Posted by
flipsidedon on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:10:43 PM
Some of you are offended that I would even spell out the "name that shall never be spoken"! It is truly amazing that political correctness has gotten to the point that saying a person’s name (not a disparaging nickname) is evidence of dirty politics to say the least, and possibly of overt racism. This is just too stupid to listen to.
If Barak Hussein Obama finds his name insulting or belittling, then he should change his name. It’s not hard to do, and he is a lawyer and Senator. One would think he could figure it out. I worked for Family Protective Services, and I encountered children being saddled with names that were disgusting and humiliating—names for various body parts, personal human activities, products not discussed in public, and references to random objects (like "Blue Bird". "Sail Boat", "Barbie Que", etc.). I considered this to be a from of child abuse that is not recognized by the law. A child should not be persecuted with a name for which his or her parents are responsible.
However, once one is an adult, he can change his name, and then can legitimately insist that using his "given" name is insensitive and intentionally disrespectful. If Obama is embarrassed by his name being used, then he should change it. Until he does so, it is fair for others to assume he has some affection for the name, and certainly it is absurd to say that anyone using the name of a prominent public figure is somehow an intentional insult that reveals anything about the one using the name other than respect for the person who wears the name.