India Today, Jul 25, 2024 #KamalaHarris #uspresidentialelections #memes
Brat is the latest song by British pop star Charli XCX.
But why has the 'Brat Girl' buzz surrounded Kamala Harris?
Let us break it down for you.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - What is 'Brat summer'? Kamala Harris campaign using phrase to connect with Gen Z voters
KVUE, July 24, 2024
SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign embraces Charli xcx "brat" memes
Face the Nation, Jul 23, 2024
Multiple videos have surfaced online over the last two days
referring to likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as a
"brat." So how did this viral sensation begin, and why is her
campaign embracing it? Abigail De Kosnik, associate professor for the Berkeley
Center for New Media, joins "America Decides" to explain how British
pop star Charli xcx's album has become a part of the 2024 race.
This is the complete auto-generated transcript of the first video that is embedded in this pancocojams post. This transcript includes my additions of punctuation, capitalizations, and corrected spelling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tgRFGz_4s
The internet has spoken and Kamala Harris is officially a brat.
Soon after British pop star Charlie XCX posted "Kamala Is brat" the official Biden HQ campaign
account [was] rebranded to "Kamala hq" using green color and brat font.
Looks like the administration understood the assignment.
"Brat" is the name of Charlie's recent album whose cover has a lime green background with the word "brat" in simple font. The "#brat summer" trend has taken social media bi a storm with many adopting the lime green theme. This has become a symbol of rebellion against the clean girl aesthetic.
Now netizens are editing viral videos and memes using songs from the album with clips of Harris throughout her career. The Kamala campaign is embracing memes and pop culture appealing to younger voters who now see her as the cool girl option. This rebranding has fully embraced Harris'
internet appeal and her campaign raised a record-breaking $81 million in its first 24 hour.
Maybe it's brat girl Summer after all. What do you think? Tell us in the comments.
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ARTICLE EXCERPTS, TWEETS, AND COMMENTS ABOUT "BRAT", "BRAT SUMMER", AND OTHER "BRAT" MEMES IN RELATION TO KAMALA HARRIS
These excerpts are presented in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
ONLINE SOURCE #1
From https://ktla.com/entertainment/what-does-brat-summer-mean-and-whys-the-internet-obsessed-with-it/ "What does ‘brat summer’ mean and why’s the internet obsessed
with it?" by: Russell Falcon, : Jul 23, 2024 / 02:17 PM PDT
"(NEXSTAR) — You may feel out of the loop if you’ve been on X, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit as of late, wondering: “Why do people keep talking about brats?” Other new catchphrases you might have come across include “So Julia,” “365 party girl,” “bumpin’ that” and last but not least, the pop culture moniker of summer 2024: “brat summer.”
If all of this sounds like gibberish, it is.
But it’s brought the internet — particularly Millennials and
Gen Zs — a much-needed sense of frivolous fun and glamour.
The concept began with the June 7 release of “brat,” the bold and brash club-pop/hyperpop sixth album by British musician Charli XCX. Though she’s been very successful — and influential — in the decade since her debut, “brat” marks a significant mainstream success for the 31 year-old best known for hits like “Boom Clap” and “Boys.”
The tracklist of “brat” features a variety of dance-pop and electronic songs, often reminiscent of techno music from the 1990s and early 2000s. The album’s iconic but polarizing neon green cover also helped propel “brat” into meme-status, with several online generators created that mimic the album’s somewhat visually offensive shade of green and black Arial font (see the featured image on this very story for a visual example).
The album received much critical acclaim, including the prized “Best New Music” label by music outlet Pitchfork, and shot to no. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts. The album and its themes of empowerment through friendship, having fun and partying particularly resonated with women and the LGBTQ community, especially amid ongoing political turmoil that directly affects them. Though it should be noted that listeners of all sexual identities and genders have notably been excited by this album.
Over the weeks since the release of “brat,” the music, the memes and the club aesthetics it references morphed into “brat summer” — which is kind of this year’s big internet phrase named after a kind of mindset and outlook on life. One notable previous version of this is the Megan Thee Stallion-inspired “Hot Girl Summer,” which encouraged everyone (not just girls) to feel confident and proud of the way that they look.
