The ignorant motherfucking meatball does it on purpose

[Stinky The Clown]

He mispronounces Kamala Harris' name to suit his schtick.

Today it was ka MAHL uh.

Fuck you, Dee SANT is

[GP6971]

2. And this is your first post?

Welcome to DU I guess.

[Little Buddy]

7. Yes and thank you. Thank you very much.

I like long walks and outdoor fun. Both are good for the soul.

[GP6971]

8. Ashamed of your 2nd post

seeing you deleted it?

[Little Buddy]

12. Negative. Twas an accident. This format is a little strange to me

It's somewhat antiquated.

[GP6971]

14. OK...I guess.

But I'm not convinced of your sincerity. Use of "Dago" is very offensive here.

[Little Buddy]

17. That's the point I'm trying to make.

Some Italian-Americans I know, find the word, "Meatball" when used in a negative context, to be a bit on the racist side. Trump didn't just pick the word, "Meatball" out of a hat when he used it to disparage Desantis. DeSantis is a piece of filth, but, we don't need to engage in racism ourselves became of our anger with him. We must hold onto our dignity. Remember when Hulk Hogan fought Rocky in Rocky 2 or maybe 3? What did he call Rocky Balboa? You guessed it, "Meatball."

[GP6971]

21. Well you came across

as the opposite with your first post. I'm sure you noticed the replies to you other than mine.

Your explanation is very good, but I'd be more diplomatic in the future.

[Little Buddy]

22. Yeah, that's something I need to work on.

Thank you, nonetheless. Now I must retire for the evening. Green lights and blue skies to you.

[marble falls]

25. Disingenuous of you. The movie Meatballs had nothing to with Italians, in boot camp when we all ...

... were called meatballs, it wasn't because we were Italians. It had to do with we were all at least a little out of shape.

I don't buy your argument for a moment.

I am offended by your blitheness over this.

[johnp3907]

9. First post...

...today maybe?

[FSogol]

3. Bye, bye!

[GoodRaisin]

5. Enjoy your stay.

[NewHendoLib]

6. enjoy your microscopic stay here at DU

[SMC22307]

10. Swedish meatballs. Turkish meatballs.

How is "meatball" a pejorative?

I'm partial to "DeSanctimonious" and "Tiny D," but there's probably other good ones out there...

[Little Buddy]

13. You may be onto something. However, what if I called Lyin Ted Cruz,

"Taco Ted"? Could that be construed as a pejorative? Fish taco, Tuna taco, Taco Tuesday.

[madinmaryland]

16. Would you consider Cancun Ted a pejorative, since it refers to a certain area?

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Hi there, Little Buddy

I think I know you.

Enjoy your visit, no matter who you are.

[SMC22307]

19. Meatball is slang for a stupid or boring person.

What is "taco" slang for?

Honestly, I couldn't care less what you or anyone calls Carnival Cruz, but I wouldn't insult tacos that way.

[Little Buddy]

20. Possibly in some parts of the country, but if you look to Wisconsin and Minnesota

The word, "Blockhead" was a racist term given to Swedish immigrants, obviously casting doubt on their intelligence. "Blockhead" in other parts of the country has no such baggage

[SMC22307]

24. "Blockhead" dates back to the 1540s, evidently.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/blockhead

It means "stupid person," whether used in Maine, Mississippi, or Minnesota, no? There's a slur that was used against Northern Europeans based on the stereotypical shapes of their heads.

[AZLD4Candidate]

30. That would be dumb, since he's cuban and not mexican.

Yet, you're the one using a bigoted term for italians in your OP.

Stop while you're behind, pal.

[LoisB]

11. I guess you are referring to the word "meatball". I did not know that it is a pejorative? When I

looked it up on Google, the only items I found were recipes and restaurants: Italian or Swedish. I do know that "Dago" is a word we don't use here and I do know that De Santis is a racist p.o.s.who disrespects the V.P. every time he purposely mispronounces her name.

Welcome to DU.

[marble falls]

23. Get rid of that D word.

[FSogol]

27. Seriously, since when are racial slurs ok on DU?

[marble falls]

28. It's been alerted on more than once. These night juries are tough.

[Marcuse]

34. Bigotry is distinct from racism, but I consider slurs based on national origin to be in poor taste.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/12/opinion/columbus-day-italian-american-racism.html

[marble falls]

42. It's a hidable offence here : No bigotry/insensitivity

[Celerity]

26. you are the one using a racist insult

[AZLD4Candidate]

29. Less than ten posts and you're doing a flame war. Enjoy your really short stay.

[EarnestPutz]

15. Jeez, I don't know, I was kind of enjoying Ron being burdened with "Meatball Ron".

[hay rick]

37. Me too.

I was disappointed when Trump went back to DeSanctimonius.

[AlGorerhythm]

31. So, back to the subject at hand..

If you notice, Desantis changes the pronunciation of his own name frequently. The guy is a pathetic, petty, racist, fascist. His wife is actually worse. He's the Eva Braun to her Hitler.
And it's never a bad time to bring up his Navy job where he was the ASSISTANT URINALYSIS COORDINATOR, his job was to make sure that the penis he was watching urinate into the cup belonged to the man who's name was on the cup.
My hope is that Desantis goes the way of Scott Walker.

[Permanut]

32. Assistant Urinalysis Coordinator..

Hilarious. Reminds me of Dwight Schrute on The Office.

[Marcuse]

36. It's an honorable yet under appreciated duty with a rich military history.

Note the modern anti bacterial germ warfare protective gear.

[ecstatic]

40. I zone out when he talks, his voice is becoming like nails on a chalkboard for me

But that is so weird. He pronounces his own name differently? Who the fuck does that? That is the definition of a phony.

[Joinfortmill]

35. 👍

[ShazzieB]

38. Just for the record...

I have been resisting using the meatball nickname for DeSantis myself, simply because it came from Trump. Even though Ronnie White Boots deserves any insults people feel like dishing out to him, I don't like the idea of helping to popularize any of the nicknames Trump bestows on people, just on principle. (I don't call Rubio "Little Marco" for the same reason.)

This is purely a personal choice on my part, and I don't expect anyone to necessarily agree. I feel pretty good about it, especially if it's offensive to Italian Americans. But it's definitely a YMMV kind of thing.

[Hekate]

39. Who, DeSadist?

Yeah, him. DeSadist.

[treestar]

41. It is a disrespect showing

my dad used to say "Ree-gan."

H.W. Bush's "SAD-dam" Hussein.