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#KHive is the hashtag used by an informal online community supporting Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. The hashtag is also a term that is always pronounced and occasionally transcribed as K-Hive, and refers to the wider online community that is not formally affiliated with her campaign or office. The community formed prior to and during her 2020 presidential campaign as an effort to defend Harris from perceived misinformation and attacks perceived as racist and sexist. The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or stan culture.

Origins

Sources vary on the coinage of the term. The Daily Dot said Joy Reid first used the term in August 2017 in a tweet saying "@DrJasonJohnson @ZerlinaMaxwell and I had a meeting and decided it's called the K-Hive."^[1]^[2] Reecie Colbert, a prominent member of the movement, told Bakari Sellers she believed Bianca Delarosa coined the term^[3] but disputed a claim by Delarosa that she was "the only one who speaks for KHive."^[4] She said the movement had no formal leaders but was "just a bunch of really scrappy accounts on Twitter, on social media."^[3]

Usage of the hashtag increased in August 2018,^[5] before Harris had announced her presidential candidacy but after she told MSNBC's Kasie Hunt that she was "not ruling it out."^[6] As of July 2019, while Harris was in her presidential campaign, 38,000 Twitter accounts had used the hashtag and according to Vox "accrued an estimated 360 million impressions".^[5] K-Hive is derived from a hashtag associated with the online fandom of Beyoncé, the #BeyHive, which is itself a play on beehive.^[7]^[5]^[8]

The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or stan culture.^[5]^[8]^[9] Politico and Buzzfeed News identified the KHive, alongside "Bernie Bros", the "Yang Gang", "Team Pete," and "Cuomosexuals", as part of a new wave of online political supporters that strongly support a single candidate in a semi-parasocial manner.^[10]^[9]

Activity

The community formed prior to and during Harris's 2020 presidential campaign as an effort to defend her from racist and sexist attacks and debunk misinformation.^[5]^[7]^[8]^[11]^[12] It is not formally affiliated with the campaign.^[5]

According to Wired, the organization was expected to be helpful to the 2020 Biden–Harris campaign.^[13] According to Newsy, the strength of the relationship between KHive and Harris could be used to force Biden to take Harris' point of view seriously.^[11] Kimberly Peeler-Allen of Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics told Newsy that "the urge to stick with the status quo and the same voices around the table is extremely strong, so it will take the #KHive and coalition work all across the board to make sure that Senator Harris' voice is definitely heard and taken into account."^[11]

In September 2020, Alanna Vagianos, writing for The Huffington Post, observed that "as with most loosely-organized online groups, it does not have a unified set of tactics, and bad actors are hard or impossible to control."^[4] According to Vagianos, there have been claims by supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren that they have been cyber-harassed by individuals alleged to be affiliated with the KHive. In response to the Huffington Post article, Sabrina Singh, the press secretary for Kamala Harris, stated "The campaign does not condone doxxing, derogatory language or harassment of any kind." Some progressives have argued that there is a double standard regarding KHive from the media and some Democrats due to the substantial amount of criticism that supporters of Bernie Sanders labeled as "Bernie Bros" received for allegations of harassment.^[4]

In July 2024, following a drop in support for incumbent president Joe Biden,^[14] KHive saw a resurgence with many Democrats saying she should take over the 2024 Democratic nomination.^[15]^[16] When Biden dropped out of the presidential campaign on July 21, 2024, the support for Harris's campaign reached new levels of online fandom alongside meme edits of Harris to songs off of pop singer Charli XCX's album Brat, which had released earlier in the summer.^[17]^[18]

Related hashtags

Harris's supporters also use the hashtag #WeGotHerBack.^[7]^[13] Followers of her husband on social media call themselves the #DougHive.^[19]

