Topic: Does giving your a kid a weird name help them or hurt them over all?
Meta started this discussion 9 years ago #62,972
When I first heard about "Reality Winner" I thought it was a code name or something but it is actually a woman's real name.
Did having a goofy name help her or not in life?
Did having a goofy name help her or not in life?
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #790,084
She changed her name from something more conventional. I remember reading an article about this, too. Anecdotal but interesting.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-07-31/news/0207310310_1_prep-school-burglary-case-criminal-justice-system
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-07-31/news/0207310310_1_prep-school-burglary-case-criminal-justice-system
Syntax joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #790,088
When I first heard her name on the news I first assumed she was being identified from some TV reality show winner nor am I joking. She grew up with a step dad with the last name of Davis her moms current married name but mom goes by Billie Winner-Davis.Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 6 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #790,094
Fitness and Active Lifestyle
An athlete, she posted a number of pictures of her active lifestyle. Reality ran in several races and half marathons and would participate alongside people with disabilities, which she considered a fulfilling experience. In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
An athlete, she posted a number of pictures of her active lifestyle. Reality ran in several races and half marathons and would participate alongside people with disabilities, which she considered a fulfilling experience. In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 6 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #790,096
@790,084 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Oh I assumed she had weird hippie parents who chose her name while smoking reefer cigarettes. She does seem to have had a pretty good run. She's in amazing shape, speaks several languages, had a really cool job.
I'm surprised the Loser guy didn't change his name to Louis or something.
Oh I assumed she had weird hippie parents who chose her name while smoking reefer cigarettes. She does seem to have had a pretty good run. She's in amazing shape, speaks several languages, had a really cool job.
I'm surprised the Loser guy didn't change his name to Louis or something.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #790,098
@previous (Meta)
No she's the weird hippie, not her parents. And Loser does go by "Lou". I read about this in an econ book in HS, which goes into a little more detail, I think it was Freakonomics.
No she's the weird hippie, not her parents. And Loser does go by "Lou". I read about this in an econ book in HS, which goes into a little more detail, I think it was Freakonomics.
Syntax replied with this 9 years ago, 29 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #790,103
@790,096 (Meta)
Hot off the press answer from her step father - Her father Ronald Winner passed away.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4583088/How-Reality-Winner-got-unusual-name.html
Hot off the press answer from her step father - Her father Ronald Winner passed away.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4583088/How-Reality-Winner-got-unusual-name.html
Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 39 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #790,115
@790,098 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
@previous (Syntax)
I read the article and it says her father named her.
> Mr Davis said that Reality's father had the honor of naming his second daughter. 'He always wanted to have a 'Real Winner' so he named her Reality Leigh Winner
@previous (Syntax)
I read the article and it says her father named her.
> Mr Davis said that Reality's father had the honor of naming his second daughter. 'He always wanted to have a 'Real Winner' so he named her Reality Leigh Winner
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,131
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> Fitness and Active Lifestyle
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> In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
I'm in favor of execution.
> Fitness and Active Lifestyle
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> In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
I'm in favor of execution.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,151
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 13 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,152
Is there any law against naming a male child "The Faggot"?
(Edited 7 minutes later.)
brie !kiTty82duI joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,153
If you are black and have a daughter, name her Shaniqueesha Sapphire Brown.
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Anonymous I replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,163
A nine-year-old girl whose parents named her Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii was put into court guardianship in New Zealand so that her name could be changed.
A family court judge, Rob Murfitt, gave the order after hearing that the child was embarrassed about her name and had refused to reveal it to friends. "She told people her name was K because she feared being mocked and teased," the child's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.
The judge criticised parents who give their offspring bizarre names, saying it exposed children to ridicule among their peers.
"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment that this child's parents have shown in choosing this name. It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily," he said.
He said the child had a better insight about the situation than her parents, who had apparently not given any thought to the implications of their actions. The judge criticised the growing trend of parents choosing out-of-the-ordinary names for their children.
In his written ruling, he said names such as Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Fish and Chips, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit were prohibited by registration officials. Others that were permitted included twins called Benson and Hedges, other children called Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and, the judge added, "tragically, Violence". Another mother tried to use text language for her child's name, he said.
The ruling was handed down in February but only came to light in law reports issued today. The girl, who had been at the centre of a custody battle, has since changed her name, but it was not revealed in order to protect her privacy.
Brian Clarke, the registrar general of births, deaths and marriages, said New Zealand law did not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person. He said officials were usually successful in dissuading parents from giving their children embarrassing names.
