BarqsHasBite to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 7 months agoA scandal about Bill Gates would be called Bill Gates-gate.message-square31fedilinkarrow-up1231
arrow-up1231message-squareA scandal about Bill Gates would be called Bill Gates-gate.BarqsHasBite to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 7 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareuphillbothwayslinkfedilink13•7 months agoWatergate is just the name of a hotel/shop/office complex in DC. The Watergate scandal had nothing to do with water, it’s just named after the place where it occurred. The -gate suffix for scandals is dumb.
minus-square@Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lucakelinkfedilink5•7 months agoThank you, I hate this trend so much. I’d rather be called a gate-gatekeeping douche than see it spread even more.
Watergate is just the name of a hotel/shop/office complex in DC. The Watergate scandal had nothing to do with water, it’s just named after the place where it occurred. The -gate suffix for scandals is dumb.
Thank you, I hate this trend so much. I’d rather be called a gate-gatekeeping douche than see it spread even more.
Dahu-gate