Kamala Harris has yet to articulate a coherent policy platform, but that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from praising her "vibes" and "joy." Harris is also "brat," another buzzword her campaign has embraced despite the fact that most Americans have no idea what it means.
The word "brat" and its alleged affiliation with Harris has been covered in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. "It's brat summer," proclaimed CNN's Jim Acosta. But what does it actually mean?
Urban Dictionary suggests several definitions: 1) "A spoiled rich kid with an obnoxious or bitchy attitude," 2) "Beautiful, rich, and thin," and 3) "A submissive that likes to push their doms buttons on purpose hoping that they’ll punish them." The Guardian defines brat as a "confident, nonchalantly rebellious woman." It appears to have some connection to a 32-year-old British woman called Charli XCX, the musical artist behind such hits as "Yuck" and "Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)."
We still don't know what it means, but if journalists are using the word to describe Harris we can only assume the connotation is positive. Alas, like nearly everything that makes Democrats and their media feel trendy and wise, the "brat" discourse is utterly incomprehensible to the vast majority of normal Americans who are too busy working and raising families to care about the latest left-wing internet meme.
Just 20 percent of Americans said they would be "delighted" if someone told them they were "brat," according to a recent poll from Echelon Insights. That is presumably the correct answer, but most Americans disagreed, with 36 percent saying they would feel "offended," and 24 percent saying they would feel "confused." The remaining 20 percent were unsure.
The disparity is slightly less egregious compared to the word "Latinx," the gender-inclusive nonsense term for Latinos most Democrats insisted on using during the 2020 election. A Pew survey at the time found that just 3 percent of Hispanics identified as "Latinx." A previous Echelon Insights poll found that white liberals were nine times more likely to use the word. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), one of the most out-of-touch politicians in American history, used it liberally during her failed primary campaign. Very brat.
