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HelpRe: Can you imagine these names on a grown woman?
in reply to a message by noel
My point was that he wouldn't have made it that far. Based on his name, he wouldn't have had a shot at the presidency because he would have been rejected at lower levels based on his name alone.
And I didn't say Obama versus Romney. I said between candidates of similar/equal beliefs and goals. So if you were voting for people in a primary to determine who would run in general elections, would you vote for Unicorn or Snowflake or Pixie if the other equally qualified and similar minded candidates were named Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio? I'd rather campaign and support Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio.
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Evgeniy • Vyvyan • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu • Hadley • Caius
Natalia • Miruna • Gratiana • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Anemona • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Harmony
And I didn't say Obama versus Romney. I said between candidates of similar/equal beliefs and goals. So if you were voting for people in a primary to determine who would run in general elections, would you vote for Unicorn or Snowflake or Pixie if the other equally qualified and similar minded candidates were named Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio? I'd rather campaign and support Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio.
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Evgeniy • Vyvyan • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu • Hadley • Caius
Natalia • Miruna • Gratiana • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Anemona • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Harmony
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I understood you, but I don't think that's a given. One example, a woman named Twitty got through a democratic primary in 2018; she lost the general election, but it was in Georgia, so that's not really surprising.
If there is no difference between two candidates in any way that matters, I probably wouldn't bother to vote, although if there is truly nothing distinctive about a candidate, I don't think their name is their biggest problem.
If someone's awesome on policy issues, I'm going to view them positively, and name recognition would be a plus in politics; a Pixie is more likely to be remembered than a Rebecca.
Again, I'm not arguing that some people aren't going to be biased against Pixie as a name, just that the bias isn't any more reasonable than bias against Hussein would be.
If there is no difference between two candidates in any way that matters, I probably wouldn't bother to vote, although if there is truly nothing distinctive about a candidate, I don't think their name is their biggest problem.
If someone's awesome on policy issues, I'm going to view them positively, and name recognition would be a plus in politics; a Pixie is more likely to be remembered than a Rebecca.
Again, I'm not arguing that some people aren't going to be biased against Pixie as a name, just that the bias isn't any more reasonable than bias against Hussein would be.
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 5:25 PM
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