In 2016, can we please go with "Clinton Supporters," "Sanders Supporters," or "O'Malley Supporters"?

[Bleacher Creature]

It's getting really frustrating to see all the childish nicknames each side is using against the others. Whether it's "Berniacs'" "Berniebots,"Hillarians," or "Camp Weathervane," it's not constructive in any way. At the end of the day, we're all Democrats (I hope) and we all will have to come together within the next 11 months.

And please, I'm not talking about the silly nicknames people give their own side. Just the ones that are clearly meant to be insults.

[mythology]

1. I agree and I try to always do so

I'm happy to vote for any of the three candidates.

[Renew Deal]

2. I'm with you on that.

On the old DU terms like "Obamabots" would get a post deleted. We've slipped here this time around.

[hedda_foil]

4. No, it wouldn't have. Hillary supporters referred to Obamabots in 2007-2008. No banning for it.

Nor imho should there be.

[NurseJackie]

3. "Fans" or "Supporters" works for me.

[Jim Lane]

15. I don't even like "fans"

To me, "fans" connotes more unthinking enthusiasm than considered judgment.

Every candidate has some supporters who have, in fact, not employed considered judgment in reaching their preference, but there's no reason to broad-brush the entire community.

[99Forever]

5. Good luck with that.

I don't recommend holding your breath waiting for it to happen.

In case you haven't noticed, there are far more ways to insult people's intelligence than just using a silly name to describe them. Personally, I care fuckall what juvenile names I get called, but I damn sure care when some asshat thinks they can put a of bowl of bullshit in front of me and think calling it ice cream will fool me.

Perhaps growing a thicker skin might improve your online experience.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=920978

[comradebillyboy]

10. good catch.....

[Bleacher Creature]

14. LOL is right!

I guess I hit a nerve.

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. indeed, that would be more civil - no point in sounding like the Donald

[Blanks]

8. You ain't the boss of me...

I don't care much for the childish name calling either, but it isn't going away.

[Warren Stupidity]

9. FYI -

On Fri Jan 1, 2016, 12:41 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

In 2016, can we please go with "Clinton Supporters," "Sanders Supporters," or "O'Malley Supporters"?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251964889

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WTF? If we can't insult each other with stupid names here, where can we insult each other? This post, advocating civil discussion here in GDP is clearly a violation of community standards!

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Explanation: I see nothing objectionable about the post.

Thank you.

[SCantiGOP]

11. Yes X 100

I haven't been to Freerepublic in years, but I used to laugh/puke at their childish nicknames: Hitlery Klintoon, Odumbo, Obummer, etc.
it is really distressing to see that crap here.
Regardless of whom you support now or will vote for, all three Dem candidates are superior public servants and stand head and shoulders above the craven bigots in the other side.

[MohRokTah]

12. That's how I went with things in 2015 for the most part. eom

[seabeyond]

13. I believe. I believe when we see something like this, a person chooses their word, we know.

So, we immediately identify a disrespect. Those conversations are not fun for me. Those type of conversations do not do much for me.

So, there is the upside. It allows me to quickly identify who I really do not want to waste my time, reading.

[Jim Lane]

16. Some gray areas

Bernie Sanders was elected Mayor of Burlington in 1981, when the Reagan administration was working toward the violent overthrow of Nicaragua's left-wing Sandinista government (which had overthrown a U.S.-backed dictator). Sanders's supporters jokingly called themselves Sanderistas. I don't see that term as pejorative. Today, many people wouldn't even catch the reference, but it does pair Sanders's name with opposition to that kind of U.S. foreign policy (seen more recently in the State Department's response to the 2009 coup in Honduras).

What about "Clintonite"? I usually think of -ite as a neutral suffix (unlike -bot). I don't recall seeing "Sandersite" because the "s" at the end of his name makes the term much less euphonious. Do Clinton supporters think that the shorthand "Clintonite" is offensive?

"Hillarians" is a novel construction this year. Hillary Clinton has the advantage of high name recognition, so that she can use just her given name. (Note that most candidates' logos use their surnames; a few use their given names; only Clinton's uses just the initial of her given name.) To the extent that Clinton's favorable-unfavorable rating suffers from the perception that she is a coldly calculating politician, associating her with hilarity might help soften her image, but it might also convey a lack of seriousness on the part of her supporters.

I've seen "Camp Weathervane" only with reference to decisions by Clinton or her campaign. Those uses are within the bounds of legitimate criticism. I would not apply that term to Clinton supporters.

[artislife]

17. I remember the Ragin Cajan saying this on a news program

years ago
" I am a shi'te Clintonite." Say it outloud, it was pretty brilliant. I liked Bill back then, too so I remembered it.

Then Super Tuesday2008, the real Bill and Hill came out and the was when I left the couple behind.

[Hortensis]

18. We're not all Democrats OP, and even those who are

are not all liberals. Many are conservatives who never re-registered as Republicans and some are anti-Democrats who don't have their own home so come here to indulge their anti-establishment resentment.

[Flying Squirrel]

19. I don't like the saying "at the end of the day"...

And while I never use those terms, I still get a chuckle from "camp weathervane" every time.

[DrDan]

20. so you propose taking away "deluded idiot" and "total loser" from yesterday's poster?

any guess as to which side this DUer was on?