Is "Billary" offensive?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

I've seen several posts recently asserting that the use of the term "Billary" (in relation to the Clintons) is somehow offensive or a RW-talking-head-inspired-contraction of their names.

Is that so? And, if so, how?

I'm just confused as the media frequently refers to celebrity couples (which the Clintons are) with a contraction of their names. (e.g. "Brangelina", "TomKat")

[robbedvoter]

1. Yes.

[CatWoman]

2. oh, please

:eyes:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

3. not to me

[Fredda Weinberg]

4. Would you like me to make fun of your name? n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Yes, it is. nt

[panader0]

6. As long as they run as a team, it's fair.

I've also seen He/She and Hill-Billy too. LOL.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. No, it isn't fair since this derived from right wing pricks. nt

[Tarc]

15. Shall we start making sure to emphasize Obama's middle name?

If we're going to adopt right-wing talking points around here, might as well snag them all, eh?

[VolcanoJen]

7. Nope.

This has been another edition of "Short Answers to Simple Questions."

[bigwillq]

8. No

It's a pop culture reference. Like Bennifer, as you stated above.

[Blue-Jay]

9. I don't care for any of the various derogatory nicknames.

When I see one, I usually assume that the poster is an idiot.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. LOL

[MediaBabe]

22. Bingo!

You win. :)

[CatWoman]

31. SQUIRREL!!!!

:hi:

[OzarkDem]

38. Especially those originated by right wingers

Like this guy

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_n28_v47/ai_18586507

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Depends on the usage.

It was coined by sexists who would accuse Bill Clinton of being horse-whipped.

Now it's got an entirely different context. But everybody knows that, and I think they're just pretending to be offended.

[CatWoman]

17. I'm not pretending, Professor

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Suuuuure.

[CatWoman]

21. You know I love you

why would I lie to you?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

30. Because you want me to want you too?

[CatWoman]

34. I heard it thru the grapevine

:)

[Fresh_Start]

11. HillBillary is even worse

I've seen that one cropping up

[liberalmuse]

14. Not offensive. Stupid.

I mean, it was stupid about 15 years ago. Now it's just fucking...blah. I thought all the inbreds who used to use this term followed by laughing fits at their own cleverness had all died of hemophilia. Guess not.

[CatWoman]

16. is this offensive?

cute?

harmless?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. That was a good movie.

Have you seen it? Understood the moral?

[CatWoman]

25. of course

to both questions.

Had it on VHS, and was lucky enough to get the DVD version.

[panader0]

35. Which one is Billary?

Just kidding OK?

[CatWoman]

39. I'm glad you put that disclaimer in there

:rofl:

[Frances]

18. It sounds like Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh

or Glenn Beck speak.

I don't like it anymore than I like people saying Barack HUSSEIN Obama. OR Obama-Osama.

I didn't like the Sore Loserman bumper stickers either.

[Catherine Vincent]

41. You have to know that is his name.

Don't be embarrassed about it.

[Frances]

53. Obama-Osama is not anybody's name

I don't like it when people can't debate on the issues and resort to name-calling, no matter whose name it is.

[Catherine Vincent]

54. I'm talking about Barack Hussein Obama. nt

[redqueen]

19. Brangelina and Tomkat weren't started by the right to smear them, were they?

Ok, then.

[Frances]

55. I don't like those names either

I doubt that the persons involved do either. They may be a couple, but they are also separate people.

[Tulkas]

24. Kinda, but since they started the 2 for 1 thing it looks like they asked for it

I can see why people here find it offensive. I have been trying to switch to Hillbilly but I sometimes lapse into the older one just out of habit.

[in_cog_ni_to]

32. They asked for it? And Hillbilly is just as bad. Disgusting.

Low post count. GEE....I wonder where you came from?:eyes:

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. It's the RWers favorite term. Of course it's offensive. I notice an awful lot of DUers use the term

I wonder why.:think:

[dmallind]

27. idiotic, Freeper level at best, and juvenile

but offensive? Only in that it should offend anyone who thinks of using such drivel that they even considered it.

[Tashca]

28. It seems to be a play on words the kids use.

As an adult I find it plain lazy and offensive.
I've noticed the use of it seems directly proportional to the users intellectual integrity

[OzarkDem]

29. Yes...

though I expect some of those who are new to the forum will disagree.

[xultar]

33. Biollary was coined by the Republicans...if you're goingto smear use a Leftie one.

[buff2]

36. Yes

The rightwingnuts started it. Then the Hillary haters in here ran with it. :grr:

[Pathwalker]

37. Are there enough a$$holes here for a Proctologist Convention?

I say hell yes!

Is Shrillary, Shitllery, and Hitlery? They're used here, too.

[Mme. Defarge]

40. I think

Hillary and Bill are giving Hillbillies a bad name.

[CatWoman]

45. and I think you're a moran

fair enough.

[buff2]

49. People like you

Give DU a bad name. Fair enough?

[Whisp]

42. I don't find that offensive but

can see why others may, especially where that name originated - from the Thugs.

it's quite different than accentuating the 'Hussein' middle name tho. Quite the diff.
but then again, that Hussein guy in Iraq lied a lot less to the American peeps than the Inssein ones in congress and senate here. it seems.

[tritsofme]

43. Lots of people here seem to have no problem using and embracing the language of Rush Limbaugh

To each his own I suppose.

[City Lights]

44. The only opinions that matter on this are those of Bill and Hillary. eom

[juajen]

46. Yes! It's because of it's incessant use that I coined the words

Pollybama and Bam-Bam.

[CatWoman]

48. Ray-Ray

is that you??

:rofl:

[juajen]

56. LOL

I love your posts. You're great!

[rodeodance]

47. All RW creations are--including this one.

[Bluerthanblue]

50. yes- Offensive, rude, and childish-

It began back in the '90's and was intended to be offensive.

If you need to resort to name calling to make a point, your point isn't very sharp.

[1corona4u]

51. Yes.

Have the decency, at least, to use her proper name. With as much as I detest Obama, I still use his proper name.

[Ino]

52. Yes

Oh, you meant the TERM Billary.

No.

[Kahuna]

57. I like "HILLiam better. I read that on DU today. nt

[frogmarch]

58. Nicknames like "Billary" are offensive to me.

I don't like derogatory nicknames for our candidates being used by anyone, much less by fellow Democrats.

I also don't like posters who aren't for Obama driving home the point that his middle name is Hussein.

"Neener neener" name-calling is for little kids.

[Skittles]

59. it is juvenile

along with Brangelina and Tomkat