RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense

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to all of you:

@DrDeth

I am a lifelong Democrat. See, there is the nasty word. but it’s ok in that context, but not in the context of “democrat party”? Look, I know some Republicans use it, but more in the context of “demon-rat” .

So, since we can hardly separate the two versions, I think we should just get over it.

Now, if clearly used to troll, then report for trolling. If used outside a proper form, report.

No, it should not be a bannable offense or even warnable, except in context.

@WitnessMe

Seems to me to just be an easy contraction. I’ve never heard anyone in meatspace take offense to it, it’s just silly.

@Joey_P

Members of the democratic party are democrats, right? So why is it derogatory to refer to a group of democrats as a democratic party.
And, I’m honestly asking, I really don’t understand it?

@Kron

I’m with @Ruken on this. I just don’t GET it. And no amount of links or explanations seem to be able to make me shift.

Essentially, because it is SO trivial, all of this “outrage” is really just feeding the trolls, and for what gain?

I am a Democrat. I’m a member of the Democratic Party. (Actually, I’m not, but I mostly align politically with the Democrats.) And I am offended by people referring to the “Democrat Party”.

I’m also a Jew. And I’m happy to tell you that I am a Jew. But if you refer to me as a Jew poster, I’m going to be pissed, and might even report you for harassing me, especially if you keep it up after I ask you to stop. Feel free to call me a Jewish poster, at least if it’s relevant.

There are a lot of “noun for person to diminish that kind of person” constructions in English. A “lady doctor” is belittling (for a female physician – I don’t think it’ offensive when describing a gynecologist). If you said “a Dane author” instead of “a Danish author” people would infer that you meant to be insulting. There’s plausible deniability because in a lot of cases the noun and the adjective are actually the same, but when they aren’t, you should use the adjective if your intention is to be polite.