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submitted 11 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

its quite simple - they want their child to be special and/or they want their child to make them special

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[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago (5 children)

That, or they grew up in a situation like me where I knew 14 people named Mike, 8 named Peter, 12 Jacobs, and 9 Anthonys.

I was always glad my parents chose an uncommon name for me.

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago

Yeah jiggle is an odd name.

I'm a third of my name in a row

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I was always glad my parents chose an uncommon name for me.

There's plenty of uncommon names to choose from without misspelling a brand name and sticking that on your kid for life.

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[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

There is a difference between addressing why mainstream taste may shift, vs the exact outcomes of that shift.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

Fair enough.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

i had four teachers per grade at my elementary and every class had at least four stephanies

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