CelticDragon wrote:After reading through the comments and thinking about this for awhile, I have to say I don't believe it matters what your name is. I have an unusual name and was often teased and picked on, sometimes because of my name and sometimes because of my clothes, my interests, my grades, my parents.... The thing is, if someone is going to bully you, it's not because you have an unusual name, your name is only another weapon they'll use.
I personally wouldn't name my child Megatron (or several other odd things) but I do realize that names in other cultures are going to sound odd to me just as some names I consider common are unusual in other places. And let's face it, a bully can take a common, ordinary name and rhyme it with all kinds of vulgar phrases.
What I found odd about this whole thing was that parents would use facebook and the general public to decide what they should name their child. I think names are a little more important than that. Of course, this is probably all a hoax but it makes for interesting discussion.
My 2 cents (all I have left after the bullies took my purse)
I must disagree with this. I do not think parents should be naming their baby anything.
When I was a child, I didn't understand people were being negative towards the name, not me. It contributed to low self esteem. Now that I'm older and I understand it's the name, I just find it a hassle to get called something hurtful in place of my name on a regular basis.
Whether being named Megatron will result in the same sort of negative experiences I had, I just don't know which is why I remain neutral on the issue.
Since people get curious when the issue usually comes up when I mention my background, I'll share what happens to me. Instead of my name, I get called burka.
A burka is a garment in sexist cultures meant to cover people of certain genders causing discomfort and limiting their life choices. When these people do not cover up and wear their burkas, they may be subject to violence. Actually due to the sexist cultures, they are subject to violence anyway, so I should say more violence.
Then there's me, who believes in gender equality and am horrified to be called something that I am morally opposed to. I mean if someone really wants to go wear a burka or become a sex slave, that is their choice.
So I dropped the first letter of my name and went under Erica. It's confusing sometimes, but so nice to avoid the "sex slave" issue.
Just how much do I hate being called a "sex slave"?...
I started the process of legally changing my name before, paid the fees and set the court date.
My family made me so miserable that I decided to wait until I was further away because I didn't need more family fighting hassles in my life then I already had.
I wish it wasn't such a hassle and expense for a person to change their name, they make it so easy for wives who decide to take their husbands' name.
