Whats the deal with the popularity of Moonbat?
Yeah, but I think languagehat was making the point that “moonbat” is a funny word. It’s fun to say. I’m very far left (I’m talking on an international spectrum, not just the US) and it’s a funny word. It’s not a pun that relies on context as far as I can tell. It’s a fun insult that either was invented or expropriated by the right-wing. “Gerrymander” is kind of fun to say, too, though it sucks when you’re describing an actual occurrence. I probably would never use the term “moonbat” and if some right-winger described me as that, I’d possibly get irate, but the word isn’t an annoying play on words like “rethuglican”. As for “truthiness”, I’d consider it (and I know I use this comparison too often, I’ve used it at least once before on this site) Stephen Colbert’s “Rick James”. It’s funny when he uses it in the context of his television persona, it’s not funny when you use it frequently in a blog post along the lines of “Hey, I’m clever…and my political opinions show it!”. But we all ha
