Drew Barrymore to VP Kamala Harris: We Need You To Be The "Momala" Of The Country, "We Need A Great Protector"

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Momala?

Vice President Kamala Harris joins Drew Barrymore to share how it feels to be the first female Vice President in U.S. history, where she gets her inspiration from, and more.

Barrymore to Harris: "I keep thinking in my head that we all need a mom. I've been thinking that we all really need a tremendous hug in the world right now. But, in our country, we need you to be Momala of the country," Barrymore said to Harris.

"When we lift each other up, we all rise," Barrymore said.


"That's right," Harris said while applauding.

"However, we need a great protector," Barrymore said looking at Harris.

"I think that, sadly, over the last many years there has been this kind of perverse approach to what strength looks like which is to suggest that the measure of one's strength is based on who you beat down instead of what we know is the true measure of your strength is who you lift up," Harris said.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/04/29/drew_barrymore_to_vp_kamala_harris_we_need_you_to_be_the_momala_of_the_country_we_need_a_great_protector.html

 

[The Tradition]

Evil step-momala, maybe...

 

[Rifler]

Drew must be back off the wagon again...

 

[hexumhawk]

Good thing I take all of my societal and political advice from her

 

[NDallasRuss]

She hosts a talk show aimed at housewives and retirees. You're going to get this kind of inane dribble.

I don't care that she's older now, and not the party girl she was back in the day: I still dig her.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

 

[hawkeye54545]

Screw the Biden/Trump debate. Let's have celebrities do it instead. We can start with Barrymore/Baio. Let's see how dumb these people really are.

 

[LunchBox50]

I can't imagine coming across such a stupid, throw-away interview clip and thinking to myself, "You know what? I think GIAOT needs to see this. Yup — I'm going to head over there and post about Momala."

Some of you guys are incredibly weird.

 

[Fijimn]

She hosts a talk show aimed at housewives and retirees. You're going to get this kind of inane dribble.

I don't care that she's older now, and not the party girl she was back in the day: I still dig her.

Intentional WOB?

 

[LunchBox50]

Intentional WOB?

I see this one with enough regularity that I hope it is.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Intentional WOB?

Haha! I'll be honest - it wasn't intentional. I was on a call and typing while listening. Just used the wrong word.

I'm good though - I'm leaving it!

 

[Joes Place]

"Barrymore!!! Shut Your Face!!!"

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I can't imagine coming across such a stupid, throw-away interview clip and thinking to myself, "You know what? I think GIAOT needs to see this. Yup — I'm going to head over there and post about Momala."

Some of you guys are incredibly weird.

I've seen weirder stuff posted.

 

[ButtersHawk]

Well if you enjoy weed and she becomes "Momala" you are officially f***ed

 

[LunchBox50]

I've seen weirder stuff posted.

You're not wrong.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Drew Barrymore wants a ‘Momala’ in Kamala Harris. Let’s unpack.​

One thing one really shouldn't ask a Black woman to do in this day and age is to play mommy to a whole country.

April 30, 2024, 5:19 PM CDT
By Zahara Hill
Vice President Kamala Harris was a guest on Monday's episode of Drew Barrymore’s self-titled talk show, where a discussion of the vice president's home life veered into cringe-worthy territory.
As the two discussed her family, the vice president shared that her stepchildren lovingly refer to her as “Momala.” Barrymore then said something that just goes to show that maybe we don’t deserve nice anecdotes: Further into the discussion, the “Ever After” actor circled back to the nickname to remark that maybe it's the whole U.S. that also needs a “Momala” in the VP.

“I keep thinking in my head that we all need a mom. I’ve been thinking that we all need a tremendous hug in the world right now. But in our country, we need you to be Momala of the country,” Barrymore said with a characteristic earnestness.
Hugs and whatever sense of kinship embolden Barrymore to sit so close to her guests surely are what keep this horrendous world in orbit. But suggesting that a Black woman needs to mother a nation evokes the trope of the mammy, a stereotype rooted in the premise that Black women should be overtly domestic and maternal to the point of subservience. The caricature originated during slavery and has evolved since, but the idea is the same: Black women are expected to serve as everyone’s keepers.

The trope has been made apparent throughout history and in Hollywood, making Barrymore’s comment (and the audience that applauded it) deeply cringe-worthy. Even Harris, for all of her media training, looked as if she was struggling to contain herself while Barrymore seemed unaware of how problematic — not to say terribly cheesy — her comment was.

Though Barrymore almost certainly meant no harm, well-meaning white women in 2024 should have done the homework at this point. The think pieces that resulted from the Black Lives Matter uprisings, the #ProtectBlackWomen movement, any given conversation about the experiences of Black women in the workplace or even the 2020 election — all have offered plenty of opportunities to self-educate about the contradictions of the country’s high expectations and little regard for Black women. (Even a singular Malcolm X quote could get the ball rolling.)

Barrymore is presumably getting paid well to talk to people on a massive platform, and she’d do herself a service by reading the room (OK, maybe not literally the studio where she was applauded). Harris earned her prestigious title not because of her ability to coddle an ailing nation — but because she’s capable of governing it.

Drew Barrymore wants a ‘Momala’ in Kamala Harris. Let’s unpack.

One thing one really shouldn't ask a Black woman to do in this day and age is to play mommy to a whole country.

www.msnbc.com

 

[mnole03]

I've seen weirder stuff posted.

 

[TylerJ23]

It’s weird to me how close she is sitting.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

How long before Barrymore makes a groveling apology?

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[lucas80]

How long before Barrymore makes a groveling apology?

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I guess it depends on how loud your faux rage panties all wadded up complaining gets.
No offense. It’s already been stated. This is daytime TV stuff designed to hit a demographic.
Incidentally, VP Harris gave a great speech in Jacksonville today concerning Florida’s all but in name only total abortion ban.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I guess it depends on how loud your faux rage panties all wadded up complaining gets.
No offense. It’s already been stated. This is daytime TV stuff designed to hit a demographic.
Incidentally, VP Harris gave a great speech in Jacksonville today concerning Florida’s all but in name only total abortion ban.

You seem to be the one with the panties in a bunch. As per usual.