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[Opinions] Re: Rebecca
It is my name and I love it, but it is dated in my opinion. I was named Rebecca as it declined in popularity. I prefer it spelled Rebecca, but I'm biased.In response to Becky becoming a joke of a name, it's true. I can't tell you how much I've heard, "Oh my God, Becky, look at her butt," over the course of my life. Because the song has become somewhat iconic if only for how outrageous it is, and given it's resurrection with Nicki Minaj, no one has forgotten that line. It's a name for the stereotypical white valley girl.There are other songs that have turned Becky into a less than flattering moniker. One referred to Becky as a sex act, and Beyonce's line, "Call Becky with the good hair," has started a whole new line of jokes people like to toss my way.Stick with Rebecca, in my opinion! :)
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I'm sorry you get so many irritating comments. I've only known one Becky, and she's quite serious and intellectual and kind.
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I take it in stride! It's almost never meant in a harmful way, it's just hard to treat it like it's new every time someone says it. I know a few women who go by Becky, and they're all very much unlike the 'Becky' portrayed in songs and TV.
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