Comments on: Who Gets To Decide What Counts As A Name? http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 08:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Baxter http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-327030 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:50:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/#comment-327030 concerning your point about calling a kid ‘pee,’ ‘poop,’ or ‘toilet’ because it sounds pretty, my real name’s anas.(pronounced ah-NASE) because apparently “it’s a beautiful name.” suuuuuuuuuuure, mom, suuuuuuuuuuure.

i am seriously not even kidding you.

]]> By: Nick http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-165371 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:12:50 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/#comment-165371 In New Zealand parents were prevented from naming their child ‘4real’

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10456528

]]> By: Angela P. http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-9977 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:36:17 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/#comment-9977 Come to think of it; I really hope “pronounceable” is a word…

]]> By: Angela P. http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-9976 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:35:47 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/#comment-9976 Sandra- I highly doubt that is what the child would have been addressed as. Its barely even pronounceable. Obviously the parents would call them by a nickname or middle name.

Why were they fined? I guess it could have some complications when it came to filling out legal documents perhaps?

]]> By: Sandra http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/21/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-a-name/#comment-527 Can you imagine the child learning to write it’s name?

But apart from looking like random letters picked on the keyboard, it’s really no worse than naming their child Clamidia or Anorexia (I remember reading about someone naming their girls these names).

Nevermind the names being pretty, the meaning attached to them is no doubt negative, so they might as well be called “Pee” or “Poop” or “Toilet”. Children can be unbelievably cruel, so the “weird-named” child could easily become a target. And I imagine applying for a school or a job might become bothersome. “Please come in Mr. berfexss….?”

The Swedish parents said it was an artistic expression of some sort. Well, I don’t think using your child to express your art is right. Sort of like living up to your dreams through your child, despite what the child itself may want or dream of.

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