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    Vice President Kamala Harris Announced Her Run For President On A Special "Barbie" Anniversary, And People Don't Think It's A Coincidence

    What a time to be alive.

    Morgan Murrell
    by Morgan Murrell

    BuzzFeed Staff

    This Barbie is president, and Vice President Kamala Harris might be, too!

    Kamala Harris speaking into a microphone, smiling, and gesturing with her hand in front of an American flag backdrop
    Nic Antaya / Getty Images

    On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from the 2024 presidential race, revealing he would not seek reelection.

    President Joe Biden speaks at the NAACP National Convention podium
    Mario Tama / Getty Images

    The shocking statement came not long after the 81-year-old world leader revealed he'd been diagnosed with COVID.

    pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw

    — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
    Twitter: @JoeBiden

    Well, it just so happens that precisely a year before Vice President Kamala Harris entered her name in the 2024 presidential race, Barbie premiered in theaters. The film highlighted the power of women, autonomy, and self-discovery.

    Barbie in a pink convertible, wearing a pink beret and dress, smiles and points up while driving through a desert towards a bright horizon that reads "Barbieland."
    Barbie in a pink convertible, wearing a pink beret and dress, smiles and points up while driving through a desert towards a bright horizon that reads "Barbieland."
    Warner Bos. /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Barbie showed women as doctors, lawyers, scientists, journalists, game developers, authors, and athletes. But the big moment came when audiences got to see a woman president (played by Issa Rae), as well as a female-led supreme court.

    Women in matching pink outfits, including Issa Rae in a "President" sash, cheer together in a lively scene with a pink background
    Women in matching pink outfits, including Issa Rae in a "President" sash, cheer together in a lively scene with a pink background
    Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Not only did it give viewers a taste of what it would be like to have a woman as president, but a Black woman president at that.

    Issa Rae as Barbie President, wearing a floral dress and a "President" sash, smiling with one hand raised. Premieres July 21
    Issa Rae as Barbie President, wearing a floral dress and a "President" sash, smiling with one hand raised. Premieres July 21
    Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Although we got to see it on-screen, VP Kamala Harris is looking to make it a reality in the White House. If elected, she'd be making history as the first woman president, the first Black woman president, and the first Asian American president.

    Kamala Harris smiles with her hand on her chest while attending an event, dressed in an elegant black outfit
    Kamala Harris smiles with her hand on her chest while attending an event, dressed in an elegant black outfit
    Win Mcnamee / Getty Images

    Here's what people had to say about the anniversary announcement:

    KAMALA RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ON THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BARBIE pic.twitter.com/X1Nhp78093

    — garleyquinn 🃏 (@kuilaa_) July 21, 2024
    Warner Bros. / Twitter: @kuilaa_

    Wait, I think Barbie was on to something… pic.twitter.com/43EWJavqbi

    — Jon Paul, Ed.D. (They/Them/Tired)🏳️‍🌈 (@DoctorJonPaul) July 22, 2024
    Warner Bros. / ABC / Twitter: @DoctorJonPaul

    i know we didn’t just celebrate one year of Barbie for yall to say a woman can’t be president. Hi, Barbie!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    — pamela 🎡✨ (@tisthepamseason) July 21, 2024
    Twitter: @tisthepamseason

    Biden drops out on the one year anniversary of Barbie…. Remember who was president in Barbieland? Exactly. pic.twitter.com/41YvaPSLGW

    — Kyle (@WordsByKyle) July 21, 2024
    Reaction GIFS / Twitter: @WordsByKyle

    Warner Bros should get Issa Rae aka President Barbie to interview Kamala Harris celebrating both 1 year of Barbie and Kamala’s potential future presidency

    — ada enechi (@adaenechi) July 22, 2024
    Twitter: @adaenechi

    are those… coconut trees? pic.twitter.com/UbWheoVbwQ

    — Liz Charboneau (@lizchar) July 21, 2024
    Twitter: @lizchar

    on the first anniversary of the barbie movie this can only mean one thing pic.twitter.com/pEWDrTl9xX

    — Bunky (@bunkytv_) July 21, 2024
    Warner Bros. / Twitter: @bunkytv_

    Whomever wrote the Barbie movie knew we were about to have a Black woman president.

    — Shawniece👑🐝 (@ShawnieceQB) July 22, 2024
    Twitter: @ShawnieceQB

    Barbie has had every career often times before women were allowed to have those careers. Now Barbie president isn’t just make believe. We will get our first woman president! President Harris 💙 #Harris2024

    — ADeL (@SamDel87) July 22, 2024
    Twitter: @SamDel87

    What a time to be alive!

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