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Throughout her 2024 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris has drawn criticism for her use of “fake accents,” which some psychology experts believe may be a sign of deceit or a lack of confidence.
Harris, who was born in Oakland, California, and raised in Canada, has come under fire for seemingly adopting urban, Midwestern, Spanish, Southern, and even French accents depending on the demographic she is speaking to.
On Wednesday, a video showing the vice president appearing to speak with a “Spanish twang” during the annual Leadership Conference of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute prompted social media users to question her choice to do so.
New York psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert identified two primary causes for people to change their accents—a phenomenon known as the “chameleon effect” or “mirroring” in psychology circles.
“Mirroring is a tactic many narcissists and other manipulative people often employ in order to ingratiate themselves. They reflect idealized versions of their targets back to them… The purpose of the reconnaissance is to give the narcissist the tools to mirror the target effectively,” according to the outlet Medium.
Harris responded to a gathering of her supporters on Wednesday by saying, “I love you back,” but in an apparent Spanish accent.
Psych professionals who spoke with the Daily Mail also said that people often do this to demonstrate their desire to feel another person’s feelings and attempt empathy, which makes them seem more “trustworthy” to whatever group of people they’re trying to convey their message to.
Some people try to blend in by changing their accent because they want to fit in with whomever they’re speaking to and they don’t want to feel like an outsider…
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