Cruel Parents - Bad Names - Page 2

Radar · 05-06-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

What's wrong with Farah?

Nothing wrong with Farah. But there is with Farah Khan.

Radar · 05-06-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by binky

A possible problem with Farah Khan might be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Farrakhan

Bingo! A young white girl named after an older outspoken Black Panther, Nation of Islam, racist, asshole. That's cruel.

monster · 05-06-2008, 07:05 PM

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.

lumberjim · 05-06-2008, 07:36 PM

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

Cloud · 05-06-2008, 07:39 PM

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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 · 05-06-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

too right, Mr. T'pornstoreagain

monster · 05-06-2008, 07:42 PM

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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?

Cloud · 05-06-2008, 07:44 PM

not to mention name.

monster · 05-06-2008, 07:45 PM

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

Radar · 05-06-2008, 07:47 PM

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 · 05-06-2008, 07:48 PM

......it's pretty rich coming from someone who is married to a woman with foreign roots. Maybe he protests a little too much?

Radar · 05-06-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

Attha Boy?

Cloud · 05-06-2008, 07:49 PM

One of my grandbabies' middle name is Cloud, in my honor. Does that count?

Radar · 05-06-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

......it's pretty rich coming from someone who is married to a woman with foreign roots. Maybe he protests a little too much?

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

lumberjim · 05-06-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

my son, Attha disagrees, too.

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Originally Posted by monster

too right, Mr. T'pornstoreagain

05-06-2008, 07:05 PM	#18
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-06-2008, 07:36 PM	#19
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my son, Attha disagrees, too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-06-2008, 07:44 PM	#23
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	not to mention name. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-06-2008, 07:45 PM	#24
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Totally. I'm guessing LaKysha ain't getting a look-in..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-06-2008, 07:47 PM	#25
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	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. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

05-06-2008, 07:48 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	......it's pretty rich coming from someone who is married to a woman with foreign roots. Maybe he protests a little too much? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-06-2008, 07:49 PM	#28
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	One of my grandbabies' middle name is Cloud, in my honor. Does that count? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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