Vice President Joe Biden (who I like to think of as America’s wacky, slightly off-color Uncle Joe) briefly imitated an Indian accent while giving a speech in New Hampshire on Thursday.
This of course isn’t the first time Biden’s gotten into hot water with the desi community. Back in 2006, the then-Senator noted that “You cannot go into a Dunkin Donuts or a 7-Eleven unless you have a slight Indian accent.”
Watch the video of yesterday’s speech below. The imitation begins at 00:09 and ends rather abruptly. As one Buzzfeed commenter noted, “It’s like halfway through the impression he thought, “Oh sh–, better not follow through with this one.”
I wasn’t sure what to think when Biden did that. It’s always easy to write stuff like this off as just some silly thing that Joe Biden says. Besides, Indian-Americans make fun of the stereotypical Indian accent all the time. I guess I wasn’t annoyed because he caught himself. Just one of those relatively innocuous moments that makes Biden one of the more sincere politicians out there.
Thanks for commenting! For me, the fact that he caught himself was the most surprising thing. Maybe he’s finally learning restraint.