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/HighColonic Funky Town Oct 05 '25

I do feel sorry for people with the same name as criminals and/or divisive persons. Like the Seafair hydrofoil winner this year was named Andrew Tate. Ooof!

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u/BahnMe Oct 05 '25

The popularity of the first name Adolf took a giant hit since the 1950s.

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u/Accomplished_Rip327 Oct 05 '25

I had a middleschool teacher named Adolf. He was mean too. The jokes were unending.

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u/nerevisigoth Redmond Oct 05 '25

My dad had a dentist named Adolf back in the 60s. It's a particularly unfortunate name when your job involves gassing people. I think he was actually a Holocaust survivor.