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@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Okay, the wrath of the right wingers on the Fern will come my way for saying this, but her name is Jacinda Ardern, not Cindy. It sounds terribly misogynistic.
How is a nickname misogynistic? It's not even a bad or degrading nickname? Like DonKey etc etc.
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@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
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@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
Ummm so do "left wing" supporters, in an endearing way.
I think it's more of a you thing than anything else
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@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo Nope. I've seen it way too often. Along with worse nicknames - that I won't repeat - by the same people.
But it's used by everyone, not just the right or left. The centre people use it too and not these other ones which I think is what you have an issue with.
Definitely a You thing
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@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo No, not just me. I see people being annoyed by it all the time.
Well you tell both of them to lighten up a bit, its only offensive to you three
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo No, not just me. I see people being annoyed by it all the time.
Well you tell both of them to lighten up a bit, its only offensive to you three
I've heard it annoys her, but so what. Could be worse, she could have been nicknamed Piggy. And even his supporters used to call him that in conversation
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
Ummm so do "left wing" supporters, in an endearing way.
I think it's more of a you thing than anything else
Not sure if that's true. There was an agreement made on the NZ politics thread on PR to not use Cindy for it's derogatory undertones, or Soimon for that matter.
Although I think that gentleman's agreement may have ended when L3 did.
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
Ummm so do "left wing" supporters, in an endearing way.
I think it's more of a you thing than anything else
Not sure if that's true. There was an agreement made on the NZ politics thread on PR to not use Cindy for it's derogatory undertones, or Soimon for that matter.
Although I think that gentleman's agreement may have ended when L3 did.
Really?? On Cindy? What porkchops agreed to that? Weak!!
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
Ummm so do "left wing" supporters, in an endearing way.
I think it's more of a you thing than anything else
Not sure if that's true. There was an agreement made on the NZ politics thread on PR to not use Cindy for it's derogatory undertones, or Soimon for that matter.
Although I think that gentleman's agreement may have ended when L3 did.
Really?? On Cindy? What porkchops agreed to that? Weak!!
Somewhere Rob Muldoon is laughing into his scotch
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo It is widely used as derogatory and misogynistic by right wing people all over (social) media. It's definitely not meant as a friendly nickname. Maybe not all Ferners use it that way, but a lot of right wing people (in general) do. Most people know that, too.
Ummm so do "left wing" supporters, in an endearing way.
I think it's more of a you thing than anything else
Not sure if that's true. There was an agreement made on the NZ politics thread on PR to not use Cindy for it's derogatory undertones, or Soimon for that matter.
Although I think that gentleman's agreement may have ended when L3 did.
Really?? On Cindy? What porkchops agreed to that? Weak!!
Even the couple of righty tighties there that would be to the right of the Fern echo chambers.
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where's @booboo this thread needs another cull already!
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
where's @booboo this thread needs another cull already!
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All politicians get nicknames in NZ if they are high profile enough. DonKey, Winnie, Paula Benefit, the list goes on.
It's not a right wing or left wing thing, either.
If anything, it's more sexist to try and white knight Taxinda to protect her from being treated like any other Prime Minister.
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