUNS TO THE
KINDERGARTEN KIDS?
NO.
THEY ARE TEACHING THEM HOW TO
RULE THE WORLD AND THEY ARE
FOCUSED AND REGULAR WASTE AND
DISCIPLINED.
WE KEEP HAVING CONVERSATIONS
THAT ARE SIDE CONVERSATIONS YOU
CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE
AND I EMBRACE IT, BUT THAT DOES
NOT NEED TO BE THE FOCUS OF THE
MEETING OR HOW WE INTRODUCE
OURSELVES.
LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS AND
WHAT MATTERS.
>> DON’T YOU FEEL LIKE -- HAVING
IT BE ANCILLARY IS ONE THING,
BUT HAVING IT BE PRIMARY IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT ARENAS, WE ARE
SUFFERING LOSSES THAT JACKIE’S
HAS SPOKEN.
ESPECIALLY ACADEMIA.
DISTRACTION HAS HARMFUL EFFECTS
ON EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT.
>> WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING IN
CHINA CONSTRUCT MATH, MATH,
MATH, MATH, MATH.
>> THEY SHOULD TEACH THAT HERE.
>> YOU SHOULD SEE MY SON’S
ALGEBRA GRADES.
TO YOUR POINT, WHY ARE WE
CATERING TO A MINORITY OF PEOPLE
AND DISREGARDING THE 62%?
I DON’T THINK WE ARE.
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
HOW WE GOT HERE IS THAT MINORITY
OF PEOPLE WAS NOT AS MUCH OF A
MINORITY AS WE THOUGHT.
ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN WHO WERE
PART OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN THAT ARE
TRANS AND HOW THEY ARE MORE THAN
MARGINALIZED.
HOW THEY WERE OFFENDED AND
IGNORED IT WHETHER IT WAS WITHIN
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OR WITHIN
SYSTEMS IN GENERAL.
I DON’T THINK IT IS A BIG DEAL.
THEY CAN DO IT.
>> BUT WHY DO YOU HAVE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR
PRONOUNS CUSTOMER >> I DON’T
HAVE TO.
I’VE NEVER BEEN FORCED.
>> I LIKE CALLING PEOPLE CERTAIN
MAN.
>> I GOT CALLED SIR THE OTHER
DAY.
>> I GET CALLED SIR ALL THE TIME