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in reply to a message by beethoven
I just don't think people have the right to be addressed with exactly the precise string of syllables that they demand
But it's THEIR name, not yours. I had a girl at camp named Margaret, not Maggie, just Margaret. It would have really selfish of us to put our feelings before her's and call her Maggie. The exact same thing goes for the girls named Izzy and Maddy. As much as I would have loved to call them Isabelle and Madeline, I called them what they asked to be called.
Whether I like a name or not, I always call someone by the name they are most comfortable with. I would hate to give them the message that I didn't care about their feelings.
But it's THEIR name, not yours. I had a girl at camp named Margaret, not Maggie, just Margaret. It would have really selfish of us to put our feelings before her's and call her Maggie. The exact same thing goes for the girls named Izzy and Maddy. As much as I would have loved to call them Isabelle and Madeline, I called them what they asked to be called.
Whether I like a name or not, I always call someone by the name they are most comfortable with. I would hate to give them the message that I didn't care about their feelings.
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But it's THEIR name, not yours.
I feel like once you name someone something, it becomes common property in a way.
I also feel this way about music, incidentally. I think performer's feelings, in general, should override composers' intentions. I guess it's just a different worldview. I just don't think people have a right to as much autonomy as the current paradigm would have them think.
I feel like once you name someone something, it becomes common property in a way.
I also feel this way about music, incidentally. I think performer's feelings, in general, should override composers' intentions. I guess it's just a different worldview. I just don't think people have a right to as much autonomy as the current paradigm would have them think.
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THANK YOU!
I too was particularly disgusted by the part of beethoven's reply that you quoted.
That logic leads to, "Well, Nevaeh, I think your name is stupid so I'm going to call you Eva instead, whether you like it or not - because you don't have the right to go by the name you were given."
*FACEPALM*
I too was particularly disgusted by the part of beethoven's reply that you quoted.
That logic leads to, "Well, Nevaeh, I think your name is stupid so I'm going to call you Eva instead, whether you like it or not - because you don't have the right to go by the name you were given."
*FACEPALM*
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