Yes. Same as when Hilary Clinton ran. It was Hilary, not Clinton.
Just social disrespect for women.
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superkret@feddit.org 3 months ago
Anyone else feel like it’s weird how many are using the last name for Trump but the first name for Harris? What’s the deal with that?
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
solrize@lemmy.world 3 months ago
H. Clinton actually used “Hillary!” in her campaign materials, plus sometimes she had to be distinguished from Bill. So she was a special case. I agree with you about Harris and I noticed that myself and wondered about it. I don’t remember it happening with Warren, Gabbard, Haley, Palin, or other female Presidential or VP contenders that I can think of offhand.
Kolrami@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I hear female supporters refer to her as Kamala. I think it might have more to do with the uniqueness of the name. I don’t know of anyone who referred to Sarah Palin as Sarah.
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There have been 0 presidents named Harris. Who else is running with the name Harris? What is more unique about Kamala than Harris?
Saying Kalama is unique is just saying, “Wow, look, a Black person. How exotic!”
Kolrami@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Harris is a common name for Americans. Sarah is too. Her name isn’t Kalama. The error shows how exciting it is to you and your autocorrect.
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I hear her mom calls her Kamala. Doesn’t mean most people should, unless she specifically says for people to call her Kamala instead of Harris.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
For Hillary it made sense since her husband was already widely known as Clinton.
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
We didn’t refer to the 43rd president as George since his father with the same last name was already the 41st president.
People did not get confused which Clinton was running in 2016.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No, we called him George W., or Dub’ya. You can’t call him George because his dad was also George.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
We call people what they put on their signs.
Bernie.
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
How did you refer to Hillary Clinton before you saw a campaign slogan?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Full name, since public perception at the time associated the name “Clinton” with Bill.
BadmanDan@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Kamala just rolls off the keyboard better
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Please explain.
TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Kamala is a cooler name
oftencurious@programming.dev 3 months ago
Probably because Kamala is easier than Donald and Trump is easier than Harris.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
They always do that with women for some reason. It made sense for Hillary, since her husband was already President Clinton. It doesn’t make any sense for Harris
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Who was getting confused which Clinton was running in 2016.
If someone was switching between both in the same context, then it would either be Mr. Clinton and Mrs. Clinton, or Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I didn’t say they were getting confused. It was for clarity and distinction, not because people were confused. Although, had she won, a distinction would be imperative to prevent confusion, just like we do with the Roosevelts. Anyways, Hillary is the one who used Hillary, the rest of us just went along with it. Hillary was the name she chose for her campaign.