There’s precedent. Using Obama’s middle name was considered ‘anti-muslim’.
Didn't Larry Kramer stand in front of news cameras and say "Let's say it: Janet Reno is a lesbian."
My recollection was that it was more because “Hussein” put people in mind of Saddam Hussein.
El-Sayed literally said that his opponents called him Abdul as some sort of dog whistle, and added, call me by my full name, Abdulrahman.
Yes, I too remember when outrage was caused when 0bama’s middle name was used, and not just by the leftist MSM, but by a wide swath of supposed ‘Republicans’.