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|a='''A1''': Misplaced Pages content is based on reliable sources (see ], ]). Many reliable sources, over a long period, refer to Harris as African American and Asian American, so Misplaced Pages reflects that in this article. Moreover, Harris's Senate and campaign websites state that she is African American and Asian American.{{pb}} |
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|a='''A1''': Misplaced Pages content is based on reliable sources (see ], ]). Many reliable sources, over a long period, refer to Harris as African American and Asian American, so Misplaced Pages reflects that in this article. Moreover, Harris's Senate and campaign websites state that she is African American and Asian American.{{pb}} |
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Social media posts have inaccurately suggested that Harris cannot be African American because she has an Indian mother and Jamaican father. As ''PolitiFact'' notes, <small>(see , ''PolitiFact'' (August 14, 2020))</small>, "this is a poor understanding of history, and{{nbsp}}... the implication that Jamaicans aren't African or connected to Africa is wrong on its face." While not all Jamaican-Americans identify as "African American," Harris and many others do.{{pb}} |
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Social media posts have inaccurately suggested that Harris cannot be African American because she has an Indian mother and Jamaican father. As ''PolitiFact'' notes, <small>(see , ''PolitiFact'' (August 14, 2020))</small>, "this is a poor understanding of history, and{{nbsp}}... the implication that Jamaicans aren't African or connected to Africa is wrong on its face." While not all Jamaican-Americans identify as "African American," Harris and many others do.{{pb}} |
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When Misplaced Pages describes someone as the "first" to do something, we default to the larger category. Therefore, while Harris is the first Tamil-American, Indian-American, or South Asian-American to be Vice President of the US, we describe her, as reliable sources do, as the first Asian American to be Vice President of the US. |
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When Misplaced Pages describes someone as the "first" to do something, we default to the larger category. Therefore, while Harris is the first Tamil-American, Indian-American, or South Asian-American to be Vice President of the US, we describe her, as reliable sources do, as the first Asian American to be Vice President of the US.}} |
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|q=Q2: This page is biased in favor of Harris because it mentions/doesn't mention ''x''. Why won't you fix it? |
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|a='''A2''': Having a ] does '''not''' mean giving '''equal ]''' to all viewpoints. Rather, it refers to Misplaced Pages's effort to discuss topics and viewpoints in a '''roughly equal proportion''' to the degree that they are discussed in ], which in political articles is mostly ], although academic works are also sometimes used. For further information, please read ].}} |
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|q=Q3: Reliable sources say that the ongoing genocide in Gaza is funded by Kamala Harris. Why don’t you add that? |
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|a='''A3''': Misplaced Pages works by ]; new information can only be added if it is either uncontroversial or if there is community consensus in favour of the addition. |
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Please remember that the Misplaced Pages community does not contest or dispute the fact that there is an ongoing genocide in Gaza, as established by the relevant ]. The choice not to include such wording in the opening sentence is not meant to indicate endorsement to Kamala Harris, and is not motivated by partisan animus. Rather, this is an editorial choice, rooted in existing ].}} |
