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in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
It's not an argument that's entirely incorrect. In most cases, with all else being equal, people will like the child with the more normal name.
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That is both sad and incorrect.
The only people who "won't like" a child with an unusual name are probably people they shouldn't associate with anyway. If someone is willing to judge YOU based on something YOU did not have control of...why would you want to?
The only people who "won't like" a child with an unusual name are probably people they shouldn't associate with anyway. If someone is willing to judge YOU based on something YOU did not have control of...why would you want to?
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The hypothetical I was giving involved identical children with different names. And it was an either-or situation.
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Okay. I wouldn't, and most people agree with me.
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Really
Maybe you should like... take a poll because I really don't believe that.
Because if everyone is the same, Phineas is gonna be more memorable.
Maybe you should like... take a poll because I really don't believe that.
Because if everyone is the same, Phineas is gonna be more memorable.
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Well, I wouldn't know where to have a fair poll. People on here value uniqueness. I don't. But the population on here isn't representative of what society thinks. This community is too biased.
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I am currently polling on my tumblr, and I will ask people in real life as I can.
Do you not know people in real life or not go to any other forums that might allow off topic questions?
Do you not know people in real life or not go to any other forums that might allow off topic questions?
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I do know people in real life. I guess I could ask on another forum.
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I imagine in a world where everyone is exactly the same, we'd probably all like each other or all completely hate each other and names wouldn't even factor in.
I dont understand how you can say this. I've never met two people who are exactly the same.
I dont understand how you can say this. I've never met two people who are exactly the same.
This message was edited 6/19/2011, 11:19 AM
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That's why it was a hypothetical.
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That's only "weird" for this board. These names wouldnt be popular if people didn't keep using them.
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Not trying to fight with you. But as someone who grew up with a more uncommon name (and has siblings who have done the same, as well as someone who works with children on a regular basis) I can assure you that someone's name can never and should never be a basis for anything, hypothetical or not. Just because I may think a student's name is silly, and there are plenty of children I get whose names I do find silly, that never affects how I look at them. I am not about to meet students for the first time think "Greenleigh, that's different. Ava, Isabella, and Avery...again" and like the three girls with names I am more familiar with better just because their name is more common. THAT is silly. Parents can be judged by what their children are named, they are the ones who picked the name. But it does not reflect THEM as a person is the point I am trying to make. Judging someone simply by their name is ignorant. So feel free to judge ME based on the names I choose, but don't judge my (future) kids. Because I love that I grew up with a name and an identity I never had to share (and when I did it was more like finding an Easter egg than anything), and I want the same for my kids.
I realize I am probably being overly defensive, but this topic touches home for me.
I realize I am probably being overly defensive, but this topic touches home for me.
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