# Did dozens of derisive nick-names only show up for Presidents with Obama/Trump? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350 "2018-11-11T09:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/21 "2018-11-12T17:28:52Z")
This website was created as resistance during the George W Bush presidency, and it’s still going strong as a blog/news aggregator: [http://www.smirkingchimp.com/](http://www.smirkingchimp.com/) So, yeah, derisive nick-names have always been a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/22 "2018-11-12T17:56:47Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > Am I correct in assuming your dad was a Christian, yet using those words for President and First Lady Carter were insults? He wasn’t particularly religious. I think people were a bit wary of Carter and his Baptist demeanor. Insulting? Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/23 "2018-11-12T23:50:54Z")
Anybody remember Ronnie Ray-Gun? ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/24 "2018-11-13T00:33:32Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > He wasn’t particularly religious. I think people were a bit wary of Carter and his Baptist demeanor. Insulting? Maybe. Bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/25 "2018-11-13T05:36:52Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > One definite difference is fast electronic communication, so when a new name comes along, everyone in the world has a chance to see or hear it. Adding to that, I think a lot more of our conversation is written these days, be it Twitter or Facebook or texting, etc. A lot of nicknames parse a lot better when written than if you tried to drop “tRump” or “Obummer” into a spoken conversation. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350/26 "2018-11-13T15:39:28Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Ever hear of “Tricky Dickie”? Who I will cherish forever for the best buttons and slogans EVER! From the basic “WE LIKE OUR DICK” and “THEY CAN’T LICK OUR DICK” to the ever popular “Don’t change Dicks in the middle of a screw - vote for Nixon in 72”. One of my most valued possessions is my original “Beat Nixon’s nose into a plowshare” button. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dozens-of-derisive-nick-names-only-show-up-for-presidents-with-obama-trump/824350.md?page=1)