References

^ "What Is the K-Hive, Kamala Harris' Online Twitter Support?". The Daily Dot. August 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ Kircher, Madison Malone (July 23, 2024). "What Is the KHive?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sellers, Bakari (August 17, 2020). "Welcome to the #KHive With Reecie Colbert, Chris Evans, and Julie Zebrak". The Ringer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kamala Harris Has A Vibrant Online Fan Club. But It Also Has A Toxic Side". The Huffington Post. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zhou, Li (July 25, 2019). "The #KHive, Kamala Harris's most devoted online supporters, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Shelbourne, Mallory (June 25, 2018). "Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: 'I'm not ruling it out'". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zakrzewski, Cat (August 13, 2020). "Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bixby, Scott (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris Built a 'Digital Army'—Now She Gets to Use It". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kamala Harris Dropped Out, But The #KHive and Stan Culture Aren't Leaving Politics". BuzzFeed News. December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Robertson, Derek (August 15, 2021). "How 'Stan' Culture Infiltrated Politics". Politico. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "#KHive Finds New Inspiration In Kamala Harris' VP Nomination". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ Gontcharova, Natalie. "Inside The World Of The #KHive, Kamala Harris' Biggest Fans". www.refinery29.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn't the nominee | CNN Politics". Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ Lahut, Jake. "Senior dem Openly Says 'Replace Biden with Kamala'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ Browning, Kellen; Levien, Simon J. (July 3, 2024). "Here Comes the 'KHive': Buzz for Kamala Harris Grows After Biden's Debate Stumble". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "What Is the KHive?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "What is Kamala Harris' 'brat' rebrand all about?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ Kennedy, Brigid (May 24, 2021). "The #DougHive made a Doug Emhoff Facebook group". The Week.

External links

Politicians dread the sting of #KHive, the fervent online fans of Kamala Harris - Los Angeles Times

[1] "What Is the K-Hive, Kamala Harris' Online Twitter Support?". The Daily Dot. August 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[2] Kircher, Madison Malone (July 23, 2024). "What Is the KHive?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[:1-3] Sellers, Bakari (August 17, 2020). "Welcome to the #KHive With Reecie Colbert, Chris Evans, and Julie Zebrak". The Ringer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[:3-4] "Kamala Harris Has A Vibrant Online Fan Club. But It Also Has A Toxic Side". The Huffington Post. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[zhouVOX25july2019-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zhou, Li (July 25, 2019). "The #KHive, Kamala Harris's most devoted online supporters, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[6] Shelbourne, Mallory (June 25, 2018). "Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: 'I'm not ruling it out'". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020-7] Zakrzewski, Cat (August 13, 2020). "Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[bixbyDBEAST12aug2020-8] Bixby, Scott (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris Built a 'Digital Army'—Now She Gets to Use It". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[:4-9] "Kamala Harris Dropped Out, But The #KHive and Stan Culture Aren't Leaving Politics". BuzzFeed News. December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[robertsonPOLITICO15august2021-10] Robertson, Derek (August 15, 2021). "How 'Stan' Culture Infiltrated Politics". Politico. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[:2-11] "#KHive Finds New Inspiration In Kamala Harris' VP Nomination". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[12] Gontcharova, Natalie. "Inside The World Of The #KHive, Kamala Harris' Biggest Fans". www.refinery29.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[:0-13] "With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[14] "CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn't the nominee | CNN Politics". Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[15] Lahut, Jake. "Senior dem Openly Says 'Replace Biden with Kamala'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[16] Browning, Kellen; Levien, Simon J. (July 3, 2024). "Here Comes the 'KHive': Buzz for Kamala Harris Grows After Biden's Debate Stumble". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[17] "What Is the KHive?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[18] "What is Kamala Harris' 'brat' rebrand all about?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[19] Kennedy, Brigid (May 24, 2021). "The #DougHive made a Doug Emhoff Facebook group". The Week.

