# Why is calling Trump Supporters MAGAts allowed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 31, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060 "2024-07-31T14:23:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 198
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060/198 "2024-08-26T16:02:26Z")
It’s funny that people are denying that “MAGAt” means “maggot” but we have had multiple threads complaining about “Democrat Party” because “DemocRAT”. > [@RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174): > > It’s trolling, pure and simple. It’s ignorant and juvenile beneath the dignity of posters here. It’s obnoxious. From a recent thread: Oh, and don’t worry, I’ve been deliberately leaving democrat party uncapitalized and without the “ic.” “MAGAt” is exactly equivalent to Demoncrat or DemocRAT or whatever. ETA: ha! That thread has a wonderful post in support of our side by dear Czarcasm: Continuing the discussion from [RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174/42): > [@RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174/42): > > > [@RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174/37): > > > > I think both sides should cool it. Democrats here don’t like the term “Democrat Party,” and I’m sure Republicans don’t appreciate being called repukes or repukelicans > > The difference is that there aren’t any Democrats pretending that they don’t understand why anyone would be insulted by “repukes” or “repukelicans”, or insisting on using those terms in what are otherwise civil discussions --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060)._