2010-10-30, 01:37 AM
It's not just anime characters, Spidey, but I rarely see people on the internet or anywhere really going I'M GONNA NAME MY KID ANGELINA JOLIE. Anyone who names their kid after anyone like that is just as ridiculous and probably shouldn't have kids. When you pre-choose names -- especially ones connected to things you enjoy, you're taking away from that child. When I said a name should be personal I meant it should be something that you feel when you first see the baby.
But giving it an anime name or a stupid name like CLOUD pretty much dooms it to be harassed for the first 13 years of it's life and can take a serious toll on it's self-esteem. It shouldn't be about what you think is cool, it should be about what's best for the child. If you like the name Cloud then go change your name, don't put a kid through that.
Also Isaac and I were talking about this just a couple weeks ago and some really bad(ass) real names include Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii and Number 16 Bus Shelter.
But giving it an anime name or a stupid name like CLOUD pretty much dooms it to be harassed for the first 13 years of it's life and can take a serious toll on it's self-esteem. It shouldn't be about what you think is cool, it should be about what's best for the child. If you like the name Cloud then go change your name, don't put a kid through that.
Also Isaac and I were talking about this just a couple weeks ago and some really bad(ass) real names include Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii and Number 16 Bus Shelter.

