2024-09-06 09:38:03
As the US election approaches, American voters are finding creative ways to support their preferred presidential candidates, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has recently drawn attention with a quirky video showing his support for Harris.
A coconut has often been used to critically refer to a brown-skinned person who’s white inside. Kamala Harris, the Indian-origin US Vice President, has been a choice for memes and the coconut has been the most popular one.
The 63-year-old politician, who previously faced criticism for eating pie with a fork, is now seen eating a slice of pizza with coconut shavings on it, starting from the crust.
Blasio’s video is part of his effort to promote a virtual event supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.
In the video posted on X (formerly Twitter), de Blasio shows himself putting dried coconut on a cheese pizza and then eating it backwards.
“I am hungry. I will eat pizza today,” Blasio wrote on X. Blasio wrote under the post on X — made to promote “Paisans for Kamala”.
“Paisans for Kamala”, a virtual event set for this weekend, will showcase Italian-American celebrities like Steve Buscemi, Marisa Tomei, Lorraine Bracco, and John Turturro, alongside politicians such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressmembers John Garamendi and Rosa DeLauro, according to New York Post.
“[It] brings together Italian-American stars, political leaders, and community members for a night of stories, recipes, and a conversation about the stakes in the 2024 election,” according to a press release, reported the New York Post.
The pizza video of Blasio’s references an earlier controversy from January 2014 when he was widely mocked for eating pie with a knife and fork.
Many New Yorkers were unhappy with his method, sparking the hashtag #forkgate.
De Blasio had said that using utensils was common in Italy, where he had spent time.
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