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Help[Opinions] What *if* she wants to be a doctor? So what?
in reply to a message by divine90
I have to wonder what would be wrong with Dr. Emmylou Schultz or Emmylou Janssen, attorney at law. Do those really sound shameful to you?
Also, what's teaseable about Emmylou that makes it so unacceptable? Do you see any cruel nicknames that could arise from it?
If this sounds defensive, I'm sorry--I don't mean it to sound that way. I seriously just want to know the answers to these questions; sometime recently, I moved past the question of "What if she becomes a doctor?" without noticing, and now it sounds ridiculous to me. My response is, like, "Well, yeah, but what if she becomes a doctor? She's going to be living in a world of Destinee Martin, MD, and besides that, anyone who bases their trust in a doctor on the fact that he's Doctor John rather than Doctor Tyler has more than a few screws loose."
If you could explain to me the reasoning behind the "What if she wants to be someone intelligent?" (because, really, that's what that question boils down to), in a world where two of the most successful chicks around are named Dolly and Oprah, I'd appreciate it. (And please don't respond with the answer that success isn't brains, because in both their cases, that's not so. Dolly Parton and Oprah are both very smart business women, to do what they've done.)
This turned into a rant, I suspect, and I apologize again--I really didn't mean it to do so, lol. Thank you for your help and your suggestions; I do like Gwendolyn, Mira, Justinia / Justicia, Tia (Tia and Tony!), and Garnet (but only on a boy). It was very nice of you to offer me some names, and I appreciate it. :)
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Mick Jagger is older than:
1. Velcro
2. Cake mix
3. Israel
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Also, what's teaseable about Emmylou that makes it so unacceptable? Do you see any cruel nicknames that could arise from it?
If this sounds defensive, I'm sorry--I don't mean it to sound that way. I seriously just want to know the answers to these questions; sometime recently, I moved past the question of "What if she becomes a doctor?" without noticing, and now it sounds ridiculous to me. My response is, like, "Well, yeah, but what if she becomes a doctor? She's going to be living in a world of Destinee Martin, MD, and besides that, anyone who bases their trust in a doctor on the fact that he's Doctor John rather than Doctor Tyler has more than a few screws loose."
If you could explain to me the reasoning behind the "What if she wants to be someone intelligent?" (because, really, that's what that question boils down to), in a world where two of the most successful chicks around are named Dolly and Oprah, I'd appreciate it. (And please don't respond with the answer that success isn't brains, because in both their cases, that's not so. Dolly Parton and Oprah are both very smart business women, to do what they've done.)
This turned into a rant, I suspect, and I apologize again--I really didn't mean it to do so, lol. Thank you for your help and your suggestions; I do like Gwendolyn, Mira, Justinia / Justicia, Tia (Tia and Tony!), and Garnet (but only on a boy). It was very nice of you to offer me some names, and I appreciate it. :)
Array
Mick Jagger is older than:
1. Velcro
2. Cake mix
3. Israel
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
This message was edited 6/9/2006, 6:35 AM
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I have to agree with you. I don't think a name at all reflects what a person should be or if they are professionally competent. I know there have been studies done where they do show certain names are taken more seriously however I do think a person is being discriminating if they are using professional based on what the name of a person is and not the creditials they have behind them.
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