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To all those people that have corrected me when I use the word, "Democrats"

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Oct 11 '11, 15:38

It's not Democrats it's Democratic Party, just like it's not Repubs.

Blah blah blah, I never say it with disrespect only that is the way I have been brought up to say it.

The President today quote"Quote of the day: �This is not about giving anybody a win. It�s not about giving Democrats or Republicans a win"

Uh, if the President of the party is going to say it, you can all get off my back.

Just a rant I have

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Okay this is very bizarre. But regardless, you should call people what they want to be called, not what you randomly hear the President say once. -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 16:09 1
- I think the comments on this thread have me turned back around. -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:10
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I'll bet you can't find a post where somebody told you there was something wrong with the noun "Democrat." -- nm - mara Oct 11, 15:52
The correction isn't that, it's "Democratic Party" over "Democrat Party". -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 15:47 18
- I never say Democrat Party. It was always Democrats that I was corrected on. So maybe the corrector was wrong? -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 15:52 16
  - Maybe it was somebody on Facebook? -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:00 8
    - I have had it happen hear a couple times in the last few years all the way back to TT days. Yes, the majority of the time it's on facebook -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:01 7
      - Here much lower t han I said - Bacon Oct 11, 16:03 6
        
        the issue is that "democratic" can be applied to more than democrats, and dems "owning" that term makes it seem otherwise to some. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 11, 16:12 1
        
        Ah that helps a little more too -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:19
        
        *laughing* Okay, you're just fucking with us, right? -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:04 3
        
        Hah, no. The confusion comes from being corrected by people that are wrong. - Bacon Oct 11, 16:05 2
        
        But your examples are not proving your point. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:07 1
        
        It's because I never bothered looking it up until now. - Bacon Oct 11, 16:09
  - heh, I searched for the last 6 months on your use of "democrats" and found only this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 11, 15:57 [Backboard]
  - More likely... - Stephen Oct 11, 15:56 5
    - I found this article. I think second or third paragraph. -- (link) - Bacon Oct 11, 16:01 4
      - Yes, "the Democrat Party." Not "Democrats." Adjective, not noun. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:04 3
        
        Okay, then the people correcting me are wrong. I don't call it Democrat Party. It doesn't flow right. Democrats I use a lot, but now say - Bacon Oct 11, 16:05 2
        
        Go back to using "Democrats" as a noun. There's nothing wrong with it. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:06 1
        
        Ding! That's what I am going to do. -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:08
- Also, it's not "Repubs", it's "Repubes" -- nm - Roger More Oct 11, 15:51
I must have missed it, but I'd be surprised if people objected to the use of the word "democrats" when describing people who identify themselves with - pmb Oct 11, 15:47

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