Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized for using visual descriptors. Why?

Ben Werdmuller

28 Jul 2022

“The ongoing dustup over Vice President Kamala Harris describing herself during a meeting with disability rights leaders this week is much ado about an increasingly common practice and a distraction from the substance of the gathering, advocates say.” #Society

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