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-'''#KHive''' is the hashtag used by an informal online community supporting [[Kamala Harris]], the 49th [[Vice President of the United States]]. The hashtag is also a term that is always pronounced and occasionally transcribed as '''K-Hive''', and refers to the wider online community that is not formally affiliated with her campaign or office. The community formed prior to and during her [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]] as an effort to defend Harris from perceived misinformation and attacks perceived as racist and sexist. The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or [[stan culture]].{{Citation needed}}
+'''#KHive''' is the hashtag used by an informal online community supporting [[Kamala Harris]], the 49th [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] of the [[United States]] and [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|2024 Democratic presidential nominee]]. The hashtag is also a term that is always pronounced and occasionally transcribed as '''K-Hive''', and refers to the wider online community that is not formally affiliated with her campaign or office. The community formed prior to and during her [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]] as an effort to defend Harris from perceived misinformation and attacks perceived as racist and sexist. The movement has been cited as an example of social media fandom or [[stan culture]].
 == Origins ==
-Sources vary on the coinage of the term. ''The Daily Dot'' said [[Joy Reid]] first used the term in August 2017 in a tweet saying "@[[Jason Johnson (professor)|DrJasonJohnson]] @[[Zerlina Maxwell|ZerlinaMaxwell]] and I had a meeting and decided it's called the K-Hive."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 12, 2020|title=What Is the K-Hive, Kamala Harris' Online Twitter Support?|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/k-hive-kamala-harris-twitter-2020/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005113927/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/k-hive-kamala-harris-twitter-2020/|archive-date=October 5, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> Reecie Colbert, a prominent member of the movement, told [[Bakari Sellers]] she believed Bianca Delarosa coined the term<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Sellers|first=Bakari|date=August 17, 2020|title=Welcome to the #KHive With Reecie Colbert, Chris Evans, and Julie Zebrak|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/17/21371803/welcome-to-the-khive-with-reecie-colbert-chris-evans-and-julie-zebrak|access-date=August 18, 2020|website=The Ringer|language=en|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823081331/https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/17/21371803/welcome-to-the-khive-with-reecie-colbert-chris-evans-and-julie-zebrak|url-status=live}}</ref> but disputed a claim by Delarosa that she was "the only one who speaks for KHive."<ref name=":3" /> She said the movement had no formal leaders but was "just a bunch of really scrappy accounts on Twitter, on social media."<ref name=":1" />
+Sources vary on the coinage of the term. ''The Daily Dot'' said [[Joy Reid]] first used the term in August 2017 in a tweet saying "@[[Jason Johnson (professor)|DrJasonJohnson]] @[[Zerlina Maxwell|ZerlinaMaxwell]] and I had a meeting and decided it's called the K-Hive."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 12, 2020|title=What Is the K-Hive, Kamala Harris' Online Twitter Support?|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/k-hive-kamala-harris-twitter-2020/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005113927/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/k-hive-kamala-harris-twitter-2020/|archive-date=October 5, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=2024-07-23 |title=What Is the KHive? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/style/khive-kamala-harris-supporters.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Reecie Colbert, a prominent member of the movement, told [[Bakari Sellers]] she believed Bianca Delarosa coined the term<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Sellers|first=Bakari|date=August 17, 2020|title=Welcome to the #KHive With Reecie Colbert, Chris Evans, and Julie Zebrak|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/17/21371803/welcome-to-the-khive-with-reecie-colbert-chris-evans-and-julie-zebrak|access-date=August 18, 2020|website=The Ringer|language=en|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823081331/https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/17/21371803/welcome-to-the-khive-with-reecie-colbert-chris-evans-and-julie-zebrak|url-status=live}}</ref> but disputed a claim by Delarosa that she was "the only one who speaks for KHive."<ref name=":3" /> She said the movement had no formal leaders but was "just a bunch of really scrappy accounts on Twitter, on social media."<ref name=":1" />
 Usage of the hashtag increased in August 2018,<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019">{{Cite web|last=Zhou|first=Li|date=July 25, 2019|title=The #KHive, Kamala Harris's most devoted online supporters, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/25/20697783/khive-twitter-kamala-harris-2020-candidate-doug-hive|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|language=en|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014030747/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/25/20697783/khive-twitter-kamala-harris-2020-candidate-doug-hive|url-status=live}}</ref> before Harris had announced her presidential candidacy but after she told MSNBC's [[Kasie Hunt]] that she was "not ruling it out."