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Caliman73

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19. Nikki is her name.

Fri Dec 29, 2023, 12:18 PM

Dec 2023

Her legal birth name is Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.

That is like saying if Joseph Robinette Biden wanted to be authentic, he wouldn't allow himself to be called "Joe".

It is dumb and there are many other things to criticize her for.

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So when does Nimrata [View all] Old Crank Dec 2023 OP

I just feel like we can criticize her without using a name she doesn't identify with as an insult. tritsofme Dec 2023 #1

Thank you. It's not quite "deadnaming" but we don't need racist dogwhistles in our party Bucky Dec 2023 #2

Just following her fellow GOP member Old Crank Dec 2023 #47

Well, you're following the wrong example Bucky Dec 2023 #52

Yeah because PCIntern Dec 2023 #79

You make a strong argument for acting like Republicans Bucky Jan 2024 #80

Do you know why? PCIntern Jan 2024 #81

I agree, sort of like the deliberate way they mispronounce Kamala Walleye Dec 2023 #3

If Nikkki wanted to be authentic IzzaNuDay Dec 2023 #6

. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #8

NH is code switching - Kamala didn't IzzaNuDay Dec 2023 #12

Are you saying people shouldn't code switch? Because that is also a crap take. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #17

I think it's more MurrayDelph Dec 2023 #29

Oh, has Haley spoken out against name preferences? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #36

Haley said the primary reason for teenage girls suicide mountain grammy Dec 2023 #68

Right but has she said anything about names WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #70

Right because that's really what's important here mountain grammy Dec 2023 #73

Not sure how objecting to weaponized bigotry makes her "my girl," but okay WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #75

And so are your Disaffected Dec 2023 #74

She wants to use her given middle name, she can use her given middle name. Igel Dec 2023 #16

Is Beau running for office. Old Crank Dec 2023 #48

She can call herself Eyeball_Kid Dec 2023 #76

Nikki is her name. Caliman73 Dec 2023 #19

Nikki is one of her given names. It's her middle name; it's Punjabi and not anglicized. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #27

Slightly surprised belpejic Dec 2023 #78

"If Nikkki wanted to be authentic Then she would be using her given name" Polybius Dec 2023 #31

Sorry, but you don't get to rationalize your dog whistles Bucky Dec 2023 #50

It's not Anglecized. It's a nickname or even regular name given to girls in India JI7 Dec 2023 #65

Nikki IS part of her real name: Nimrata Nikki Randhawa. It's her real middle name. tblue37 Dec 2023 #71

I agree, i hate seeing that kind of crap here in DU. nt Raine Dec 2023 #10

It's so sad that she's ashamed of her own heritage and finds the need to appease bigots tenderfoot Dec 2023 #13

How do we know she is ashamed of her heritage? Caliman73 Dec 2023 #20

Do you often lecture other immigrants about this? Sympthsical Dec 2023 #21

Not as often as you lecture everyone on this site about everything under the sun as if you're so above it all. tenderfoot Dec 2023 #22

I actually believe in my liberal principles Sympthsical Dec 2023 #25

"It results in remarkably consistent views, I find." tenderfoot Dec 2023 #28

I don't think defending immigrants is right of center Sympthsical Dec 2023 #32

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #34

That's the problem with paper activism Sympthsical Dec 2023 #38

I'm in ForgedCrank Dec 2023 #33

Sorry anybody who conveniently forgets their heritage Ritabert Dec 2023 #37

Why does she deserve to be called Nimrata? AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2023 #42

Do you think she'd run as Nimarata for MAGAts? Ritabert Dec 2023 #44

Why should she? AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2023 #45

Explain Rsphael Ted Cruz. Old Crank Dec 2023 #49

I don't think so either. Dulcinea Dec 2023 #72

I heard about her wanting to pardon stinky MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #4

Nimrata has one serious problem malaise Dec 2023 #5

I agree completely with you. Stinky The Clown Dec 2023 #14

I stole the part about the college from a tweet malaise Dec 2023 #18

+1 dalton99a Dec 2023 #15

CORRECT HAB911 Dec 2023 #24

They're all so despicable. onecaliberal Dec 2023 #51

Everything is about them malaise Dec 2023 #53

😲😲😲 did not know about her pops at am hbcu uponit7771 Dec 2023 #56

Lots of them use our institutions to climb up malaise Dec 2023 #57

This pisses me off to no end that she thinks pandering to the stupid 20% is needed uponit7771 Dec 2023 #61

And he used his African name malaise Dec 2023 #62

Wow! She said that?? She is really getting desperate. ecstatic Dec 2023 #7

Remember Barrack Hussein Obama? Stainless Dec 2023 #9

I think it matters because it shows she's not authentic ecstatic Dec 2023 #58

The name usage here says far more about you than Haley Blue_Adept Dec 2023 #11

When DUers use her first name HAB911 Dec 2023 #23

Her given middle name, Nikki, is Punjabi. It wasn't anglicized. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #35

We can also disagree about that, as well HAB911 Dec 2023 #43

I agree MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #63

thank you HAB911 Dec 2023 #67

No, it is racist. ARandomPerson Dec 2023 #59

Weaponizing bigotry is still bigotry. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #60

To pretend otherwise, is racist in my opinion. NotVeryImportant Dec 2023 #69

How about using the name she uses instead of implicitly insulting her Ocelot II Dec 2023 #26

Agree. And on these pages it is often aimed at women question everything Dec 2023 #30

Because Mr. Emhoff never tried to screw over the American public Ritabert Dec 2023 #39

So you are holding women responsible for the acts of their spouse. How 50s and apparently question everything Dec 2023 #40

Actually boomer here Ritabert Dec 2023 #41

Why do you say she absorbed it from him ? It's more likely JI7 Dec 2023 #66

who is old enough to remember the gop wanted jimmy carter on the ballot as james dembotoz Dec 2023 #46

Am I the only one who thought "Nimrata" was RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #54

I think all the Republican candidates have openly Emile Dec 2023 #55

Nikki is a common nickname for Indian girls JI7 Dec 2023 #64

Don't give a shit what her name is. What I hate about her is her BS lying. In the lousy book Ziggysmom Dec 2023 #77