Cruel Parents - Bad Names

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Radar

Unlike the Chinese, I didn't name my child by dropping a drawer full of silverware down the stairs.... PING .... ZHAO... SUM... TING.... WONG

Racist much?

[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You're so out of date it's almost inbelievable.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 You're basing your argument on data thats a generation out of date.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?

[monster]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Racist much?

Not at all! What on earth gave you that idea?

[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]

Originally Posted by monster

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

Oh, so you actually are retarded.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Racist much?

Chinese isn't a race.

[Aliantha]

Whatever you say Radar. You can believe what you want. Your comment was offensive.

[Radar]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in575685.shtml

[monster]

Originally Posted by Radar

I hire my share of people. I've hired a hundred or so over the years.

But did you hire well -based on their abilities, experience and potential? Or did you hire based on name and suspected racial origin? And if the former, then how come you make such a pittance and can't stay in any job for an extended period?

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.

and most of them work at McDonalds.

[Cloud]

it's not the parents or the names that are the problem. It's bigotry and bullying. and that's something YOU (and all of us) can fix.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Radar

Oh, so you actually are retarded.

run out of argument? How old is your daughter again? How much current school experience do you have?


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hm. I will retaliate the namecalling with: ..

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(sorry, I'm a little slow... ( ).....

Person-who-blusters-with-no-knowledge

[Aliantha]

I think the word you're looking for is charlatan

[Radar]

Originally Posted by monster

But did you hire well -based on their abilities, experience and potential? Or did you hire based on name and suspected racial origin?

I don't care what someone's racial origin, religion, gender, age, etc. happens to be as long as they can communicate effectively and work well with others.

I always hire the best person for the job, but at the top of every resume is the name of the person. If they've got an oddball name, I read no further. If someone's name is Claud Balls, I laugh and toss the resume in the garbage and I judge the other candidates based on their level of skill, education, and experience.

Originally Posted by monster

And if the former, then how come you make such a pittance and can't stay in any job for an extended period?



and most of them work at McDonalds.

I've been in the computer network consulting field for about 20 years with a few periods in the middle doing other jobs when computer jobs were scarce (bartender, casino dealer, etc.). The nature of consulting is that you move around a lot. You are hired for a certain period of time for a salary higher than permanent employees.

Right now I make $85,000 a year, but on average I've always made $60k or higher. I've never worked at McDonalds, though I have worked in fast food when in high school, and I delivered pizzas for extra money when things got tough. I have always paid my bills and never taken a dime of money from any government welfare plan.

Why so interested in my job? I don't go to your job and slap the plunger out of your hand or the dick out of your mouth.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Radar

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in575685.shtml

Did you seriously post that in defence of your argument?

OMG this country is racist and religionist, let's all buckle down and be at white and christian as we can?

[Radar]

Originally Posted by monster

run out of argument? How old is your daughter again? How much current school experience do you have?

I didn't run out of an argument. I just realized I was trying to talk to someone who has the mental capacity of a flea. If you claim bullies don't pick on kids with unusual names, you are not only out of touch with reality, you know absolutely ZERO about schools or children....PERIOD.