tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post8943142301025617384..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Viral Animated Video Of Former President Obama, Former President Clinton, Samuel L. Jackson, & Rev. Al Sharpton Doing The Cupid Shuffle Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-29012617993028719922023-02-02T19:18:21.582-05:002023-02-02T19:18:21.582-05:00Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/...Also, click <a href="https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-origins-meaning-of-term-of.html" rel="nofollow">https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-origins-meaning-of-term-of.html</a> for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "The Origins & Meaning Of The Term Of Endearment "Bookee" ("Bukie", "Bookie")". My guess is that those "pet" names (terms of endearment) influenced the creation of the nickname "pet" name "Pookie".Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-85338153337300561002023-02-02T19:17:08.677-05:002023-02-02T19:17:08.677-05:00I wrote that I wasn't presenting information i...I wrote that I wasn't presenting information in this post about the African American Vernacular English words that are found in some of the selected comments in that showcased discussion thread. However, I want to make an exception for the word "pookie" that is used in comment #70. <br />"I like how they edit Bill Clinton our honorary "pookie".<br /><br />In the context of that comment, "Pookie" is a "pet" nickname (a term of endearment) that has often been associated with African American males although it has also been given to animals and to people who weren't (aren't) African American.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-chronology-of-use-of-name-nickname.html" rel="nofollow">http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-chronology-of-use-of-name-nickname.html</a> for a 2017 pancocojams post about the nickname "Pookie". <br /><br />That post includes information about the British series of books about the animal named Pookie (which was first published in 1946). That post also includes information about a 2008 rally in which Barack Obama encouraging people to make sure that "Cousin Pookie" votes.<br /><br />In the context of the comment that is given from the discussion thread for that showcased animated video, the commenter notes that they like that the video included Bill Clinton, who- for one reason or another- is considered (by some African Americans) to be an honorary soul brother (Black man).<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com