to cringe at people who talk about "Boris"

[randomer]

Why do people continue to talk about him as if he was their mate?
Has he really succeeded in fooling so many?
It makes me cringe everytime people say it.

Lets see what Boris says
I'd like to meet up but it depends on Boris

on and on it goes.
The man is an embarassment.

@Moomin12345

I say Johnson. Seems more fitting and Boris isn't even his first name.

This.

He's always referred to as Johnson here - especially given what it's slang for...

I never referred to Thatcher as Maggie, either (other than chants at demos!), or Blair as Tony.

I agree that the Boris thing is his way of branding himself as a loveable buffoon. Which he's not in my opinion.

Fuck me you sound like hard work.

You wouldn't like talking to me then. I often call him Bozza.

But then I'm a happy fun person who doesn't take life too seriously 🤷🏼‍♀️

He's Boris in this house, or That Prick. "Boris" is a good word to spit out disdainfully, more so than "Johnson".

We would also refer to Arlene Foster as Arlene, and we hate her too.

@SissySpacekAteMyHamster

Pretty sure the people shouting Maggie Maggie Maggie Out Out Out didn't love her.

Absolutely. I grew up in a small (now ex of course) mining town and during the miners' strike lots of people referred to Margaret Thatcher as "Maggie". I am pretty sure none of them did so out of affection or respect.

@randomer

I have just had a short exchange at a distance, with an acquaintance. I commented on how sorry I was for people with school age children. Much head shaking from her , then she pipes up with "Boris seems to be learning doesn't he? Last night he said We may be out of this by ..... " It was as if she was talking about a local person.

And you think "Much head shaking from her , then she pipes up with "BJ seems to be learning doesn't he? Last night he said We may be out of this by ..... ". Or "The Thing seems to be learning doesn't he? Last night he said We may be out of this by ..... " Is better why?? Most people don't have enough respect to defer to him as Mr Johnson. And I'm fairly certain whomever was doing as much screen time ATM would get first names- Mrs May is doing another press conference? I doubt it. Think with David Cameron as the possible exception is it's such a common name "David said there's a 10pm curfew" could easily be one of a dozen people for most people

No it definitely wasn't mostly supporters who called Thatcher 'Maggie', as I recall, it was more often used in a derogatory way. Supporters were more likely to refer to her as 'Mrs Thatcher'.

Some of us peasants only have 2 names.A plain first name and an equally dull surname.John Smith.We dont have the luxury of Al or Boris. It is all part of his persona.He literally does not know who he is and has marketed brand Boris.

Boris can be spat out easily with disgust. Also just saying his first name shows a lack of respect which I enjoy

It's his name.

I know people who'd complain about this but then refer to Jeremy Corbyn as 'Jezza' or 'JC'

Just call him BJ - for Blow Job!

@Lucieintheskye

Apparently it's frowned upon to refer to him as 'Cunt'

That is why I call him Arsehole, Bumbling Fool, or Idiot. People know who I mean but it offends them less.

You know what, you're all right about the Maggie thing now I think back. Lots of people did call her that without any warmth at all.

I'm sure a lot of people call Johnson "Boris" without meaning anything positive, but it still irritates me. Boris is his carefully crafted public persona. Posh but one of us, bumbling but clever, relatable, excusable, lovable fucking Boris. Ugh.

If David Cameron was on our tv screens telling us we couldn't leave the house without a good reason on a regular basis then I think we would be saying "Dave says we can't meet up this year so we'll have to wait till 2022" too!

I call him Saint Boris: because it seems he can do no wrong (the fact that he’s still in office is saying something), and so many people hang on every word of the shit that comes out of his facial orifice. 😇 👅 💩 Like many prime ministers, he can’t tell the difference between himself, and God.

I've said you're not unreasonable as it reminds me of my in-laws and their constant discussion of what the Royal family are doing, as though they're friends with intimate knowledge of their inner thoughts.

Without that reminder I'd have said you're unreasonable

@ChwistmasTwee

I agree with you, it's so annoying. People never used to refer to DC as just David, or TB as Tony.

They were never leading us through a pandemic though.

It's Nicola here and we do the same.

Yanbu. If I moan about lockdowns or anything my mum snaps "Boris is just trying to save our lives! I'm sick of you all slagging him off" 🙄🙄
Brainwashed. Nothing I can do about that.

@BentBastard

I think it's funny that people apparently don't understand the difference between something making people cringe and something making people cross 🤷‍♀️

I know the difference. I bet the people are cringing are a little bit cross too because they dislike him so much.

There are loads of people in the public eye that people talk about them using their first name especially if it's quite unusual.

"I enjoyed the latest Keanu film"

I'd rather be his mate though.

@WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo

I call him Boris because calling him "that colossal cunt" doesn't always go down well.

Yeah I'd like to call him that cunt too but usually my children are around so....

@randomer

Some of us peasants only have 2 names.A plain first name and an equally dull surname.John Smith.We dont have the luxury of Al or Boris. It is all part of his persona.He literally does not know who he is and has marketed brand Boris.

You know you don't pay for them right? If you're parents didn't give you a middle name, it isn't because they couldn't afford it. Lisa of people go by a middle name if they don't like their first name.

If I like somebody, I refer to them by their surname.

Boris, I call Boris because he is not my superior (in which case I would use Mr/Miss/Mrs/Sir/Dr etc) or my friend (in which case I use a surname).

Stop assuming your opinion is a universal world view op.

Did you object to "Jezza"?

@wanderings @annevonkleve
Equal opportunities here - Saint Boris and the idiot Gav.

Bunglecunt
Wankcock
Cuntings
Grant Mishapps
Pob (gove)
Emotional vampire (Patel)
Mr Invisible (gav)