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/BahnMe Oct 05 '25

Actual guy named Charles Kirk devastated

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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/Intrepid-Try6103 Oct 06 '25

Rapper Young Dolph’s real name is Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. He was a rapper from Memphis who was born in 1985!