General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHelp me out here: what is "Kamabla" supposed to mean?
I've seen Trump using it lately. I know if it comes from him it is an insult but how?
Skittles
(171,718 posts)brewens
(15,359 posts)all confusing and foreign sounding too. Plays the racist rubes as well.
BrianTheEVGuy
(697 posts)Trumplemort is planning to point his wand at critics and shout "Kamabla Kadavera," which will trap them in a tacky Trump Daytona Beach hotel for eternity.
RockRaven
(19,381 posts)The Dotard.
I saw someone else posit that by incorporating a "b" was a way of conflating Kamala with Obama, but that seemed like a stretch to me.
malaise
(296,118 posts)Nothing she says matter and blacks dont count
Maeve
(43,457 posts)Blah, black, as long as it is perceived as negative in his weird dystopia...
Kittycatkat
(1,764 posts)a racist dog whistle.
canetoad
(20,769 posts)In another thread. Search for "Kamabla" and you find several articles accusing trump of inventing gibberish. Works for me.
Lonestarblue
(13,480 posts)standingtall
(3,148 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,681 posts)niyad
(132,446 posts)yellowcanine
(36,792 posts)akbacchus_BC
(5,830 posts)What an idiot. His cult loves that crap and his idiocy.
tanyev
(49,297 posts)I mean, obviously its a deliberate variation on their name in an attempt to insult, but mostly its sound and fury signifying nothing.
I did find this article, though, in which he gives some explanation of his jeenyus thought process:
Fox Newss Bret Baier asked Trump in an interview that aired Sunday why he mocked Haleys birth name on social media last week by repeatedly calling her Nimbra. Trump said that he gives nicknames to many people, suggesting that it is a useful strategy for him while he is on the campaign trail.
I do that with a lot of people, like Hutchinson. I mean, he was polling at zero for about one year, and I called him rather than Asa, I called him Ada Hutchinson, and it just felt good to me. And with her, its just something that came. Its a little bit of a takeoff on her name. You know, her name, wherever she may come from, Trump said.
Some people say Im very good at that, but, uh, I cant get into too many because many of those people that I named like that are Republicans, and we dont want to bring that up, but, uh, no, its just, uh, its a takeoff. I have fun with it. And sometimes, to tell you the truth, its a very effective tool, Trump told Baier, speaking of giving people nicknames.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4420434-trump-on-mocking-haleys-birth-name-its-just-something-that-came/
I remember there was a story during his presidency from someone whod been in a meeting with him and this person noticed he was unusually engaged and taking lots of notes. At the end of the meeting they took a peek at what hed been writing and it was nickname ideas for a person or persons who had been criticizing him. Such a child.