• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    If Kamala does become the new nominee, I wonder how hard Trump will fight to avoid debating her.

    Shit would be funny as hell to watch. Trump would be balling by the end.

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      2 months ago

      Why do you refer to the female candidate with her first name and the male candidate with his last name? The same thing regularly happens with Clinton. I assume the casual disrespect is not intentional but I’m very curious as to why this happens.

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        2 months ago

        They want to signal that they’re close to them, like Springsteen fans calling him “Bruce”.

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        2 months ago

        I think people tend to choose the more unique/recognizable name to call candidates by. For example, we also call Bernie Sanders by his first name more often than his last. “Harris” is a more common name than “Kamala”. “Clinton” could be confused for Bill, but “Hillary” isn’t going to be mistaken. I don’t think it has anything to do with the candidate’s gender.