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referring to Obama by "Barry" is off putting, in the way referring to Manning as "he" would be.

by exit 13y ago

dredmorbius 13y ago
"Barry" was Mr. Obama's chosen nickname, and he didn't give it up until college: http://www.newsweek.com/when-barry-became-barack-84255 http://www.newsweek.com/when-barry-became-barack-84255 I think you're reaching looking for an insult here. I'm seeing a lot of grandstanding and assumed affront in this post (Pincas above as well). It's not becoming. People can be asses and still do the right thing on occasion. And sometimes a nickname is just a nickname.
- selmnoo 13y ago
  The reason 'exit might have found it off-putting is because it's almost only the right wing crowd that chooses to use this term now (and only in critical contexts). Take a 5-minute trip to freerepublic forums and you'll see what I mean. Small side note: Referring to Manning as 'he' in events she was involved in before Manning to choose to publicly make a switch shouldn't be an issue -- that's something Manning herself suggested actually. So for the grandparent post to have used the 'he' pronoun would not have been an issue at all.
- FireBeyond 13y ago
  Yes, and no. I didn’t see many people referring to either of the Presidents Bush as “George”.
  - pawn 13y ago
    No, it was the single letter, W.
    - dredmorbius 13y ago
      Or "Shrub". God bless you Molly Ivans.
- dragonwriter 13y ago
  > "Barry" was Mr. Obama's chosen nickname, and he didn't give it up until college Which would make its use understandable if Obama gave it up in college a few months ago, and the person using it was someone who had interacted with him frequently during the time he was using it. Less so when he graduated from college before many of the adults using it were born, much less became aware that Mr. Obama existed. > I think you're reaching looking for an insult here. I think you're reaching looking for a justification for the equivalent of mocking a mid-career professional by persistently using a nickname they stopped using in kindergarten.
timje1 13y ago
It was a joke, an attempt to give the final statement a jovial, chat between friends vibe. I could have used Bazza (it's a British thing) or Prezzy. Too late to edit it now.

referring to Obama by "Barry" is off putting, in the way referring to Manning as "he" would be.

by exit 13y ago

referring to Obama by "Barry" is off putting, in the way referring to Manning as "he" would be.

"Barry" was Mr. Obama's chosen nickname, and he didn't give it up until college: http://www.newsweek.com/when-barry-became-barack-84255 http://www.newsweek.com/when-barry-became-barack-84255 I think you're reaching looking for an insult here. I'm seeing a lot of grandstanding and assumed affront in this post (Pincas above as well). It's not becoming. People can be asses and still do the right thing on occasion. And sometimes a nickname is just a nickname.

selmnoo 13y ago
The reason 'exit might have found it off-putting is because it's almost only the right wing crowd that chooses to use this term now (and only in critical contexts). Take a 5-minute trip to freerepublic forums and you'll see what I mean. Small side note: Referring to Manning as 'he' in events she was involved in before Manning to choose to publicly make a switch shouldn't be an issue -- that's something Manning herself suggested actually. So for the grandparent post to have used the 'he' pronoun would not have been an issue at all.
FireBeyond 13y ago
Yes, and no. I didn’t see many people referring to either of the Presidents Bush as “George”.
- pawn 13y ago
  No, it was the single letter, W.
  - dredmorbius 13y ago
    Or "Shrub". God bless you Molly Ivans.
dragonwriter 13y ago
> "Barry" was Mr. Obama's chosen nickname, and he didn't give it up until college Which would make its use understandable if Obama gave it up in college a few months ago, and the person using it was someone who had interacted with him frequently during the time he was using it. Less so when he graduated from college before many of the adults using it were born, much less became aware that Mr. Obama existed. > I think you're reaching looking for an insult here. I think you're reaching looking for a justification for the equivalent of mocking a mid-career professional by persistently using a nickname they stopped using in kindergarten.

timje1 13y ago

It was a joke, an attempt to give the final statement a jovial, chat between friends vibe. I could have used Bazza (it's a British thing) or Prezzy. Too late to edit it now.