(OPINION) A number of users on X/Twitter pointed out the latest coincidence involving the long-running Fox cartoon, as a 2000 episode of the Fox series included Lisa Simpson in a purple suit comparable to the one worn by Vice President Kamala Harris during the inauguration in 2021.
The meme went viral Sunday as President Joe Biden left the race, endorsing Harris to take his slot in the presidential race, about a month before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
At the inauguration of Biden, held on January 20, 2021, Harris was clad in a purple ensemble designed by Christopher John Rogers with Sergio Hudson-designed shoes and a necklace from Wilfredo Rosado.
Actress and Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Claudia Jordan posted a side-by-side shot of Harris alongside Simpson, writing, ‘Not for nothing but the Simpsons already predicted this….’
Another user noted, ‘The Simpsons has done it again! Here’s from the 17th episode of the 11th season (in the year 2000) showing Lisa Simpson as the first female president of the United States talking about how the country is broke after President Trump.
And, here’s Kamala wearing the same outfit at Biden’s inauguration.’ Said one user: ‘Remember when Lisa was President of The United States on The Simpsons? Was that Kamala Harris?’
One user remarking on the show’s ongoing stream of coincidences said, ‘Can the simpsons writers predict me being rich and successful?’
The latest prediction was included in an episode that aired at the dawn of the millennium, on March 19, 2000, titled Bart to the Future.
In the storyline, the family visits a Native American casino, where Bart, too young to enter at the age of 10, is displayed a look three decades ahead in the future.
Lisa is elected president, and is seen wearing the purple pantsuit, and the rest of the family get acclimated to the White House.
Compounding the coincidences is that Lisa’s presidency comes after an implied presidency from Donald Trump, which caused a massive deficit.
