If saying "Hillary" is sexist, does that apply to everyone?

[TS808]

People lean toward using first names whenever that name is unique enough to do so.

George Bush used to refer to Saddam Hussein as "Saddam". NBA announcers say "Kobe" and "Lebron" instead of Bryant and James. If any of those names was "John" then we'd only hear their last names. If Hillary's name was Heather then she would be known as Clinton across the board.

[Mack Knife]

Originally Posted by Delahanty

That's a crock of baloney.

Name one male candidate addressed by his first name by the media. And HC has never been addressed that way, either--she's called Madame Secretary or Mrs. Clinton.

HC's own campaign is employing Hillary on placards. For obvious reasons, she's not using only her surname.

If anything, she's receiving special treatment not afforded to other candidates. Namely, no questions about her age (Remember Reagan?) and medical history. It wasn't that long ago that she had fainting spells, and she wasn't hospitalized JUST for a facelift.

Give me a break.

Very true. What her campaign (and therefore it is her) demands is that only some people must use her full name or title.

The idea that using her first is sexist came from her campaign I believe. I guess as long as you support her, calling her Hillary is ok.

[ATG5]

Originally Posted by Speleothem

I guess you never heard a rap song.

Wrong.

Try again.

[nezlie]

Originally Posted by Mack Knife

I'm not bringing this up as a political thread but instead a current topic, sexism and discrimination.

How is it that referring the Hillary Clinton as "Hillary" is sexist but holding up signs proclaiming "Hillary" by campaign supporters is not?

I think this speaks to the double standards that undermines the issue of sexism and related discrimination because people like Hillary want to define terms for their own benefit.

So who's saying that calling Hillary by her first name is sexist? Where'd you see this? A linky is always good.