A family court judge, Rob Murfitt, gave the order after hearing that the child was embarrassed about her name and had refused to reveal it to friends. "She told people her name was K because she feared being mocked and teased," the child's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.
The judge criticised parents who give their offspring bizarre names, saying it exposed children to ridicule among their peers.
"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment that this child's parents have shown in choosing this name. It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily," he said.
He said the child had a better insight about the situation than her parents, who had apparently not given any thought to the implications of their actions. The judge criticised the growing trend of parents choosing out-of-the-ordinary names for their children.
In his written ruling, he said names such as Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Fish and Chips, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit were prohibited by registration officials. Others that were permitted included twins called Benson and Hedges, other children called Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and, the judge added, "tragically, Violence". Another mother tried to use text language for her child's name, he said.
The ruling was handed down in February but only came to light in law reports issued today. The girl, who had been at the centre of a custody battle, has since changed her name, but it was not revealed in order to protect her privacy.
Brian Clarke, the registrar general of births, deaths and marriages, said New Zealand law did not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person. He said officials were usually successful in dissuading parents from giving their children embarrassing names.
Anonymous G replied with this 9 years ago, 19 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,164
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@790,162 (brie !kiTty82duI)
That would be an interesting court case, at least in the US. Apparently in Europe, there are laws limiting the names you can give a child.
@790,162 (brie !kiTty82duI)
That would be an interesting court case, at least in the US. Apparently in Europe, there are laws limiting the names you can give a child.
Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,165
@790,153 (brie !kiTty82duI)
It actually might work better to go the other way:
http://www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404432206/six-words-my-name-is-jamaal-im-white Jamaal Allan ended getting his first teaching job because they thought he was black.
It actually might work better to go the other way:
http://www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404432206/six-words-my-name-is-jamaal-im-white Jamaal Allan ended getting his first teaching job because they thought he was black.
Anonymous G replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,168
@previous (Meta)
Hey, in the US, could I legally change my name to "Hey 'N-word'", so that when I'm introduced to a person of color...
Hey, in the US, could I legally change my name to "Hey 'N-word'", so that when I'm introduced to a person of color...
Syntax replied with this 9 years ago, 36 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,169
@790,165 (Meta)
I am back from my meeting and need to complete my 19 hours of posting so as to make that Anon pleased. So I looked at web for court cases and there are many many where parents end up in court with orders to change the name to a more normal name. I remember but did not look up the case of a parent naming the kid Hitler.
When I found Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii
Imagine my surprise
I am back from my meeting and need to complete my 19 hours of posting so as to make that Anon pleased. So I looked at web for court cases and there are many many where parents end up in court with orders to change the name to a more normal name. I remember but did not look up the case of a parent naming the kid Hitler.
When I found Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii
Imagine my surprise
Syntax double-posted this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,170
http://www.dw.com/en/father-who-named-children-adolf-hitler-and-eva-braun-changes-own-name-to-hitler/a-38792953
Accusations of domestic abuse
The self-proclaimed Nazi gained infamy in 2008 when a supermarket refused to decorate a cake with "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler" for the third birthday of his son Adolf Hitler Campbell.
Shortly after the story broke, young Adolf and his two siblings JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, named after SS commander Heinrich Himmler, were moved into state care. Heinrich Hons was born later and seized by authorities within days. Hitler's daughter Eva Braun, from a different mother and named after the Nazi leader's girlfriend, was also taken into state care.
Authorities cited domestic abuse rather than poor name choice for their decision. He was later sentenced to jail for domestic violence.
Hitler once turned up to family court in a Nazi uniform when trying to regain custody of his children, saying a good judge would see what was in the inside rather than what was on the outside.
"Prisoners get to see their children, murderers get to see their children. What's so horrible about being a Nazi?" Hitler was quoted as saying by the "New York Post."
"I just want to be a dad. I just want to prove I'm a good father, because I am ... So what if I'm a Nazi, who cares?"
Accusations of domestic abuse
The self-proclaimed Nazi gained infamy in 2008 when a supermarket refused to decorate a cake with "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler" for the third birthday of his son Adolf Hitler Campbell.
Shortly after the story broke, young Adolf and his two siblings JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, named after SS commander Heinrich Himmler, were moved into state care. Heinrich Hons was born later and seized by authorities within days. Hitler's daughter Eva Braun, from a different mother and named after the Nazi leader's girlfriend, was also taken into state care.
