JD Vance Keeps Calling Usha His “Indian Wife,” and Ethnic Studies Experts Say the Framing Is Doing Exactly What He Wants
JD Vance has taken to describing his wife, Usha, as his “Indian wife” — and two ethnic studies scholars say the phrasing is doing more work than it appears.
Vance keeps introducing Usha as proof of who he is, and experts say that’s the tell. Two ethnic studies professors argue that pointing to a nonwhite partner is exactly how a man deflects the charge of racism without ever answering it.
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