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shelbourne|first=Mallory|date=June 25, 2018|title=Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: 'I'm not ruling it out'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/393912-kamala-harris-on-2020-presidential-bid-im-not-ruling-it-out|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190359/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/393912-kamala-harris-on-2020-presidential-bid-im-not-ruling-it-out|url-status=live}}</ref> As of July 2019, while Harris was in her presidential campaign, 38,000 [[Twitter]] accounts had used the hashtag and according to [[Vox Media|''Vox'']] "accrued an estimated 360 million impressions".<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /> K-Hive is derived from a hashtag associated with the online fandom of [[Beyoncé]], the #[[BeyHive]], which is itself a play on [[beehive]].<ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020">{{Cite news|last=Zakrzewski|first=Cat|date=August 13, 2020|title=Kamala Harris is already facing online attacks in her bid for the vice presidency|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/technology-202-kamala-harris-is-already-facing-online-attacks-bid-vice-presidency/|access-date=August 15, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005223031/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/technology-202-kamala-harris-is-already-facing-online-attacks-bid-vice-presidency/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020">{{Cite web|last=Bixby|first=Scott|date=August 12, 2020|title=Kamala Harris Built a 'Digital Army'—Now She Gets to Use It|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-built-a-digital-army-now-she-gets-to-use-it|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|language=en|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009152431/https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-built-a-digital-army-now-she-gets-to-use-it|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 == Activity ==
-{{See also|what can be, unburdened by what has been}}
 The community formed prior to and during Harris's [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]] as an effort to defend her from racist and sexist attacks and debunk misinformation.<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" /><ref name="zakrzewskiWAPO13aug2020" /><ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=#KHive Finds New Inspiration In Kamala Harris' VP Nomination|url=https://news.yahoo.com/khive-finds-inspiration-kamala-harris-230100778.html|access-date=2020-08-22|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030034011/https://news.yahoo.com/khive-finds-inspiration-kamala-harris-230100778.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gontcharova|first=Natalie|title=Inside The World Of The #KHive, Kamala Harris' Biggest Fans|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/230521/how-kamala-harris-can-win-2020-election-khive-community|access-date=2020-08-22|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807074612/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/230521/how-kamala-harris-can-win-2020-election-khive-community|url-status=live}}</ref> It is not formally affiliated with the campaign.<ref name="zhouVOX25july2019" />
-Organizing platform [[Mobilize.org|Mobilize]] said Harris's digital team "was able to draw her community of online supporters, also known as the KHive, off the internet and into the volunteer ecosystem, where they could advocate on behalf of the campaign, call potential voters, and host events".<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|title=With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut|language=en-us|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|url=https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-vp-joe-biden-gets-digital-juggernaut/|access-date=August 16, 2020|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815172041/https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-vp-joe-biden-gets-digital-juggernaut/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+According to ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', the organization was expected to be helpful to the 2020 Biden–Harris campaign.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |title=With VP Pick Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Gets a Digital Juggernaut |url=https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-vp-joe-biden-gets-digital-juggernaut/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815172041/https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-vp-joe-biden-gets-digital-juggernaut/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |access-date=August 16, 2020 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |language=en-us |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> According to Newsy, the strength of the relationship between KHive and Harris could be used to force Biden to take Harris' point of view seriously.<ref name=":2" /> Kimberly Peeler-Allen of Rutgers' [[Center for American Women and Politics]] told Newsy that "the urge to stick with the status quo and the same voices around the table is extremely strong, so it will take the #KHive and coalition work all across the board to make sure that Senator Harris' voice is definitely heard and taken into account."<ref name=":2" />
-When Harris endorsed [[Joe Biden]] in March 2020, the Biden campaign released a video in which Biden asks Harris if the #KHive will support him.<ref name="bixbyDBEAST12aug2020" />
-According to ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', the organization was expected to be helpful to the 2020 Biden–Harris campaign.<ref name=":0" /> According to Newsy, the strength of the relationship between KHive and Harris could be used to force Biden to take Harris' point of view seriously.<ref name=":2" /> Kimberly Peeler-Allen of Rutgers' [[Center for American Women and Politics]] told Newsy that "the urge to stick with the status quo and the same voices around the table is extremely strong, so it will take the #KHive and coalition work all across the board to make sure that Senator Harris' voice is definitely heard and taken into account."<ref name=":2" />
