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People shouldn't be so invested in a politician that a cheeky nickname for that politician actually offends them. This is a case of actively choosing to be offe
by andrewzah 6y ago
People shouldn't be so invested in a politician that a cheeky nickname for that politician actually offends them. This is a case of actively choosing to be offended about something.
Now, as far as HN etiquette goes, factually just referring to politicians by their name would be better. Not because nicknames are oh-so-offensive (which, by the way, implies their supporters cannot handle even nicknames...) but because neutral discussion is just more pleasant in general.
- JPKab 6y agoAs I said elsewhere in the thread, my wife voted for him, and finds my ribbing nicknames hilarious. She learned, like I did as a kid, that choosing to be offended by something is a weakness and a distraction. It's as if it's become a currency of sorts now, where I can show virtue and get attention by calling someone else out for their gross misdeed of thinking that people are adults who don't need the world nerfed for them. Clearly, I was wrong.