Please, if you oppose Johnson, do *not* refer to him by his first name only. Call him "Johnson". All other politicians are called by their surname only. Using his first name is what he wants and it is what his image-makers want too. So, please, just call him "Johnson".
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Als antwoord op @TomLondon6 @KevinPascoe
Quite right. The 'B' word has been used to help cultivate his image, clearly demonstrated as it is not his first name anyway, that being Alexander.
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Isn’t that the same as the Left have done by cultivating the Corbyn myth, referring to him as Jeremy?
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Not really. The Left (whoever you mean by that) may call him Jeremy, but the print and broadcast media consistently call him Corbyn, while referring to others, not just Johnson, by their first names or Mr or Mrs.
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Calling someone by their last name is indeed seen as disrespectful in most places apart from public schools but the Left by whom I mean the Labour Party and Socialists of varying hues have spoken of “Jeremy” to promote him as a kindly uncle figure which he most definitely isn’t.
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So you have Corbyn referred to as "Jeremy" by supporters / "Corbyn by media, then you have Johnson referred to as "Boris" by supporters / "Boris" by the media. You see the difference?
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Well said Gareth - a Fleet Street reporter was upset when I said she was doing this. Subconscious bias is the most generous take on it - however with many it’s editorial guidance from the top
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If some of it is subconscious bias then that implies that whereas Corbyn is only seen as someone that can be approached informally by the Left, Johnson is seen as such by a much wider proportion of the country.
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You can imply that, as I could imply many more reasons for that bias
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