Comments on: Lisa Bonet Gives New Son Crazy Name. Ruins Him For Life. http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2009/01/08/lisa-bonet-new-baby-name/ Hollywood Gossip Celebrity Rumors Celebrity Gossip Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: D Austin http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2009/01/08/lisa-bonet-new-baby-name/comment-page-1/#comment-317403 D Austin Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:23:36 +0000 http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/?p=3016#comment-317403 Okay - this was a dumb post. I'm part Native Hawaiian, a college graduate with two degrees, and I don't understand the humor ? of this article. I agree with Renalta. Sheesh. Man. Okay – this was a dumb post. I’m part Native Hawaiian, a college graduate with two degrees, and I don’t understand the humor ? of this article. I agree with Renalta. Sheesh. Man.

]]> By: Renalta http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2009/01/08/lisa-bonet-new-baby-name/comment-page-1/#comment-310391 Renalta Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:43:02 +0000 http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/?p=3016#comment-310391 So....the baby is part Hawaiian, and the parents gave him a Hawaiian name. Weird...What's next--Chinese immigrants giving their children traditional names? What's wrong with everyone being named John or Suzie? It doesn't make sense for parents to honor their heritage and name their children what they want. Don't they know that kids may tease them? And it would be too hard to expect children to not make fun of someone's background. We could teach our children strength and pride, but why bother? Just tell them to do what everyone else is doing to avoid being teased. Wow, I think I just hurt myself, that was a lot of sarcasm. In school, I had a name that no one else in the district had. Was I teased? Not about my name! Most kids thought it was cool. And I doubt this child will be called by his full name at every opportunity. I don't think many kids will have a problem with "Hey, Nakoa!". It's not as if they named him Bunnyrumpple-Fig Poodlechunks. ^__^ (oh, and my name isn't "renalta" ^__^ My name is a traditional Irish name, and I'm not even that Irish, I'm more Jamaican! lol) So….the baby is part Hawaiian, and the parents gave him a Hawaiian name. Weird…What’s next–Chinese immigrants giving their children traditional names? What’s wrong with everyone being named John or Suzie? It doesn’t make sense for parents to honor their heritage and name their children what they want. Don’t they know that kids may tease them? And it would be too hard to expect children to not make fun of someone’s background. We could teach our children strength and pride, but why bother? Just tell them to do what everyone else is doing to avoid being teased.

Wow, I think I just hurt myself, that was a lot of sarcasm. In school, I had a name that no one else in the district had. Was I teased? Not about my name! Most kids thought it was cool. And I doubt this child will be called by his full name at every opportunity. I don’t think many kids will have a problem with “Hey, Nakoa!”. It’s not as if they named him Bunnyrumpple-Fig Poodlechunks. ^__^

(oh, and my name isn’t “renalta” ^__^ My name is a traditional Irish name, and I’m not even that Irish, I’m more Jamaican! lol)

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