She owns the name Hillary. Something like that, a word that the public associates with you exclusively, is a strong brand. Giving it up would be like UPS giving up brown trucks.
No, she’s just asked that people not call her the Princess of Wales.
Oh yes, you (all) are correct. I just always forget about Chuck for some reason.
Don’t forget, that for really old-school feminists, calling a woman by her husband’s name is sexist. Especially when she’s more-or-less forced by circumstances to take the name.
Don’t have my copy of Hendrik Hertzberg’s Politics handy, but he had a piece in there exploring the history of presidential media nomenclature. He explains how Eisenhower became “Ike” and Roosevelt “FDR” to fit in newspaper headlines.
Not as big a concern these days, but Rodham-Clinton is still too long IMHO. (Did she ever hyphenate?)
PS: he has another piece in that book explaining the disreputable history of “Democrat party” as well.
Agree, and would add: calling her Hillary emphasizes her sex/gender. Yes, that can be used for bad, but being the first female prez is something she emphasizes (and rightly so, IMHO).
If we had more gendered nouns in English, calling her “Presidenta Clinton” or whatever would do the same thing.
I think it’s just to distinguish her from Bill. If Elizabeth Warren were president, most people would have no issue calling her “President Warren.” They wouldn’t be calling her President Elizabeth.
How about granny?
She wears trousers; no skirts to hide behind.
Really? Emmeline Pankhurst used her husband’s name–as did her daughters. Elizabeth Cady Stanton retained her maiden name as a middle name–but “Stanton” was her husband’s name.
What do you mean by “really old-school”?
To be fair, Wollstonecraft never took Godwin’s name. That’s pretty old school.
I hate it, too. “Hillary” was always what they called her when they attacked her. And I don’t agree there is some general tend here to use first names. Yes, Bernie did it, but no one else. Politicians use last names.
I’m aware she’s reclaimed it, but it still sounds wrong to me, so I say Clinton. It is ridiculous to say “Trump” and then say “Hillary.” You’re buying into his brand.
Hillary’s law license in Arkansas is registered as Hillary Rodham Clinton. She was a corporate lawyer at the Rose Law Firm until Bill won the presidency.
That’s the name I think her Presidency should use. Preserving her own name and setting her apart from her husband.