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It stands for “The Former Guy.” Some people won’t say Trump’s name.

• mcpackieh 3y ago
  It's such an odd thing. I don't think I've ever heard people refusing to say Stalin or Hitler's names. Andrew Jackson isn't alluded to with euphemisms, despite being a piece of shit who perpetrated genocide among other crimes. Nixon doesn't get this for his crimes and shitty policies, nor Truman for the a-bombs or FDR for mass internment of American citizens. It seems like an idea people got from Harry Potter refusing to say Voldemort.
  • krapp 3y ago
    When you've seen enough threads derail, go unhinged and burst into flames at the mere mention of his name, it makes sense.
    • mcpackieh 3y ago
      If the conversation is about Trump I don't think there's any hiding that, nor any avoiding of flame wars. Honestly I think it's a reddit meme from Harry Potter fans.
      • code_duck 3y ago
        More of a Twitter thing from my observations, and nobody is thinking about Harry Potter at all.
    • ajkjk 3y ago
      Seems like "TFG" made it kinda derail here instead.
      • krapp 3y ago
        You're damned if you do here, and damned if you don't.
        • ajkjk 3y ago
          No, I think here "Trump" is normal, since that's his name, and "TFG" is pretty weird and distracting.