Naming your kid Donald now a days is like naming your kid Adolf in the 1940s.

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[–] 27 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Hillary. No one names their daughter Hillary and haven't for a while now.

Grover, Kermit. These were also common names. There was president Grover Cleveland. Teddy Roosevelt named one of his sons Kermit. Sesame Street had such a strong cultural impact that these names also fell out of use.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Kermit Roosevelt. I'm sure with a name like that, he definitely didn't do anything of consequence that ripples through geopolitics to this day.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I wouldn't say Hilary's poisoned. Matter of fact, I can't remember the last time I saw a Clinton headline much less scandal. Also, my definitive Hilary will always be Hilary Banks lol

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Taboos can be positive, negative, or just reserved. For example in Judaism writing "God" is taboo, and Jews will frequently write "G-d". Same with YHWH. They will not say the tetragrammaton. Instead many will substitute the word Adonai.

    Of course there are diverse groups of people. So for Hillary, depending on someone's political persuasion could be a positive name, a negative name, or just so synonymous with her it's reserved.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Of topic but is Sesame street still a thing? With the CPB getting eliminated it is hard to know anymore.

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