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Sun Oct-14-07 11:03 PM
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| 21. There's an easy way to sort this out... pass a law allowing kids to sue for damages... |
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...that the outlandish names their parents saddle them with cause. Including the pain and suffering inflicted by schoolmates mocking the child because of the weird name.
Speaking as someone who was mercilessly tormented because of a "weird" name (even though it was a perfectly ordinary name in an ethnic group common elsewhere in the country,) I would have really appreciated being able to get a little compensation for that.
Maybe if we allowed/encouraged that, parents would be a bit more considerate in naming their kids.
FWIW, though, as far as I can tell, there are so many Lakeishas and Shawans and suchlike in the last 20 years that it's pretty much like the Dorothys and Sallys and Marthas I grew up with. Probably a kid named "Mary" or "Theresa" or "Anne" gets ragged on these days.
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Bright
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| -You Named Your Baby WHAT??? |
bjorkfan |
Oct-14-07 08:54 PM |
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Hm. I don't think the author would like people from India much at all... |
IndyOp |
Oct-14-07 09:02 PM |
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I think the difference here is that those are the actual names used in that culture |
rockymountaindem |
Oct-14-07 09:07 PM |
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All names are created, all names were new and strange at one time... |
IndyOp |
Oct-14-07 09:28 PM |
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But as someone who writes, I can tell the difference between |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 01:58 PM |
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Those names have meanings. They are not comprised of people |
Kahuna |
Oct-14-07 09:28 PM |
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The article made allowances for CULTURAL names |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 01:54 PM |
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Wow. It's too bad people can't just name their kids what they want |
AllyCat |
Oct-14-07 09:09 PM |
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It's tied to a certain degree of rootlessness. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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Some countries will not allow parents to name the kid *whatever* they want. |
quantessd |
Dec-05-07 12:17 PM |
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Why aren't black girls named 'Coretta', 'Ella', 'Mary McLeod', 'Soujourner'??? nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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Because they're being named, Laquanda, Laquisha and Shenaqua. |
Kahuna |
Oct-14-07 09:30 PM |
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So much history being lost. |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 08:59 AM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:22 PM |
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It's rather obvious that Ms. Hammond needs a new circle of friends and co-workers. |
PSPS |
Oct-14-07 09:10 PM |
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That's a nice name, I think. n/t |
AllyCat |
Oct-14-07 09:12 PM |
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I think she's right because we do the same thing to white kids too |
roguevalley |
Oct-15-07 02:06 PM |
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Love it. I'm not a bigot BUT... |
Fridays Child |
Oct-14-07 09:13 PM |
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I like the spirit of your answer ... maybe best in the thread ... |
eppur_se_muova |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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Good question about origins. It'd make for an interesting study. |
Fridays Child |
Oct-14-07 09:56 PM |
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One of my good friends is an obstetrics nurse. |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:41 PM |
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Because Oprah, Barak, Kwame, and Deval, |
sandnsea |
Oct-14-07 09:42 PM |
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Oprah was my first thought, and look how unsuccessful she is. |
babylonsister |
Oct-14-07 11:32 PM |
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Oprah-- a misspelling |
MIS_UNDER_ESTIMATED |
Aug-03-08 08:34 PM |
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All short and easy to pronounce |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:43 PM |
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I thought this would be a tirade against naming your daughters |
Warpy |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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laughing here |
lwfern |
Dec-04-07 06:45 PM |
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I understand what you are saying and have had the same thoughts in regards to names |
notadmblnd |
Oct-14-07 09:45 PM |
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My mom taught us that when we were teens. |
robinlynne |
Oct-14-07 11:04 PM |
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Hey. I'm an attractive white woman and it works the same here. |
TalkingDog |
Oct-14-07 11:36 PM |
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BINGO! We're all: size-ists, sexists, racists, but smart folks don't act on those initial thoughts |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:31 AM |
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White guys dressed like that get shabby treatment too. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:30 AM |
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Not race dependent either |
dmallind |
Dec-03-07 03:32 PM |
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Question for you: do you feel resentful that he has to go to those lengths |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 02:07 PM |
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47 years ago |
Bjornsdotter |
Oct-14-07 09:50 PM |
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Change it! go for it! nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:33 AM |
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Ouch. At least she gets to say this - she's black. |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-14-07 10:12 PM |
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I call my friend's daughter 'Q' |
bambino |
Oct-14-07 10:22 PM |
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Lame Screed. |
Dr_eldritch |
Oct-14-07 11:02 PM |
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Making up a name is different from naming someone 'Anfernee' instead of 'Anthony'. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:35 AM |
