By deliberately botching the name of his fellow U.S. senator, Sen. Perdue is communicating that Kamala Harris’s name is different and so is she - a black woman who is not like us and is underserving of our respect. It is his reprehensible conduct that is undeserving of respect.
Then-Sen. George Allen, 2006: “Macaca, or whatever his name is.”
Sen. David Perdue, tonight: “Kamala-mala-mala-whatever"
(Though Perdue is making fun of the actual name of a woman he has served with for four years.)