The concept of “brat summer” is much the same, though with a slightly very-Millennial bent. As with anything relating to Millennials’ lives, there’s also a darker meaning behind the partying, too. Essentially, “brat summer” encourages enjoying life as much as you can in spite of the struggles you’re facing.
[…]
Kamala is brat’
Finally, this past weekend, VP Kamala Harris — now
presidential nominee Harris — became a major fixture in the world of “brat.”
The Harris-XCX connection occurred after three things happened: 1) social media users began making edited videos (also called fancams) of Harris’ various viral moments with songs from “brat” laid over them 2) the videos spreading so far they made it onto national news broadcasts and eventually the actual Harris campaign embraced the memes and 3) Charli herself repaying the favor by posting on X: “Kamala IS brat.”
The Charli post only sent the memes and videos
into overdrive (cue Charli’s previous hit “Vroom Vroom”), with a seemingly
endless stream of “coconut tree” and “existing in the context” content taking
over social media sites.”…
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ONLINE SOURCE #2
From https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/07/18/brat-summer-charli-xcx-y2k-fashion-music/74430708007/ 'Brat summer' is upon us. What does that mean? Kamala Harris
is game for it., by Alyssa Goldberg, July 18, 2024, update July 23, 2024 USA TODAY
" “Brat summer” is upon us. We're dancing at the club until
sunrise − unabashedly, of course. Painting our nails neon green. Working it out
on the remix. Staying up late having an existential crisis and loving our lives
anyway. We’re everywhere, we’re so Julia.
Even Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing it.
Confused? For those of you who are not chronically online, we can clue you in to the phenomenon that has taken over pop listeners since the release of Charli XCX’s album "BRAT" on June 7, which has fans declaring this is a "Brat summer." USA TODAY called the album an embrace of “a hot-mess pop star aesthetic, prioritizing club culture at its core but still offering introspective lyrics on aging, womanhood, grief and anxiety.” That's a good starting place to understanding what this trend is all about.
[…]
What is a brat summer?
Brat summer is the lifestyle associated with being a
"brat," and not in the way you may think. Charli XCX fans aren't
throwing tantrums like a badly behaved child; being a brat to them means
indulging in pleasure and not concerning yourself with societal expectations.
Rather than conforming to the status quo − on matters of aging, clean living or
etiquette − brats focus more on having fun, embracing their community and
unapologetically embracing individuality.
One of the trademark mantras of brat summer is to be
"so Julia," a reference to Charli's song "360" and actress
and model Julia Fox, who was featured in the single's music video. On the Zach
Sang Show, Fox said being "so Julia" means "just being that
girl."
It's "being confident, putting yourself out there, being out, being about, being the center of attention.
[…]
Dressing for a brat summer: Y2K fashion and green galore
Brat summer also uses fashion as cultural signifiers,
uplifting styles that are bold, colorful and sometimes provocative, often
inspired by Gen Z’s revival of Y2K fashion."
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ONLINE SOURCE #3
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kamala-harris-brat-meaning-mean-slang-charli-xcx-what-does-hq-rcna163026 "How Kamala Harris became part of Charli XCX's 'Brat' summer" By Kat Tenbarge and Daysia Tolentino, July 22, 2024, 8:43 PM EDT
Charli XCX’s very online fanbase has quickly embraced Vice
President Kamala Harris.
Excitement around the Harris campaign grew on social media after people began editing viral videos and memes fusing songs from British pop star Charli XCX’s album “Brat” with clips of Harris throughout her career.
After Charli XCX appeared to endorse Harris on Sunday, writing “Kamala IS Brat,” Harris’ campaign embraced the moment, reposting the show of support, using the album’s signature green color and typeface in one of its social media profiles and posting “Brat”-themed memes.
“Brat,” which touches on womanhood, insecurity, competition,
motherhood, relationships, partying and other topics, debuted June 7. Since
then, social media users have declared that they are celebrating a “brat
summer,” meaning they are embracing being earnest and unapologetically
themselves.
