#KHive explained
The #KHive, Kamala Harriss 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. Shes a vocal participant in a grassroots movement backing the 2020 candidate that takes its name from a moniker embraced by some of Beyoncés most fervent supporters. With Harris, its 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.
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