robi2106's Journal: (Multiply Mirror) When Government Goes Too Far

According to an artilce I read here, in Sweden you have to get approval for your children's names from the government. Right. You can't name them something unless the government approves of that name. So what government agency is responsible for approving your child's names? Some Decency Review Board? Or some sort of Family Planning Council? Nope. The Swedish National Tax Board. And if they don't like your choice, you can be stuck in limbo until you yield to their decisions and pick a name that isn't "ugly." Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal."Oh no! An ugly name that is associated with a type of material substance! What about names like Stardust or Crystal or Sunshine. Give me a break Sweden. May be this is the libertarian in me, but an idiot should be able to name the little idiots whatever they want (as long as a text version of the name is possible) and yse I would even allow parents to name their kids after curse words. The parents would then get to suffer the humiliation as teachers and students deride the child for his / her name. If the parent hates their children enough to do that to them (Boy Named Sue, anyone?) then they should be able to.

Alledgedly Cool Celebrity Children Names

[RailGunner]

Dweezil Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa
Ahmet Zappa
Pilot Inspektor Lee
Wife Beater Pitt
Child Rape Jolie


Though I could be wrong on those last two...

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[tomhudson]

Parents who name their kids like this would be pretty immune to mockery by others ..

"Hitler" ... (someone had to say it :-)

"Aids" ....

Norman Bates' younger brother - "Johnny Master-..."

"Dorothy (Dot) Com"

"Kevin Karl King" (KKK)

"Failed Abortion"

"Miss Conception"

"Oops"

"Space Cadet"

"CowboyKneel"

A few decades ago the US refused to register the name "ERA" - the parents wanted to name their kid that after the failed Equal Rights Amendment - so its not like the US is any different.

Seems better than a cartoon in today's paper

[Marxist Hacker 42]

It's one of the regular strips- oh yeah, Baby Blues. Zoe has apparently found herself in a class of 26 kids in public school- five of which are named Zoe, three more named Madison (her middle name), the other three girls are named the same as well (I've forgotten what), and all the boys are called Jacob.

They should reward the parents for being imaginative and reducing teacher confusion!

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[Captain Splendid]

Dang. Back in my day, Jamie and Damon were big, and then of course shitloads of Heathers and Nicoles.

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

David

Lisa

1964

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[robi2106]

Jason was big in the late 70s early 80s because I seem to remember several of us runing around at school.