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#KHive explained
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The #KHive, Kamala Harris’s most devoted online supporters, explained
“Like how the #BeyHive stings, the #KHive is going to sting.” __Reecie Colbert
There are Kamala Harris fans, and then there are Kamala Harris stans. Reecie Colbert, a 36-year-old financial analyst in Washington, DC, considers herself to be firmly in the latter camp. She’s a vocal participant in a grassroots movement backing the 2020 candidate that takes its name from a moniker embraced by some of Beyoncé’s most fervent supporters. With Harris, it’s not the #BeyHive but the #KHive.
Eric Chavous, a 29-year-old attorney behind @flywithkamala, started his Twitter account after the 2016 election in order to boost Harris early on...The first documented use of the hashtag was on August 7, 2018, by the account @flywithkamala, which is run by Chavous.
Chavous said he starting using the hashtag after watching a panel discussion on a television show anchored by Joy Reid on MSNBC. “They were jokingly coming up with a term to call this growing legion of Kamala Harris supporters on social media,” he told Vox.
The term “hive,” as used in #BeyHive and #KHive, refers to a group of people who are committed fans of a particular person. “Beyoncé has the most loyal fan base in entertainment on the globe,” Chavous said. “And the #KHive is made up of dedicated fans of Kamala.”
Eric Chavous, a 29-year-old attorney behind @flywithkamala, started his Twitter account after the 2016 election in order to boost Harris early on...The first documented use of the hashtag was on August 7, 2018, by the account @flywithkamala, which is run by Chavous.
Chavous said he starting using the hashtag after watching a panel discussion on a television show anchored by Joy Reid on MSNBC. “They were jokingly coming up with a term to call this growing legion of Kamala Harris supporters on social media,” he told Vox.
The term “hive,” as used in #BeyHive and #KHive, refers to a group of people who are committed fans of a particular person. “Beyoncé has the most loyal fan base in entertainment on the globe,” Chavous said. “And the #KHive is made up of dedicated fans of Kamala.”
read more: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/25/20697783/khive-twitter-kamala-harris-2020-candidate-doug-hive
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