It's Not the Democrat Party

(from an exchange on Facebook)

You can be disgusted. You can change your mind. However, if you deliberately use a name that the named person doesn't like, you are indicating your disrespect. It doesn't matter if you think they shouldn't mind. It doesn't matter if you can construct a compelling case as to why they are stupid to object to the name you have conferred up on them. If they do mind and you are a respectful person, you will moderate your behavior, not expect them to moderate theirs.

If William doesn't like to be called "Bill" but if you continue to call him "Bill" anyway, then you are disrespecting William. I can speculate that it pleases you to irk him in that manner.

Would you call your attorney, who happens to be Jewish, a "Jew lawyer", even if his ethnicity/religion were relevant to the conversation? You would do so only if you meant to be subtly demeaning.

In the old Bewitched series, Samantha's mother often called Darren, "Derwood" --or some variation-- just because it rankled him. Her disrespect was one of the running jokes of the show.

Tip O'Neil made a point of not pronouncing the second "g" in Newt Gingrich's name, calling him "Mr. Ginrich." It was not meant to be anything but a little insult. O'Neil bragged that this was from an old Boston pol's bag of tricks.

People like Limbaugh and you who insist on calling the Democratic Party the "Democrat Party" are being snotty and disrespectful. I am sure you already know this. I suspect that this is precisely why you indulge yourself in this little slur. There is no sincerity in your apology because it was no apology at all.