Does that use of "democrat" as an adjective piss anyone else off?

[jcgoldie]

I know he didn't start it but Romney uses it all the time talking about "democrat leaders"... duhhh the adjective is democratic, jackass!

[Codeine]

1. It pisses off just about everyone on this site, actually. . . nt

[spockeye]

2. Republicans use it as a slur.

[KelleyD]

3. Like fingernails on a chalkboard! n/t

[MrSlayer]

4. The right wingers are such children.

They really are a bunch of petulant brats.

[AJH032]

5. I COMPLETELY agree

It's condescending, rude, and whoever does it sounds flat out stupid.

[dchill]

6. No... because it's supposed to.

[BlueCaliDem]

44. Exactly! I correct them, but not in an angry way

because that's what they want.

On the other hand . . . they hate to be addressed with Teabaggers.

[Scuba]

53. Bingo. I always ignore it. They hate that.

[TDale313]

7. Oh yeah. It's intended to. n/t

[flamingdem]

8. That needs to go in the garbage along with Willard!

I was going to post about this and looked it up... it's been a slur since 1940

[NCLefty]

9. "typical libs"

They like liberal too :p

[regnaD kciN]

10. It always pisses me off when the Publicans do that...

[Walk away]

12. Whenever a Foxnews watcher uses it I make a point of saying "Repuglican" to them.

It's a real slap in the face. They know what they are doing.

[oldhippydude]

13. the worst part about is... that a few of our side have fallen into using it

the right wingers have been using it as a slur for at least a decade..

[pnwmom]

16. Yup. It's turning into the norm.

[TomClash]

14. Me

A long time pet peeve. It is an insult.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

22. +1 nt

[tblue]

15. Call them RepubliCONs.

Don't boo. Vote!

[Poiuyt]

17. I believe that Frank Lutz came up with the usage because "democratic" sounds too good

I could be wrong about Lutz, but that's the reason it gets used by republicans.

[oldhippydude]

47. +1 n/t

[union_maid]

18. It's annoying

It's meant to be irritating and it is, but I mostly think it makes the person using the term sound stupid. It started being used by the folks we fondly think of as "morans" and no matter who says it now, it makes me think of a third rate RW radio host or someone at a pro-war rally holding up a misspelled sign.

[barbtries]

19. yes.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

20. Newt renewed it in the 90's.

I can always tell where someone is coming from when they use use it.

[theinquisitivechad]

21. I thought "democratic" refers to the democratic process? Or is interpreted as such?

Whereas "democrat" refers to the actual Democrat party.

If that's not true, I guess I've just been bamboozled by all the inappropriate usage that gets thrown around by the other side.

[jcgoldie]

24. No.

Its the "Democratic Party"... the difference in the party and the process you refer to would be expressed in the capitalization.

[theinquisitivechad]

28. Yes - I get that it's the Democratic Party

But I think the reason they use the term "Democrat" is because they're trying to differentiate the term from anything having to do with a democratic system. They're trying to bifurcate the usage - a subtle dig, if you will. I think that is why they use it.

[Applan]

45. I think they use it as a petty jibe to piss us off

They know full well what they are doing

[bluerum]

23. Yep.

[amuse bouche]

25. No, because

I call them much worse. My favorite is Republiclowns

[november3rd]

26. Publicans

A Jewish tax collector; a "tax farmer"; can also mean, "public contractor," etc...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publican

[PoliticAverse]

39. I thought a 'Publican' was one who operated a Pub. n/t

[Applan]

46. In the UK

Yes

[northoftheborder]

27. Yes, it really irritates me.

Interesting incident: at our primary, while we were setting up before voting opened, our Democratic election judge set everyone straight (it was half Republicans and half Democrats working that day in a joint primary) about the appropriate adjective being "Democratic" not "Democrat" when used as an adjective. I could tell that the Republicans looked slightly surprised, as though they didn't know that. Ha, ha. The one sitting next to me said, well is "Dems" OK? And I said "I guess so as long as we can call you "Repubs". She said nothing else, and everybody was on best behavior all day!

[madaboutharry]

29. Romney knows it is used as a slur,

he uses the word "democrat" as an adjective because he is an asshole.

[PoliticAverse]

30. Why are members of the Democratic Party 'Democrats' and not 'Democratics' ? n/t

[We People]

37. Because the word "Democratic" is an adjective, describing which kind of political party

as in "Democratic Party."

In the sentence "I am a Democrat," the word "Democrat" is a noun.

I've never known them to be any different.

When a speaker uses the word "Democrat" as an adjective ("Democrat Party&quot , it just makes that person sound stupid! And it also sounds foreign to someone my age. First time I heard it, I was at least 35, so it's obviously wrong to do it that way.

