"Don't call her 'Hillary!!!!'"

[Hercules56]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/opinions/drexler-dont-call-her-hillary/index.html

"Whether she endorses the idea or not, calling Clinton by her first name serves to, at best, reinforce gender and workplace stereotypes -- that women need to be "approachable," not abrasive or aloof, in order to get the job done and be liked while doing it -- and at worst, infantilize and put her in her place."

Holy crap, has our society become SO thin skinned and sensitive????

Has Hillary asked that folks not call her by her first name? Has she said that its offensive and hurts women?

Oh, and by the way, she had NO problem whatsoever using banners saying "Hillary for President" in 2008 and "Hillary for Senate" in 2000.

So folks, please, grow a damn spine and stop being so freaking sensitive.

 

[Meed]

I think people tend to call her Hillary because it makes it clear that they are not talking about Bill.

I've never heard anyone refer to Palin simply as "Sarah", so I don't think people saying Hillary is necessarily indicative of some sort of sexist bias.

 

[332nd]

I don't think Hillary has a problem with it, just the writer.

 

[dudalb]

God, we have two years of crap like this ahead?

 

[Macgyver1968]

I don't think Hillary has a problem with it, just the writer.

This ^

Dude...her own website is called "Hillary for America"

 

[The Big Dog]

I always believed that they did it to "humanize" her, because the overwhelming public perception is that she feeds on the blood of virgins

 

[Butter!]

What a bunch of ridiculous baloney. Jesus Christ, I am so sick of this offense-craving culture. "That's offensive! No, don't say that - that's offensive too! What do you mean it's nothing to get worked up over? You're gaslighting me! Don't try and erase my experiences!"

When people say just "Clinton," a lot of people picture Bill.

 

[Meed]

I don't think anyone would have called GWB "Dubya" if there hadn't already been a president named George Bush.

 

[Upchurch]

When people say just "Clinton," a lot of people picture Bill.

I usually call both of them "Clinton" and no body seems to get confused. As with most things, context matter.

 

[Meed]

When people say just "Clinton," a lot of people picture Bill.

Exactly. Plus, "Hillary Clinton" takes longer to say than, for example "Jeb Bush".

 

[Monketi Ghost]

What a bunch of ridiculous baloney. Jesus Christ, I am so sick of this offense-craving culture. "That's offensive! No, don't say that - that's offensive too! What do you mean it's nothing to get worked up over? You're gaslighting me! Don't try and erase my experiences!"

When people say just "Clinton," a lot of people picture Bill.

I will always picture George.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician)

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

It's H. Hussein Clinton, right?

 

[Whip]

I always believed that they did it to "humanize" her, because the overwhelming public perception is that she feeds on the blood of virgins

exactly. it's not her first name that makes her abrasive. lol
maybe she's warmed up to that whole 'Billary' thing.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Right fight, wrong battle. If there were no President Bill Clinton, no one would be calling her Hillary.

 

[casebro]

I usually call both of them "Clinton" and no body seems to get confused. As with most things, context matter.

I usually think of Dewitt.

 

[12AX7]

Maybe we can call her "ZOMG!!1! COWBOY!!1! HOMEBREWZ!!1!"

It's catchy and some here would love it.

 

[marplots]

I usually call both of them "Clinton" and no body seems to get confused. As with most things, context matter.

Me too - just Clinton. Well, for variety, and where confusion might arise, I will sometimes drop in, "the one with the vagina."

 

[TragicMonkey]

Hillary is a boy's name.

Well, it used to be.

 

[The Big Dog]

I usually think of Dewitt.

So did I.

My former boss's children went to a school named for him.

Small world.

 

[plague311]

Maybe we can call her "ZOMG!!1! COWBOY!!1! HOMEBREWZ!!1!"

It's catchy and some here would love it.

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