 In September 2020, Alanna Vagianos, writing for ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', observed that "as with most loosely-organized online groups, it does not have a unified set of tactics, and bad actors are hard or impossible to control."<ref name=":3" />  According to Vagianos, there have been claims by supporters of [[Bernie Sanders]] and [[Elizabeth Warren]] that they have been cyber-harassed by individuals alleged to be affiliated with the KHive. In response to the Huffington Post article, Sabrina Singh, the press secretary for Kamala Harris, stated "The campaign does not condone doxxing, derogatory language or harassment of any kind."  Some progressives have argued that there is a double standard regarding KHive from the media and some Democrats due to the substantial amount of criticism that supporters of [[Bernie Sanders]] labeled as "Bernie Bros" received for allegations of harassment.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title=Kamala Harris Has A Vibrant Online Fan Club. But It Also Has A Toxic Side.|language=en-us|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-khive-toxic-side_n_5f4fa573c5b69eb5c037473e|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=November 30, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215172301/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-khive-toxic-side_n_5f4fa573c5b69eb5c037473e|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In July 2024, following a drop in support for incumbent president Joe Biden,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/cnn-poll-post-debate/index.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |title=CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn't the nominee &#124; CNN Politics |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703040635/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/cnn-poll-post-debate/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> KHive saw a minor resurgence with many Democrats saying she should take over the 2024 Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-ryan-says-democrats-should-dump-joe-biden-and-replace-him-with-kamala-harris |access-date=3 July 2024 |title=Senior dem Openly Says 'Replace Biden with Kamala' |newspaper=The Daily Beast |last1=Lahut |first1=Jake |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703022951/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-ryan-says-democrats-should-dump-joe-biden-and-replace-him-with-kamala-harris |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/kamala-harris-biden-president-debate.html|date= July 3, 2024|access-date=19 July 2024 |title=Here Comes the 'KHive': Buzz for Kamala Harris Grows After Biden's Debate Stumble |newspaper=The New York Times |last1=Browning |first1=Kellen |last2=Levien |first2= Simon J.}}</ref>
+In July 2024, following a drop in support for incumbent president Joe Biden,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/cnn-poll-post-debate/index.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |title=CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn't the nominee &#124; CNN Politics |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703040635/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/cnn-poll-post-debate/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> KHive saw a resurgence with many Democrats saying she should take over the 2024 Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-ryan-says-democrats-should-dump-joe-biden-and-replace-him-with-kamala-harris |access-date=3 July 2024 |title=Senior dem Openly Says 'Replace Biden with Kamala' |newspaper=The Daily Beast |last1=Lahut |first1=Jake |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703022951/https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-ryan-says-democrats-should-dump-joe-biden-and-replace-him-with-kamala-harris |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/kamala-harris-biden-president-debate.html|date= July 3, 2024|access-date=19 July 2024 |title=Here Comes the 'KHive': Buzz for Kamala Harris Grows After Biden's Debate Stumble |newspaper=The New York Times |last1=Browning |first1=Kellen |last2=Levien |first2= Simon J.}}</ref> When Biden dropped out of the presidential campaign on July 21, 2024, the support for Harris's campaign reached new levels of online fandom alongside meme edits of Harris to songs off of pop singer [[Charli XCX]]'s album ''[[Brat (album)|Brat]]'', which had released earlier in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is the KHive? |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/style/khive-kamala-harris-supporters.html |access-date=2024-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Kamala Harris' 'brat' rebrand all about? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqqlgq7k374o |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
-A frequent utterance is "what can be, unburdened by what has been" which has become an internet meme and used to dubbed as the her unofficial campaign slogan.<ref name="Those Kamala Harris 'coconut tree' memes are organic. Handle with care.">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Molly |title=Opinion {{!}} Those Kamala Harris 'coconut tree' memes are organic. Handle with care. