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in reply to a message by Jacks
I honestly don't care what celebrities are naming their children--most of the time, the names they choose aren't my names anyway. My tastes aren't so close to the mainstream that I need to worry too much about whether Gwyneth or Madonna's going to ruin one of my absolute favourites.
What mostly annoys me about celebrity baby names is that people care so damn much about them. I really don't give a shit what Angelina names her kid, and having columnists speculate about that kind of stuff (or worse yet, bemoan the terrible tastes of this or that celeb, whose taste comes close to my own) irritates me.
I do follow my favourite actors and actresses, but that's simply because I've grown fond of them--particularly when they're good people on top of being very talented. But then, if I really like an actor, I'll know far more than just what their kids are named.
I also don't find celebrities themselves inspirational when it comes to names. My focus, however, is generally on the character an actor plays rather than the name s/he bears. I can think of dozens of cases in which that's true--I'd use Juniper or Imogene "Idgie" long before Mary Stuart, for example (or Stardust over David, ha). There are very rare cases when I really value the celeb more than the names of the characters s/he played. In fact, the only case I can think of is Gilda Radner--but then, her name appeals to me on several levels, rather than simply the "star quality" in it.
Array (not a particularly insightful response, but that wasn't a particularly insightful article--it evens out)
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What mostly annoys me about celebrity baby names is that people care so damn much about them. I really don't give a shit what Angelina names her kid, and having columnists speculate about that kind of stuff (or worse yet, bemoan the terrible tastes of this or that celeb, whose taste comes close to my own) irritates me.
I do follow my favourite actors and actresses, but that's simply because I've grown fond of them--particularly when they're good people on top of being very talented. But then, if I really like an actor, I'll know far more than just what their kids are named.
I also don't find celebrities themselves inspirational when it comes to names. My focus, however, is generally on the character an actor plays rather than the name s/he bears. I can think of dozens of cases in which that's true--I'd use Juniper or Imogene "Idgie" long before Mary Stuart, for example (or Stardust over David, ha). There are very rare cases when I really value the celeb more than the names of the characters s/he played. In fact, the only case I can think of is Gilda Radner--but then, her name appeals to me on several levels, rather than simply the "star quality" in it.
Array (not a particularly insightful response, but that wasn't a particularly insightful article--it evens out)
On the end of the world: There will be snacks.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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