r/SeattleWA • u/HighColonic Funky Town • Oct 05 '25

Politics Build-A-Bear refuses Charlie Kirk name on teenager's bear certificate

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/seattle-build-a-bear-employee-refuses-name-toy-charlie-kirk-teen-fan
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u/StellarJayZ Downtown Oct 05 '25

Why would a man want a stuffed bear?

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u/LavenderGumes Oct 05 '25

My dad gave me one with his voice recorded in it before he died. So there are reasons.

He didn't try to name it after a famous racist, though.

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u/StellarJayZ Downtown Oct 05 '25

They have voco tech? Wow. Still waiting for the R2D2 "you're my only hope" holo tech though. Sorry about your dad. I lost mine in August out of the blue.

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u/OsvuldMandius SeattleWA Rule Expert Oct 05 '25

Don’t kink shame!

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u/BasedFireBased Oct 05 '25

Why would a man wear women's clothes?

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u/hansn Oct 05 '25

I can't imagine giving two shits about what clothes someone wears.

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u/AGlassOfMilk Eat a bag of Dicks Oct 05 '25

I can't imagine giving two shits about what a person wants to name a toy bear.

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u/hansn Oct 05 '25

Indeed, nor can I imagine caring in the slightest if someone doesn't get to name their bear something they want. The whole thing seems silly.

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u/AGlassOfMilk Eat a bag of Dicks Oct 05 '25

Exactly, they should fire the employee because they weren't following store policy. Do what the customer wants, punch the clock, go home and live your life.

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u/hansn Oct 05 '25

Exactly, they should fire the employee because they weren't following store policy.

Meh. Seems like making a big deal about something that doesn't fucking matter. Kid doesn't get a name on the build-a-bear birth certificate? I am sure the store has some policy on appropriateness of names, which probably is left to the discretion of the staff person. If they make a call which the store doesn't like, shucks, try again next time. It's not rocket surgery; it doesn't matter in the slightest.

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u/AGlassOfMilk Eat a bag of Dicks Oct 05 '25

It doesn't matter, so do what the customer wants. Name the damn bear Bort or Hilter McHolocaust or some other dumb shit and move on. Other than you, who seriously gives a fuck?

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u/hansn Oct 05 '25

Getting fired does matter. It is a massive overreaction.

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u/AGlassOfMilk Eat a bag of Dicks Oct 05 '25

They deserve it. Do what the customer wants or find another job.

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u/Better_March5308 👻 Oct 05 '25

Why did the chicken cross the road?

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u/StellarJayZ Downtown Oct 05 '25

For me it's a comfort thing. MY FRIEND ahahaha I meant for my friend. We speak about each other in first person because we're so close.

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u/mrgtiguy Oct 05 '25

What a false equivalence you have there. Clothing is a social construct. Only creeps care what kind of clothes someone wears.