Saying "They are Democratics" sounds really out of touch, because it's not a noun and nobody says that anyway!

[pamela]

31. What pisses me off is that no one in the media calls them on it.

Well, Tweety did once, but no one else ever does. It's such an obvious, childish tactic that a fair media would halt every interview in which that term is uttered and ask why the person is using a grammatically incorrect term. If I was an interviewer I would say "Millions of American citizens identify themselves as members of the Democratic Party. Do you use the grammatically incorrect term to insult those Americans or are you simply not aware that you are making a grammatical error?"

[Comrade_McKenzie]

32. I didn't know I was supposed to be offended by it until I saw it on here. nt

[zbdent]

33. What gets to me is when it says "Vote Democrat" on an obviously Democratic bumper ...

[pscot]

34. It bothered me for the first hundred years or so

but I'm over it.

[BlueDemKev]

35. Absolutely.

It shows either a lack of education or just plain disrespect. Or BOTH.

[Shrike47]

36. They do it to annoy, because they know it teases.

I always want to kick them. Or say 'I can't hear you'.

[limpyhobbler]

38. I never understood why Democrats get upset about that.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

40. I call them rapeublicans!

They can't think for themselves,they always have to sign oaths as to what their allowed to do!

[JRLeft]

41. Yep, that's why I call them republicons.

[xxqqqzme]

42. There is an early TV

tape/film? of Prescott Bush using 'Democrat' party. You can find it on youtube.

They have been doing it for years.

[budkin]

43. Yes. It's to imply that we aren't Democratic.

[ThoughtCriminal]

48. Here's my deal. When they stop using "Democrat Party"

I'll stop using "Teabagger".

Pretty good deal for them.

[catbyte]

49. It is my pet peeve. I immediately disregard anyone who uses it. pisses me off to no end.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

52. +1 nt

[Jim Lane]

50. "Democrat Party" is the correct name.

It's the correct name for the oldest political party in Thailand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(Thailand) (Sorry, the link doesn't translate properly and you'll have to do another click to read the article.)

People who use the term in reference to U. S. politics are implying that we can't handle our own problems, but have to involve foreigners. So I have to ask: Why do they hate America?

[Third Doctor]

51. This just shows their ignorance.

[NYC Liberal]

54. Doesn't piss me off. It just makes the person sound stupid.

If anyone ever uses it talking to me in person, I either feign ignorance ("I've never heard of the Democrat Party? Is that a new party?&quot or just start saying "Republic Party".

[UStillLose]

55. No not at all

it only shows the users ignorance.

Look at it this way of someone says "Your Mom blows dogs!" you could get upset or not care because you know for a fact your mom does not blow dogs of if she does you could respond "Yeah so what!"

[PAMod]

56. It's useful to help identify teabaggers and Faux News addicts.

Otherwise, yes - it irritates the hell out of me - as do many intentional acts of disrespect.

[baldguy]

57. No, but we should try to put an end to it all the same.

It's about controlling the language. If we let them get away with this little bit of RW Orwellianist NewSpeak, then it'll be that much more difficult to counter all their other lies.

[polichick]

58. It's meant to be an insult - sort of the way I say "Republicon"...

Democratic leaders don't call them anything back though - seems like taking the high road but it doesn't really work. The President was right to coin the term "Romnesia." Words matter.

[Carolina]

59. Yes; it was originally meant to be

pejorative and still is, as in emphasis on the RAT part at the end of Democrat.

It's also bad grammar which grates on my ears.

And it reinforces my opinion of repukes as hateful and ignorant.

[lunatica]

60. They think it's clever

It's a dead giveaway and it makes them look like the sophomoric idiots they are.

[rusty fender]

61. It tells me that they would rather be thought of as

ignorant of english grammar than nonpartisan, and that pisses me off. So, appearing to be stupid is more important to them than sounding educated.

[michaelira]

62. Here's the Cure For the Use of Democrat as an Adjective

The use of Democrat as a disrespectful, intentionally annoying, and pejorative adjective infuriates me, and the lack of a serious Democratic response marks us as wimps. Here's the cure!

From now on, any time a Democrat refers to Republicans, they are to use the term Reactionary. Not only is this term perfectly descriptive of today's "Republicans," but I find it really pisses them off to be labeled such. If Democrats, especially in the Congress, started using the term Reactionary exclusively, the "Republicans" would soon get the idea and either cease their insults, or they would refuse to return to civility, and their party would become known to the public as the Reactionary Party. Either way, we win.

Come on, Democrats, time to man up and beat the Reactionaries at their own game. I would love to see this idea go viral.

[arcane1]

63. It's also accurrate. Their entire 2012 strategy was to invent reactions to whatever Obama said/did

Welcome to DU!

[texpatriot2004]

64. As we say, framing matters

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