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in reply to a message by Aine
The first thing that I thought of when I saw Barry in your heading was about the fact that Barry is something that right-wing people like to call Barack Obama, along with Obummer, Oblunder, and 0bama. Barry is supposed to be an insult, although it's not so obviously an insult as the others. I guess it's insulting because he isn't really called Barry, so it seems impudent and too familiar.
So that's a fairly new association and I'm sure that I'm the only one who has it. Otherwise, I like Barry. It's handsome. It's not used much now, so I think it would make a good choice for a child. I definitely think it could work today.
So that's a fairly new association and I'm sure that I'm the only one who has it. Otherwise, I like Barry. It's handsome. It's not used much now, so I think it would make a good choice for a child. I definitely think it could work today.
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Hmmmm. I thought he used Barry himself as a teenager to blend in. I could be wrong on that. I think I heard that about him when he was running for office in '08.
I can see some on the right using it as an insult, to deny his real name. But I don't know that it's always entirely an insult.
(Disclosure: I'm on the way, way left of the spectrum.)
I can see some on the right using it as an insult, to deny his real name. But I don't know that it's always entirely an insult.
(Disclosure: I'm on the way, way left of the spectrum.)
This message was edited 5/11/2012, 11:06 AM
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Actually, I remembered after I made my post that I'd heard that his mother used to call him Barry, so I think you're right. I don't think he uses it now, though. It may not entirely be an insult, but whenever I go on Yahoo Answers to the Elections section, the same people who use Obummer and Oblunder use Barry, plus you can tell from the context that they mean Barry as an insult. Nobody there who approves of him ever calls him Barry.
Of course, Barry pales in comparison to the ones who make it a point to type Barack HUSSEIN Obama or call him just Hussein. I especially hate that one because it's such an insult to the intelligence of anyone who reads it.
Of course, Barry pales in comparison to the ones who make it a point to type Barack HUSSEIN Obama or call him just Hussein. I especially hate that one because it's such an insult to the intelligence of anyone who reads it.
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Agreed. You can usually tell from the context how they mean it and I've never come across it used toward him as a compliment. It's all very juvenile.
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