I used to believe the word "democrat" was a "bad" word since "crat" sounded like "crap" and we weren't allowed to say "crap".
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- I used to think that everytime a chicken took a crap it laid an egg. I was so nieve.— Bob.
- When my grandma was little, her dad would tell her that the freckles on her face and arms were fly crap.Anon
- I belived that when I took a crap, my turd(s) would turn into snakes and bite my booty.— Butters.
- I used to think the word "european" had something to do with pee, and that kids weren't supposed to say it.Anon
- In first grade, I thought that if I've never heard of a word before, then it wasn't a word.— Destiny
- I used to think the word fever was just another word for giraff— Marshall m