So I have a problem with today's title. The video is about Doug Ford and how he's assuming ontario has short memories and will fall for his tricks. The working title is "Doug Ford Thinks You're Stupid". It's short and snappy, but I really hate the word "stupid". Open to ideas. Or do I just keep it? - ThreadSky

steveboots.bsky.social • 146 days ago

So I have a problem with today's title. The video is about Doug Ford and how he's assuming ontario has short memories and will fall for his tricks. The working title is "Doug Ford Thinks You're Stupid". It's short and snappy, but I really hate the word "stupid". Open to ideas. Or do I just keep it?

Comments

dickjolliffe.bsky.social•146 days ago

“Doug Hopes You’ve Forgotten”

discordantmuse.bsky.social•146 days ago

This is absolutely the most benign way to put it.

sayblade.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford thinks you are intestinal product.

johnhenry531.bsky.social•146 days ago

You could say he thinks we're goldfish!

collapsedvalue.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Doug Ford thinks you don't remember"

brousselsaine.bsky.social•146 days ago

Late, but : « Doug thinks you're a red fish », or « thinks you're Dora »

tavyg.bsky.social•146 days ago

Maybe Doug Ford underestimates your intellect and intelligence
😉 He wouldn't know the difference.

thinkingobserver.bsky.social•146 days ago

Gullible? Have amnesia?

kristiandavid.bsky.social•146 days ago

I think stupid works, as it’s completely true. However you could also use dumb, an idiot, gullible, a moron, naive.

laviolisa.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford “did not get it done”

googies.antipathy.ca•146 days ago

I like this, seems to be the thing I'm hearing said alot. Also, people tend to vote for parties that do what they promise, and Cons did NOT DELIVER ANYTHING they promised.

laviolisa.bsky.social•146 days ago

It’s true. I do think Doug thinks voters are stupid. You could also say:
Doug Ford thinks you’re a fool.
Doug Ford thinks you’re a sucker.
Doug Ford thinks he has you fooled.

elisabethdaly.bsky.social•146 days ago

Well, they were stupid last election and if the polls are correct will be stupid again. It's an appropriate word.

announcerofgames.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Fails Persuasion Roll

fictionaluser.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford: Deceiving Ontario once again

googies.antipathy.ca•146 days ago

Stupid works because it is relatable and gets people upset maybe. If you want people to go search and read lol
- a Dunderhead
- Addlepated
- Don't care
- Doug Ford thinks he's smart.

lapsedacademic.bsky.social•146 days ago

Ignorant might work. Or Doug ford thinks you’re a goldfish.

sooguy68.bsky.social•146 days ago

I say keep it. Any synonym I can think of just doesn’t cut to the point fast enough.

pennyshot.bsky.social•146 days ago

Takes you for a fool?

aranock.bsky.social•146 days ago

"you're a fool" works well, or even "thinks you're easy to fool/easily fooled"

chrischambers.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks You Have the Working Memory of a Pet Shop Goldfish

Is probably too long

farlsworth.bsky.social•146 days ago

How about “gullible moron”?

ve5iv.bsky.social•146 days ago

Obtuse

syntheticsymmetry.bsky.social•146 days ago

I prefer "fool"

traikman.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks He’s Smarter Than You

moniz.bsky.social•146 days ago

I wouldn’t change it cause it’s pretty much accurate speaking as someone who lives in Ontario. I know more than a few Ford supporters despite all the scandals and massive wastes of money still support him. That’s not being misled, it is stupid.

mkzadam.bsky.social•146 days ago

Gullible?

barrhavenist.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks You’re a Fuckin Goof, Bud

li5amarrone.bsky.social•146 days ago

When Roger Caron visited our school in the 1980s, he said that “goof” was the ultimate, fatal fighting word in prison.

discordantmuse.bsky.social•146 days ago

My spouse told my immigrant ass this was a good word to piss off Canadians with. 😂

Is it?

barrhavenist.bsky.social•146 days ago

Yes, the specific meaning is “pedophile” so as a general insult it’s one of the spicier
ones

discordantmuse.bsky.social•146 days ago

Oh....ya know my partner didn't tell me that part lmao. I'll have to make sure it fits. 😂😬

kyleajohnson.bsky.social•146 days ago

That is not what goof means lol. Goof just means silly, dumb or a mistake. If someone is "goofy" it just means they're being silly. If you "goof" up, it means you made a mistake.