Authorities cited domestic abuse rather than poor name choice for their decision. He was later sentenced to jail for domestic violence.
Hitler once turned up to family court in a Nazi uniform when trying to regain custody of his children, saying a good judge would see what was in the inside rather than what was on the outside.
"Prisoners get to see their children, murderers get to see their children. What's so horrible about being a Nazi?" Hitler was quoted as saying by the "New York Post."
"I just want to be a dad. I just want to prove I'm a good father, because I am ... So what if I'm a Nazi, who cares?"
Anonymous G replied with this 9 years ago, 21 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,171
@790,169 (Syntax)
"...In 2009, a three-year-old named Adolf Hitler Campbell made headlines after a bakery refused to put the name on the child's birthday cake. The name drew widespread outrage, along with the names of his siblings, who also had names inspired by Adolf Hitler's regime, but they were nonetheless legal. Adolf and his siblings were later removed from the home and placed in foster care on the basis of other issues. The Campbells deny that any abuse occurred and assert their children were removed solely on the basis of their names."
"...In 2009, a three-year-old named Adolf Hitler Campbell made headlines after a bakery refused to put the name on the child's birthday cake. The name drew widespread outrage, along with the names of his siblings, who also had names inspired by Adolf Hitler's regime, but they were nonetheless legal. Adolf and his siblings were later removed from the home and placed in foster care on the basis of other issues. The Campbells deny that any abuse occurred and assert their children were removed solely on the basis of their names."
Syntax replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,172
@previous (G)
Nazi loving father of New Jersey kid 'Adolf Hitler Campbell' is arrested for assault
Heath Campbell, 42, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday (Published: 11 March 2016)
Campbell's fiancée Bethanie Zito told police in December that that Campbell assaulted her but she later tried to drop the charges
Nazi loving father of New Jersey kid 'Adolf Hitler Campbell' is arrested for assault
Heath Campbell, 42, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday (Published: 11 March 2016)
Campbell's fiancée Bethanie Zito told police in December that that Campbell assaulted her but she later tried to drop the charges
Meta (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,173
Also I think every baby should be assigned a unique number at birth, tattooed on one of those 2D barcodes on the baby's arm which will be the person's actual identifier for all legal purposes and names as we know them no longer have any legal meaning. Possibly linked to a DNA and fingerprint database in case someone loses or tries to remove their barcode tattoo.
This would be good too because if you are transgender you won't have to go through all the hassle of getting your name legally changed because the state only knows you as 2001:0db8:0000:0042:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 so all you have to do to change your name is to tell your peeps to start calling you Caitlyn now instead of Bruce. Because all your legal and financial stuff is under your number not your name.
It also eliminates confusion over people with similar names.
This would be good too because if you are transgender you won't have to go through all the hassle of getting your name legally changed because the state only knows you as 2001:0db8:0000:0042:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 so all you have to do to change your name is to tell your peeps to start calling you Caitlyn now instead of Bruce. Because all your legal and financial stuff is under your number not your name.
It also eliminates confusion over people with similar names.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,209
Your parents named you Meta, FFS. Ask yourself...
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Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 5 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,275
@790,173 (Meta)
You can't tattoo a baby because it distorts with growth
Besides u could just use SS numbers in your plan
You can't tattoo a baby because it distorts with growth
Besides u could just use SS numbers in your plan
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 34 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,276
@790,153 (brie !kiTty82duI)
> If you are black and have a daughter, name her Shaniqueesha Sapphire Brown.
WHAT AN ORIGINAL JOKE. YOU ARE SO FUNNY
> If you are black and have a daughter, name her Shaniqueesha Sapphire Brown.
WHAT AN ORIGINAL JOKE. YOU ARE SO FUNNY
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #790,319
@790,094 (D)
> Fitness and Active Lifestyle
>
> An athlete, she posted a number of pictures of her active lifestyle. Reality ran in several races and half marathons and would participate alongside people with disabilities, which she considered a fulfilling experience. In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
Even when she shit in the bush, I bet she still kicked those retards ass in the race.
> Fitness and Active Lifestyle
>
> An athlete, she posted a number of pictures of her active lifestyle. Reality ran in several races and half marathons and would participate alongside people with disabilities, which she considered a fulfilling experience. In the North Face Endurance Challenge in 2014, she stated that she took a detour to poop in a bush and hashtagged the occasion #thefunkyshit.
Even when she shit in the bush, I bet she still kicked those retards ass in the race.