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It's the Democratic Party, not the Democrat Party.

mr_overalls 7y ago
Saying "Democrat" instead of "Democratic" has, strangely, morphed into a sort of secret-handshake for Republicans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
- TallGuyShort 7y ago
  An easier-to-pronounce corruption of the name spoken with disdain is hardly a "secret handshake"
  - caconym_ 7y ago
    More like a dog whistle.
- abstractbarista 7y ago
  You learn something new every day! I'm going to start using this. Not because I care (unaffiliated), but because I'm astounded that anyone could be seriously offended by this.
  - jhayward 7y ago
    That's what jerks do. "To own the libs". I recommend not being a jerk.
  - justincredible 7y ago
    Should be the "Pedantic Party".
  - Hnrobert42 7y ago
    I don’t know if anyone gets offended anymore so than they would to a “your mom” joke. Saying it is mostly just funny to one group while being annoying and juvenile to another. Generally speaking, I avoid name-calling and ad hominem attacks no matter how good they feel. Folks are doing enough trolling. We need more civility.
benjohnson 7y ago
I'm confused - the Democrats/Democratic party uses "Democrat" extensively in their website. It it a noun vs adjective thing that I'm missing? https://democrats.org/ https://democrats.org/
- mikeyouse 7y ago
  > It it a noun vs adjective thing that I'm missing? Yes, you'll notice they never use the singular "Democrat". They describe democrats, the Democratic party, etc. but only Republicans started using this bizarre "Democrat Party" or the "Democrat nominee" thing.
  - sneakernets 7y ago
    It's a play on the last syllable resembling "rat", popularized by Rush Limbaugh's radio show. I do remember hearing "Republican'ts" and "rethuglicans" from dems but in my experience it's extremely rare.
    - burfog 7y ago
      I doubt anybody uses "democrat party" for reasons related to the demon-rat moniker. It seems to be more about disputing that the party is in fact democratic. Among other things, the superdelegates make this clear. It's also the matter of the party making a name-grab for democracy itself, which is a more valuable trademark than anything associated with the republic.
      - mikeyouse 7y ago
        > It seems to be more about disputing that the party is in fact democratic. Among other things, the superdelegates make this clear. It's also the matter of the party making a name-grab for democracy itself, which is a more valuable trademark than anything associated with the republic. Yes, I'm sure the pejorative use by Republicans of the term that Democrats use to refer to themselves is rooted in Republicans' sincere concern with the structure of the DNC's primary. That must be it. > burfog 19 hours ago | parent | flag | favorite | on: Iran attack: US airbases in Iraq hit by ballistic ... > Democrat voters may oppose war, but the same can not be said for democrat politicians. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21987859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21987859 Lol, come on man.

Saying "Democrat" instead of "Democratic" has, strangely, morphed into a sort of secret-handshake for Republicans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)

TallGuyShort 7y ago
An easier-to-pronounce corruption of the name spoken with disdain is hardly a "secret handshake"
- caconym_ 7y ago
  More like a dog whistle.
abstractbarista 7y ago
You learn something new every day! I'm going to start using this. Not because I care (unaffiliated), but because I'm astounded that anyone could be seriously offended by this.
- jhayward 7y ago
  That's what jerks do. "To own the libs". I recommend not being a jerk.
- justincredible 7y ago
  Should be the "Pedantic Party".
- Hnrobert42 7y ago
  I don’t know if anyone gets offended anymore so than they would to a “your mom” joke. Saying it is mostly just funny to one group while being annoying and juvenile to another. Generally speaking, I avoid name-calling and ad hominem attacks no matter how good they feel. Folks are doing enough trolling. We need more civility.

benjohnson 7y ago

I'm confused - the Democrats/Democratic party uses "Democrat" extensively in their website. It it a noun vs adjective thing that I'm missing? https://democrats.org/ https://democrats.org/

mikeyouse 7y ago
> It it a noun vs adjective thing that I'm missing? Yes, you'll notice they never use the singular "Democrat". They describe democrats, the Democratic party, etc. but only Republicans started using this bizarre "Democrat Party" or the "Democrat nominee" thing.
- sneakernets 7y ago
  It's a play on the last syllable resembling "rat", popularized by Rush Limbaugh's radio show. I do remember hearing "Republican'ts" and "rethuglicans" from dems but in my experience it's extremely rare.
  - burfog 7y ago
    I doubt anybody uses "democrat party" for reasons related to the demon-rat moniker. It seems to be more about disputing that the party is in fact democratic. Among other things, the superdelegates make this clear. It's also the matter of the party making a name-grab for democracy itself, which is a more valuable trademark than anything associated with the republic.
    - mikeyouse 7y ago
      > It seems to be more about disputing that the party is in fact democratic. Among other things, the superdelegates make this clear. It's also the matter of the party making a name-grab for democracy itself, which is a more valuable trademark than anything associated with the republic. Yes, I'm sure the pejorative use by Republicans of the term that Democrats use to refer to themselves is rooted in Republicans' sincere concern with the structure of the DNC's primary. That must be it. > burfog 19 hours ago | parent | flag | favorite | on: Iran attack: US airbases in Iraq hit by ballistic ... > Democrat voters may oppose war, but the same can not be said for democrat politicians. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21987859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21987859 Lol, come on man.