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I'm not saying the author doesn't have a point... |
Dr_eldritch |
Oct-15-07 06:44 PM |
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Anfernee ---- Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh |
AccessGranted |
Jun-17-08 11:26 PM |
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There's an easy way to sort this out... pass a law allowing kids to sue for damages... |
TygrBright |
Oct-14-07 11:03 PM |
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So African Americans should not name their babies what they want because of racism? |
TroubleMan |
Oct-14-07 11:33 PM |
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No, that's not what's being said here. |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:34 AM |
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Condoleezza RIce |
Real_Talk |
Jul-14-08 10:51 PM |
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Have fun with that.. |
Lady Missie |
Jul-02-09 09:25 PM |
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So let me get this straight... |
FatDave |
Oct-15-07 08:17 AM |
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perhaps, in an unjust world, people can take more time to understand |
roguevalley |
Oct-15-07 02:10 PM |
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Of course Blacks should name our children as we see fit. |
harlinchi |
Oct-15-07 08:19 AM |
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My sister had a student named 'placenta'. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:36 AM |
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My all time favorite is pronounced like this |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:50 PM |
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Whites shouldn't have Dawns or Tiffanys or Brandys (pole dancers) |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 09:28 AM |
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Don't forget 'Amber'. Yes, people assume folks named Tiffany, etc. are stupid just as they... |
MookieWilson |
Oct-15-07 09:34 AM |
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yet most playboy playmates are named Susan of all things. (my name!) |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 09:53 AM |
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case in point! here's a susie centerfold from another du thread |
soothsayer |
Oct-15-07 04:02 PM |
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Most playmates and pole dancers use fake names. |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:54 AM |
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Dweezil? Moon Unit? Whose your daddy??? |
Karenina |
Oct-15-07 01:09 PM |
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Those 2 don't have to worry about money or making a living. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:55 AM |
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What else needs changing to appease bigots? |
freestyle |
Oct-19-07 09:39 AM |
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Guess the author never reads NY Times, lived in Africa or heard of "NoRailway Mabuza" |
HamdenRice |
Oct-20-07 07:04 AM |
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For every black Alizé I've met I also know a white Alizé. |
jmm |
Oct-20-07 10:55 PM |
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There's a white Alizée |
bjorkfan |
Oct-28-07 12:06 AM |
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she's making a lot of assumptions |
noiretblu |
Nov-01-07 03:28 PM |
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I kinda feel the same way about dumb white names |
WildEyedLiberal |
Apr-02-08 01:40 AM |
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"Kreaytive". I like that. Maybe I will name my daughter ....... |
kwassa |
Apr-04-08 08:12 AM |
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Actually, people are using "boys" names so much for girls |
fed_up_mother |
Apr-25-08 07:54 PM |
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name discrimination is real |
Sophia_Karina |
Apr-29-08 01:30 AM |
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Sadly, Bjorkfan is right |
cambrianexplosion2 |
May-01-08 10:56 PM |
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Try Being African-American and Named After A Plantation |
AccessGranted |
Jun-18-08 12:05 AM |
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Could have been worse. She could of named you Rhett. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 08:58 AM |
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One of my ex-employees |
MullenBank |
Jul-02-08 06:15 PM |
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That caused a near spit take? |
lwfern |
Jul-08-08 09:16 PM |
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Holy phony leaping jeebus |
MullenBank |
Jul-11-08 09:48 PM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:20 PM |
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Sha'Tavion |
MullenBank |
Aug-28-08 10:13 PM |
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I know someone named Chaquita. Every time I see her I have a craving for a banana. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 09:00 AM |
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Integrate[x^2 Sin[x]^3, x] |
joey5150 |
Jul-26-09 04:20 PM |
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I had an interesting talk with kids when I was subbing for a class |
lwfern |
Oct-11-08 10:22 AM |
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For me, who loves words and their sounds, it's the beauty of the name |
morningglorysunday |
Oct-25-08 01:08 PM |
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I like your approach. |
ThomCat |
Jan-12-09 08:11 PM |
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As for your examples, "Dick" is short for Richard, and "Colin" is usually |
pulsatilla |
Jun-14-09 02:04 PM |
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please check this obama video out |
melanie1 |
Oct-24-08 10:40 AM |
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Ridiculous baby names transcend race |
really annoyed |
Nov-15-08 12:24 AM |
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Agreed |
guardian |
Dec-26-08 11:28 AM |
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Tylenol...wonder if anyone has ever named their child that. n/t |
greguganus |
Jan-11-09 09:02 AM |
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Name removed |
Feb-21-09 03:17 PM |
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my name |
BlueStateBlackMan |
Apr-16-09 01:49 AM |
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"bob or tom that have no heratige" |
guardian |
Jul-16-09 06:28 PM |
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How many Americans know the correct pronouciation of Irish names? |
vincent_vega_lives |
Jun-12-09 10:16 AM |
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Hmm |
Azalea |
Jul-16-09 04:11 PM |
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