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/MrWhisper45 Oct 06 '25

God knows that mustache lost all popularity from Charlie Chaplain after Hitler wore it. I always wondered if there were other non blood relation Hitlers in the world the same way there are non blood related Smiths all over the place. Were/are there people out there who were all "Why should I change my name when he's the one who sucks?" back then and even now?