Re: Jemima
in reply to a message by Billina
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."
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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."
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"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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Ditto
Editing this out.
Sorry. I posted about it in the Lounge, so go there. :P
Sorry. I posted about it in the Lounge, so go there. :P
This message was edited 7/13/2015, 10:11 AM
I think the name Atticus is far better suited to an antagonist.
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.