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[macallan25]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

How come you think it is funny on the one hand, then sad on the other?

Because the names are funny..........it's sad that someone would actually name their child something like that and think that it is appropriate. Good luck being taken seriously.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by macallan25

it's sad that someone would actually name their child something like that and think that it is appropriate. Good luck being taken seriously.

So like Cadillac Williams is a very inappropriate name and is never taken seriously...

[macallan25]

1. Cadillac is a nickname......his real name is Carnell.

2. He's a football player. Is that really the best example you could have used? Brian Bosworth was a great football player.......don't think many people took "The Boz" very seriously.

[shinerbock]

Cadillac was a name given to Carnell while he was in HS, because supposedly he ran smoothly. It happened to carry over to Auburn, and fans and ESPN calling him that pretty much made it his first name. That being said, when I was at AU most people referred to him has Carnell, the media is what most perpetuated the Cadillac and Caddy thing. Also, I think Tuberville referred to him as Cadillac at times.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by macallan25

1. Cadillac is a nickname......his real name is Carnell.

2. He's a football player. Is that really the best example you could have used? Brian Bosworth was a great football player.......don't think many people took "The Boz" very seriously.

Okey, how about "Dick Butkus"...

Dude couldn't help folks during his time would call Richard, a Dick... And folks cannot help what their last name they were born into. But, I do find his name funny and sounds inappropriate by your definition. However, as you are well aware, he proved the kind of person he was on the field and is a Hall of Famer...

And then let's not go into "The Goat" in B-ball...

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Okey, how about "Dick Butkus"...

Dude couldn't help folks during his time would call Richard, a Dick... And folks cannot help what their last name they were born into. But, I do find his name funny and sounds inappropriate by your definition. However, as you are well aware, he proved the kind of person he was on the field and is a Hall of Famer...

And then let's not go into "The Goat" in B-ball...

Naming your kid something like LaQuandra/Lavernius/Shaquita is completely different, in my opinion, than naming your kid Richard. Yeah, his name does sound funny when you are calling him by his nickname.......but it's just that.....a nickname.

[James]

Just to keep it fair, we also mock celebrities that come up with odd and unusal names for their offspring.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Naming your kid something like LaQuandra/Lavernius/Shaquita is completely different, in my opinion, than naming your kid Richard. Yeah, his name does sound funny when you are calling him by his nickname.......but it's just that.....a nickname.

Wait, what about "Laveranues Coles"? He is still in the NFL...

And LaDainian Tomlinson?

There are reasons why we may name our children "funky" names that eventually become common place: such as JaLisa, Tomika, or Kenya...

But hey, it is America last I checked. And the Constitution and Bill of Rights says I can name my kid a name whenever and whatever I want. It can be a jacked up name or a more "appropriate" name that lacks creativity.

My mother's name could be viewed a "ghetto" because her mother could not spell...

[macallan25]

I don't know why you keep throwing out the names of football players.

....and I am perferctly well aware that you can name your kid whatever you want. That is totally besides the point.