• Foni@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    I don’t understand the coconut and kamala thing.

    Context: I am not American and my English level is limited.

    • ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      3 months ago

      She once related a story where her mom (I think) told her “What, you think you just fell from a coconut tree?” to get across the idea that no one is an island and we all build on what came before us. And between the odd phrasing and her exaggerated delivery, it ended up becoming a meme.

    • dan1101@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      I’m American and this is the first I’ve heard of it. And it doesn’t make any sense so far.