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-memes-campaign/ |access-date=23 July 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Crisp">{{cite news |last1=Crisp |first1=James |title=Coconut tree jokes and a love of Venn diagrams: Kamala Harris's strangest soundbites |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-soundbites-endearing-or-infuriating/ |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=22 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Numa |first1=Rémy |title=Fox News Power Rankings: Is Kamala Harris unburdened by what has been? |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-power-rankings-kamala-harris-unburdened-what-has-been |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=Fox News |date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=BERG |first1=MATT |last2=BAZAIL-EIMIL |first2=ERIC |title=Harris' Israel policy: Unburdened by what has been? |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/07/22/harris-israel-policy-unburdened-by-what-has-been-00170252 |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=July 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sundar |first1=Saketh |title=Harvard for Biden, Unburdened by What Has Been, Rebrands as Harvard for Harris {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/7/22/harvard-biden-harris-endorsement/ |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=www.thecrimson.com |date=July 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kamala Harris, unburdened by what has been, now free to run for president |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-joe-biden-2024-election-b2582832.html |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=The Independent |date=22 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiss |first1=Aditi Bharade, Amanda Goh, Joshua Nelken-Zitser, Geoff |title=Kamala Harris' media strategy right out the gate is young, fun, and unburdened by what has been |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-memes-media-strategy-gen-z-unburdened-coconut-2024-7 |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=Business Insider}}</ref>
-===Coconuts===
-[[File:You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?.webm|thumb|Harris quips, "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" during a speech on May 10, 2023.]]{{Main articles|You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?}}
-In a May 2023 speech, Harris made a [[quip (wit)|quip]] during a speech saying "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Conor |title=Kamala Harris' 'Coconut Tree' Quote, Explained: What She Meant And Why It's Going Viral Amid Calls For Biden To Drop Out |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/03/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-quote-explained-what-she-meant-and-why-its-going-viral-amid-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out/ |website=Forbes |date=July 3, 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703221143/https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/03/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-quote-explained-what-she-meant-and-why-its-going-viral-amid-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The remark subsequently became an [[internet meme]] with people using coconut and tree emojis (🌴🥥) in reference to the speech.<ref name="Paz"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schapitl |first1=Lexie |last2=Treisman |first2=Rachel |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/21/g-s1-12556/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-meme-context-unburdened |access-date=22 July 2024 |date=July 22, 2024|title=The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can}}</ref><ref name="Touma">{{cite news |last1=Touma |first1=Rafqa |last2=Cassidy |first2=Caitlin |last3=Cassidy |first3=Rafqa Touma explains it to Caitlin |title=What is the Kamala Harris coconut tree meme and why is everyone sharing it? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/22/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-meme |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Harris has been called the "Coconut Tree Queen" and her candidacy was subsequently colloquially called "Operation Coconut Tree" and witty [[Comeback (retort)|retort]]s were described as getting "coconut-pilled".<ref name="Murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Conor |title=Kamala Harris' 'Coconut Tree' Quote, Explained: What She Meant And Why It's Going Viral As She Launches Campaign |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-quote-explained-what-she-meant-and-why-its-going-viral-as-biden-drops-out/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Forbes |date=Jul 21, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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-Part of the extension of the work you will do is, yes, focused on our young leaders and our young people, but understanding we also then have to be clear about the needs of their parents and their grandparents and their teachers and their communities, because none of us just live in a silo.  Everything is in context.
-My mother used to—she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, "I don't know what's wrong with you young people.  You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"  (Laughs.)
-You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.
-|author=Kamala Harris
-|source=''Remarks by Vice President Harris at Swearing-In Ceremony of Commissioners for the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics'' (May 10, 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Remarks by Vice President Harris at Swearing-In Ceremony of Commissioners for the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/05/10/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-swearing-in-ceremony-of-commissioners-for-the-white-house-initiative-on-advancing-educational-equity-excellence-and-economic-opportunity-for-hispanics/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=The White House |date=10 May 2023}}{{source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="Paz">{{cite news |last1=Paz |first1=Christian |title=Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees? |url=https://www.vox.com/kamala-harris/359072/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-context-unburden-meme-khive |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Vox |date=3 July 2024}}</ref>
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+* [[Public image of Kamala Harris]]
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