Women say they will fight sexism, 'ugly' attacks on Harris

12/8/2020 18:33

        In the weeks before Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris his running mate, women's groups were readying a campaign of their own: shutting down sexist coverage and disinformation about a vice presidential nominee they say is headed for months of false smears and "brutal” attacks from internet haters.
        
        The groups put the media on notice in recent days that they will call out bias — one campaign is dubbed “We Have Her Back” — and established a "war room" to refute sexist or false attacks as they happen.
        
        They didn't have to wait long. Within minutes of the presumptive Democratic nominee's announcement Tuesday, false information was circulating on social media, claiming that Harris had called Biden a "racist" and that she is not eligible to be president.
        
        The women's groups say their efforts are informed by the sexism Hillary Clinton faced from Donald Trump, some of his supporters and the media during the 2016 campaign.