Kamala Harris Coconut Tree Meme Explained

You think that Kamala Harris meme just fell out of a coconut tree?

Prior to being endorsed by the President of the United States for the 2024 presidential race, the Vice President was already going viral on social media thanks to a speech from the year prior.

On May 10, 2023, Kamala delivered a speech at the White House about advancing opportunities for Hispanic individuals and investing in the lives of not only young people, but also their elders and the community at large.

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“Because none of us just live in a silo. Everything is in context,” she saidin the speech.

Then, with a laugh, she said: “My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’ ”

She more seriously went on to say: “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”

The last half of that speech had gone on to become a meme on TikTok and beyond, with people inserting the audio into pop songs, remixing it into viral clips of the Vice President dancing, and so much more. It’s become so popular, that the mere use of the coconut emoji alone is now a nod to the meme!

Here’s the full quote, in context…