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Re: Jemima
Ah! "too racist"... I wouldn't have ever thought of it as racist unless it was a stereotyped character in book. In fact, I think using it combats the racist vibe some people see in it. I thinks it's a fantastic name and totally works. Plus, it has a modern nickname in "Jem" built right in!
I actually could totally see this as a hipster name.
"These are my children, Atticus, Jemima and Edie."______________________________________________
"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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Jemima and Edie would be adorable for sisters! But apparently I do quite like the "hipster" names! ;)
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I read yesterday that Atticus Finch is portrayed as racist in Go Set a Watchman. I'm kind of sad about that.
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Ditto
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Editing this out.Sorry. I posted about it in the Lounge, so go there. :P

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Damn!I didn't know Jem was dead. My copy of the book came today, but I missed the delivery.
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I think the name Atticus is far better suited to an antagonist.
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Objectively, I think you might be right, but it's been associated with such a positive figure for so long in my mind that I find it difficult to separate the two.
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I agree. The name Atticus makes me think of someone who stands up for what is right. It's hard to look at it objectively, at least for me.
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Oh, the pseudo-innate responses ingrained in us during middle school Lit class. ;)
Atticus always had such a harsh sound to me, like Gattica.
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