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spacebug ([personal profile] spacebug) wrote2008-01-08 11:08 pm

the important things I think about during primary season

What would a husband to the president be called? The First Man?

Gender specificity can be inelegant sometimes.

[identity profile] rubin110.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
We need to get sushi in The Castro some time.

[identity profile] gunn.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
I read First Gentleman somewhere.
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we were discussing this tonight...

[identity profile] angel-boi.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
lady's counterpart is lord, no?

i vote first lord.

[identity profile] spidertangle.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
we've been discussing this at work too... :)
we kind of think it'll be first gentleman, but i rather like "first consort", somewhat in the british style. :) i just like the word consort.

[identity profile] soylentmean.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I vote for First Lady! ;)

[identity profile] dj-nitrogen.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually in this situation it will still be president. Once you are a president you never lose the title.

So it will be President Clinton and President Clinton O_o

[identity profile] ilexcassine.livejournal.com 2008-01-09 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it should be first gentleman. But the "media" has trouble with words with more than one sylabel (and I have problems with spelling). So I suspect it'll be "first spouse." Bleh.

[identity profile] r4c.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
I believe the proper term for that is "First Dick"