Kamala Harris talks legalizing marijuana: "Half my family is from Jamaica, are you kidding me?"

[jberryhill]

63. Homosexuality is illegal in Jamaica

As to your first point, I would never invite people to impute views to me by saying "Half my family is from Austria, are you kidding me?" or "I am an American" as a response to a question about what my opinions are. When someone asks a candidate their stance on an issue, a statement of their ethnic origin, intended to reinforce a stereotype, is completely inappropriate.

Harris made the stupid comment, not me.

But your response makes zero sense at all. I do not judge people by their family background, etc.. Harris, on the other hand, apparently believes in making those sorts of inquiries.

That's what her response says.

Unlike Harris, I did not suggest that you decide my opinions based on my cultural background (about which you are totally ignorant).

Unlike Harris, I would not suggest that such a thing is at all appropriate.

There are indeed places in America where individuals do bad things. But that is also completely irrelevant to the national policy and laws of Jamaica.

Ms. Harris apparently DOES prefer to be associated with a stereotype, since that is what I understand her comment to mean.

Would you care to take a stab and explaining what her response meant, and how it is to be interpreted?

To be clear - I am not Kamala Harris, okay? SHE is the one who, by this response, apparently believes that a statement of family origin is a proxy for one's opinion on a topic.