discordantmuse.bsky.social•146 days ago

Obviously in the general sense, but it's within the realm of possibility that people use it with a different connotation.

hillygirl1979.bsky.social•146 days ago

DF thinks you forgot?

islesfanatic.bsky.social•146 days ago

Grounhog day, Doug Ford style.

whatthefuckshauna.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford thinks he’s smarter than you?

linusbourque.com•146 days ago

Doug Ford's Audacious Assumption About Ontarians.

If you want to keep the alliteration, perhaps Doug Ford's Audacious Assumption About Anybody!

liberalruralmama.bsky.social•146 days ago

That works for me. Succinct.

acanadianthought.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug for thinks he is anointed.
It's about him not the people.

acanadianthought.bsky.social•146 days ago

Beholden

acanadianthought.bsky.social•146 days ago

Compliant

justlistening2.bsky.social•146 days ago

If stupid is the most clear and impactful word, use it. We need messaging that hits people and makes them understand without getting fancy in word choice.
Alternate: Doug Ford is Manipulating You and Will Continue to Destroy Your Life

literalkaren.bsky.social•146 days ago

You went with the right title. This one would have been hard to click on.

lloyddavis.ca•146 days ago

“A Bozo Thinks You’re All Bozos”

good-joe.bsky.social•146 days ago

Suckers.

Deficient.

Not paying attention

rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social•146 days ago

Incompetent? Same meaning, slightly less harsh, yet still incredibly factual? 😉

mikeyj70.bsky.social•146 days ago

What word would he use?

nickpiers.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Doug Ford Thinks You're a Nincompoop."

The title isn't as snappy, but i just like that word.

twilightts.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks You're Not Paying Attention

literalkaren.bsky.social•146 days ago

Also a good title suggestion. I would so love for him to be proven wrong.

maplegnome.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford thinks your American

graze.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Doug Ford Thinks You're A Goldfish"

writeroute.bsky.social•146 days ago

Stick with “stupid”….appropriately aggravating

primad.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Short Attention Span Theatre starring Doug Ford"

primad.bsky.social•146 days ago

(The jazz hands can either be implied or acted out in the thumbnail)

flushfoot.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks You’re Dory

stacyhd.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Doug Ford Thinks You're Dumb?"

dhavide.bsky.social•146 days ago

I struggle with this too. Folks point out—rightly—that "stupid" & "idiot" are ableist slurs; avoiding these improves my communication.

I'd try "Doug Ford thinks you're a fool" as the title, but that has similar historical baggage.

I hope this thread reveals a better alternative.

gregeh.bsky.social•146 days ago

If we cede all “lack of intelligence” words as ableist then we are truly lost as a society and locked into a decline spiral.

noelblampied.bsky.social•146 days ago

Replace you're with folks. Doug Ford thinks folks are stupid.

carterk.bsky.social•146 days ago

Busy.

jodyaberdeen.bsky.social•146 days ago

Keep it (because he actually does)

booksvcigarettes.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford Thinks You'll Fall For It Again

rhfloon.bsky.social•146 days ago

Irrelevant

alcreed.bsky.social•146 days ago

Honestly? Speaking as an Ontarian? It's apt. APT, I say!

loronline.bsky.social•146 days ago

The obvious idiot /moron have the same issues as stupid. “A gullible fool”? (I realize it’s 2 words but neither on its own seems strong enough!)

lucidlyes.bsky.social•146 days ago

I could recommend "Doug Ford thinks you have short memory". But I see nothing wrong with "stupid"

yupitsmatt.bsky.social•146 days ago

Keep it.

martoomil.bsky.social•146 days ago

Doug Ford paid you ( enough)to forget?

corgideb.bsky.social•146 days ago

Keep it.

albertagirl67.bsky.social•146 days ago

Watched it. Stupid is appropriate. Deitrich Bonhoeffer describes Stupid best in On Stupidity. Stupid did murder him. "Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice." "...it is in essence not an intellectual defect but a human one."