The pairing of Harris memes with “Brat” fandom has surged since Sunday, when President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race, but the idea had been percolating for at least the last several weeks.
[…]
The “Brat”-Harris crossover trend was popularized by
creators like University of Delaware senior Ryan Long, who went viral after he
posted a mashup of the Charli XCX song “Von Dutch” with clips of Harris on July
3.
[…]
“I’ve never seen people so excited for a candidate,” said
Long, who described himself as an enthusiastic Harris supporter for years.
“People were pessimistic about Joe Biden, but there is so much enthusiasm right
now over Kamala. I really hope that she can capitalize off of it and get a
landslide win.”
Long said he believes the Harris memes signal that young voters embraced her as a candidate even before Biden endorsed her presidential campaign.
The “Brat” Harris edits have taken over TikTok, X and Instagram, sometimes paired with the hashtag “Brat election.” Sound bites of Harris laughing have been used in video edits, as well as her memorable quotes like “I love Venn diagrams” and “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
[…]
“‘Brat’ is one of the top albums in the world, and it’s been
going super big online,” Long said. “Kamala does such a good job at embodying
what people call ‘Brat summer.’ The way she presents herself, she’s happy,
laughing, she’ll dance. She is like a walking content farm.”…
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Here's an excerpt from British Pop Singer Charli XCX's Wikipedia page:
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"Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010, she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records, releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
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In 2015, Charli XCX began working alongside producers associated with the UK collective PC Music, developing a more experimental sound and image. While working on her third album, she released the Vroom Vroom EP (2016) and the mixtapes Number 1 Angel and Pop 2 (both 2017), as well as a series of singles, including the BPI-certified "After the Afterparty", "Boys" and "1999". Her third and fourth studio albums, Charli (2019) and How I'm Feeling Now (2020), received widespread acclaim. Her fifth studio album, Crash (2022), became her biggest commercial success to date. In 2023, she released the single "Speed Drive" as part of Barbie the Album, the soundtrack of Barbie. In 2024, Charli XCX released her sixth studio album, Brat, to critical acclaim.[1][2]
In addition to her solo work, Charli XCX has co-written songs for other artists, including Iggy Azalea's "Beg for It" (2014), Selena Gomez's "Same Old Love" (2015), Blondie's "Tonight" (2017), the Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello collaboration "Señorita" (2019), and the Sigala and Rita Ora collaboration "You for Me" (2021). She was awarded the ASCAP Global Impact Award in 2024 in recognition of her contributions to pop music.[3]
Early life
Charlotte Emma Aitchison was born in Cambridge on 2 August 1992, the only child of nurse and flight attendant Shameera and entrepreneur and show booker Jon Aitchison. Her mother was born into a Gujarati Indian family in Uganda, while her father is Scottish.[4] She grew up in Start Hill, Essex,[5][6] and attended Bishop's Stortford College in nearby Bishop's Stortford.[7] She demonstrated an affinity for music from an early age, being interested in acts such as the Spice Girls and Britney Spears, and began writing songs at the age of 14.[8][9]"...
The fact that both Kamala Harris and Charli XCX have part Indian ancestry may have contributed to British Pop singer/songwriter Charli XCX's interest in and support of Kamala Harris' candidacy for United States' President That said, many people throughout the world are interested in and supported of Kamala Harris' campaign for United States President.
DeleteAs a bit of an aside, the lime green color that is associated with the "brat" meme is very similar to the green that is one of the official colors for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc (AKA). https://aka1908.com/about/
ReplyDelete"Alpha Kappa Alpha's official colors: salmon pink and apple green"
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Click https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-sorority-aka-alpha-kappa-alpha for information about Kamala Harris and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Here's an excerpt from that article:
[Kamala] "Harris joined AKA as an undergraduate student at Howard in 1986. She has acknowledged the “major influence” AKA has had on her life, even since childhood, when her aunt, Christine Simmons, was initiated at Howard in 1950.
When Harris ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020, many referred to the sorority as her “secret weapon.” And when Harris accepted the vice presidential nomination later that year, she made sure to acknowledge the sorority, saying, “Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha ... our Divine 9 ... and my HBCU brothers and sisters.” "...