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"Hours after United States President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out as
the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, British musician Charli XCX endorsed
Vice President Kamala Harris, tweeting “kamala IS brat.”
The tweet immediately went viral, bemusing media commentators yet electrifying
certain segments of the electorate.
Charli XCX’s chart-topping album
Brat is a brash mix of dance and electronic
club hits that celebrates drugs, cigarettes, messiness and vulnerability. To be
“brat”, then, is to embrace your messiness and vulnerability – being your own
authentic self.
It is dominating chunks of Gen Z and queer culture, for whom it is now “brat
summer” (or for her Australian fans, “brat winter”).
The link between Harris and Brat has been building for weeks, driven by online
fan communities and linking seamlessly into pre-existing Harris memes.
To the delight of many, on the day Biden stepped down a group of gay men were
spotted in unofficial Brat/Harris crop tops.
Harris’ campaign has embraced the pop culture moment, sensing its potential to
excite young voters. Her account immediately followed Charli XCX on X, and the
background on Harris’ official account briefly changed to Brat’s distinctive
“slime green” colour."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
