Should strange children names be considered child abuse?

celebrity baby names likeAudio Science, andjermajesty. Should they be allowed? It seems extremely selfish to me, its like they've ruined someones life within 2 minutes of its existance. Should their be a point were its just ridiculous and they can't call their kid that? Or does freedom of speech win whatever a kid gets called?

I certainly wouldn't go as far as to call it abuse but I definately think there should be a limit as to what you can call your child. And as you said it seems selfish that they should call their kid such a ridiculous name,and it will probably cause the child some problems later on in their life.

Yes. I'd also include common names that are intentionally misspelled in a lame effort to introduce uniqueness.

Well, in my opinion, any parents who name their baby boy (if they get one) Dick should get kicked in the shins. It's pretty obvious...*cough*[spoiler] Their kid will get teased at school. [/spoiler] *cough*

The problem with this topic is that "strange" has a different meaning to everyone.

The problem with this topic is that "strange" has a different meaning to everyone.

turtlethetaffer

Of course, but some good sense is always welcome...

Lets see, children who are going to grow up in privilege. Getting everything their heart desires, but wait! Their names arn't normal. Those poor poor kids. I couldn't care less about celebrity kids, they are going to grow up with fame and fortune and all they have to put up with is an abnormal name? I would gladly be called Pooper McScooper to grow up the life they will.xTheExploited

It shouldn't be child abuse, it should just be rejected on the spot. No birth certificate should have awkward names.Famiking

This. And the law should also require that if they request a name like that the doctor is legally obligated to slap them in the face.

Possibly, but if its really strange people will always remember it.

Like that NASCAR driver Richard Trickle.. Yeah just think about that for a moment..

Even a 4 year old could figure out what to call him.

A mild form a child abuse, yes. Kids will have enough to worry about in the future the don't need a stupid name to worry about aswell.

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]Lets see, children who are going to grow up in privilege. Getting everything their heart desires, but wait! Their names arn't normal. Those poor poor kids. I couldn't care less about celebrity kids, they are going to grow up with fame and fortune and all they have to put up with is an abnormal name? I would gladly be called Pooper McScooper to grow up the life they will.Famiking

I do feel bad for a child that gets picked on because of his name. There are thousands of names to choose from so there shouldn't be a reason for a kid to be named something that could make him feel uncomfortable in some situation.

Not really..i don't think it should be considered child abuse...it's the parents right to name their child...and the kids going to live in luxury and have friends and get married no matter what because people migrate towards the wealthy..women will faun over him in hopes of being able to live that life they think is so blissful and carefree..same could be said for rich females...so i don't see what the problem is..

It's society's fault for thinking the names are strange, not the parents fault.

Why would anyone care if someone is named Audio Science?? I don't care. "Yo Audio, what up!" It sounds just fine to me, I don't care if I have to call someone Audio. I'll just leave out the Science part.

I prefer to ponder this... Should strange children be considered societal abuse?rawsavon

I sense sarcasm..am i right..:o?

I think it may be..i mean..if the kids a threat to society..why don't we cryo freeze him for future study/reference..:P

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]I prefer to ponder this... Should strange children be considered societal abuse?Xx_Hopeless_xX

I sense sarcasm..am i right..:o?

I think it may be..i mean..if the kids a threat to society..why don't we cryo freeze him for future study/reference..:P

Now this thread is getting productive!

Dude if my name was Audio Science that would be freaking awesome lol.. Seriously average names are getting boring and there are too many people with the same name it gets confusing

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]I prefer to ponder this... Should strange children be considered societal abuse?Xx_Hopeless_xX

I sense sarcasm..am i right..:o?

I think it may be..i mean..if the kids a threat to society..why don't we cryo freeze him for future study/reference..:P

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"]I prefer to ponder this... Should strange children be considered societal abuse?rawsavon

I sense sarcasm..am i right..:o?

I think it may be..i mean..if the kids a threat to society..why don't we cryo freeze him for future study/reference..:P

Oh..:(..fine then..i shall return from the cryo freeze chamber momentarily..then we shall commence pondering..:x!

I have the most generic name around (Matthew). I would kill for something strange (I've always like Wolfgang myself).

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

I sense sarcasm..am i right..:o?

I think it may be..i mean..if the kids a threat to society..why don't we cryo freeze him for future study/reference..:P

Oh..:(..fine then..i shall return from the cryo freeze chamber momentarily..then we shall commence pondering..:x!

It already is in New Zealand. And, really, if it's so out of hand that people are honest-to-God naming their kids "Midnight Chardonnay" and "Number 16 Bus Shelter" (probably where he was conceived) then something needs to be done.

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] The interwebz is serious business my e-freind rawsavon

Oh..:(..fine then..i shall return from the cryo freeze chamber momentarily..then we shall commence pondering..:x!

So we can continue freezing random children at our leisure!?!?

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

Oh..:(..fine then..i shall return from the cryo freeze chamber momentarily..then we shall commence pondering..:x!

So we can continue freezing random children at our leisure!?!?

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Me thinks your sarcasm detector is broken -joins Hopeless in the cryo chamber...anything that involves freezing kids and getting them off the street is a 'win' in my bookrawsavon

So we can continue freezing random children at our leisure!?!?

Then there would be an investigation...we must remain discreet at this point in time..:P

I do feel bad for a child that gets picked on because of his name. There are thousands of names to choose from so there shouldn't be a reason for a kid to be named something that could make him feel uncomfortable in some situation.

Nifty_Shark

Do you think we should force immigrants to adopt a common name? Sure it's not the same thing, but it remains that many children are being picked on at school because they have names from another language.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

So we can continue freezing random children at our leisure!?!?

Then there would be an investigation...we must remain discreet at this point in time..:P

I have the most generic name around (Matthew). I would kill for something strange (I've always like Wolfgang myself).

Grodus5

It's not child abuse, but giving a kid a really strange name isn't doing them a favor. Why don't you just name your kid 'Kick My Butt'.

Audio Science? lol This is just as bad as that celebrity that named his kid Pilot Inspector. :lol:

Just imagine his first day at school.

Teacher: "Name?"

Kid: "Pilot Inspector."

Teacher: "I asked your name not what you want to be when you grow up."

Kid::x :(

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Random :( ...I was under the impression of ALLrawsavon

Then there would be an investigation...we must remain discreet at this point in time..:P

Time to contact the media and begin spreading propoganda..yes :P??!!

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

Then there would be an investigation...we must remain discreet at this point in time..:P

Time to contact the media and begin spreading propoganda..yes :P??!!

I don't think any limitations should be made, but I doubt anyone would be fine with being named Richard Head (Someone my parents knew). My half brother's last name is Winterbottom, and man he got it in highschool.

"Hey, what's up arctic ass?'

"Yo! Frigid fanny!"

"How's it going, summertop?"

What a nightmare.

I guess you could make this connection. I read a study once that suggest children with names outside of the commonly accepted ones are more likely to be criminals. BUT, I'm not sure if I buy into it that much.. they may just represent a different culture all together.EMOEVOLUTION

Depends on how far we want to take this. There have been studies shown that kids with "black names" are far less likely to get jobs and more likely to end up in prison. So if weird names are "child abuse" and need to be stopped, at which point do we reach the equivalent of saying "no, your name is TOBY!"

Make no mistake, there's no question that many parents are doing their kids a disservice by giving them "weird" names. But this is a real touchy issue that needs to be handled very lightly. When we say that certain names are not allowed (and not all names are allowed, AFAIK), that's treading awfully close to forcibly eradicating people's cultural heritage.