Cruel Parents - Bad Names

[Drax]

How 'bout just John He-llo! They call the bathroom!

[sweetwater]

In addition to names, one should consider initials. A friend named her daughter such that the initials spells MARS and did not notice it until I mentioned it. Initials are not as bad as names, however. Cutsie names might easily fly in one part of the country (or world, for all I know) but in others they are a definite liability. Don't blame the person who wears the name bestowed by the idiot parents - unless you are concerned that the silliness might be hereditary.

[monster]

I think you're a jerk. Fortunately for the world of people not named Mary and Frank, you're unlikely to be hiring many people.

I also doubt with a name like Khan, the girl was pure "white" and maybe she's proud of her heritage? If it'd've caused her grief, she'd be sure to have changed it by now.

How about you look at parenting like your job isn't necessarily to make life easier for your kid but to give them better tools for dealing with it? Yes, kids are cruel, but you're using examples from your childhood. This is a new generation. Kids with boring names are just as likely to be teased and have to be called by all their names to be distinguished from their classmates with the same name. You're out of touch. Ocean will probably go to school with an Autumn, a Summer, a Michael (female), a Sasha (male) and a Kyin (undetermined). And Emily A. Emily M, Emilee 2 Es and three Alex Woods.

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by monster

I also doubt with a name like Khan, the girl was pure "white" and maybe she's proud of her heritage?

good point, and I'm left wondering: How do you know she was white if you only spoke to her on the telephone?

[monster]

Originally Posted by Cloud

good point, and I'm left wondering: How do you know she was white if you only spoke to her on the telephone?

And even if the meeting was in person, what is it with making a judgement based on skin/hair color/racial appearance?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

Originally Posted by monster

too right, Mr. T'pornstoreagain

[lumberjim]

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

[monster]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

too right, Mr. T'pornstoreagain

[Radar]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

Attha Boy?

[Cloud]

not to mention name.

[monster]

Totally. I'm guessing LaKysha ain't getting a look-in.....

[Radar]

Originally Posted by monster

Totally. I'm guessing LaKysha ain't getting a look-in.....

Neither is oranjello, lemonjello, Shaqueefa, Shaquanda, Monifa, Sharhonda, Ebony, Lexus, Mercedes, Alize, etc.

[Radar]

I think you're an idiot if you think naming a kid Ocean or any other retarded name is good for them. Ensuring that your kids will be picked on, and get into a lot of fights doesn't prepare them for the real world, it prepares them for psychotherapy where they will spend years trying to get over the hatred they have for their parents.

I hire my share of people. I've hired a hundred or so over the years. But there are thousands if not millions of other people like me who don't want to hire someone with tattoos on their face, or names like "Moonbeam" etc.

As far as distinguishing kids who have a different name, the content of their character, their personality, and their performance should do that...not a name. A name doesn't make you special, or interesting, or cool.

As you said, even having the same name, you MIGHT get picked on or attacked by bullies. But having a freakish name will guarantee it.

My daughter is named Nina. That's not a very common name. It's also not a freak name. I didn't name her Zamboni, or Ocean, or Lemonjello, etc.

The bottom line is if you name your kid Rainbow and they get the shit beaten out of them, or they get picked on, or they hate you, or they have a hard time finding a job... it's YOUR FAULT.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Radar

I think you're an idiot if you think naming a kid Ocean or any other retarded name is good for them. Ensuring that your kids will be picked on, and get into a lot of fights doesn't prepare them for the real world, it prepares them for psychotherapy where they will spend years trying to get over the hatred they have for their parents.

I hire my share of people. I've hired a hundred or so over the years. But there are thousands if not millions of other people like me who don't want to hire someone with tattoos on their face, or names like "Moonbeam" etc.

As far as distinguishing kids who have a different name, the content of their character, their personality, and their performance should do that...not a name. A name doesn't make you special, or interesting, or cool.

As you said, even having the same name, you MIGHT get picked on or attacked by bullies. But having a freakish name will guarantee it.

My daughter is named Nina. That's not a very common name. It's also not a freak name. I didn't name her Zamboni, or Ocean, or Lemonjello, etc.

The bottom line is if you name your kid Rainbow and they get the shit beaten out of them, or they get picked on, or they hate you, or they have a hard time finding a job... it's YOUR FAULT.

You're so out of date it's almost inbelievable. And if the prejudices of our childhood regarding names were still in place, your daughter would be in trouble because Nina would be considered an old lady's name. But fortunately, name are no longer a major target for bullies. Now you need to worry about what brand of undies you put them in. My kids all have "freakish" names by your standards. None have been bullied. You're basing your argument on data thats a generation out of date. In most people's books, I believe that would make you the idiot. Do you use 30yo data in your job too?

[Radar]

Originally Posted by monster

But fortunately, name are no longer a major target for bullies.

Oh, so you actually are retarded.