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Did anyone else hear about the ruling the judge made in New Zealand against parents naming their children odd names?
The name that caused him to make this ruling was a 9-year-old named "Talulah Does The Hula From Hawaii". Other names that were changed were "Sex Fruit", "Keenan Got Lucy" and "Fish and Chips".
When I first heard about this ruling about a judge changing odd names, I thought it was invasive on basic human rights, until I heard what the names were.
What are your thoughts?
**EDIT** The parents were going through a divorce and a judge was looking through the papers and saw the girls name listed. That’s how he got involved.
New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions.
Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence,".
Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed from Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.
"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child’s parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."
The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead.
Should US judges have the same right?
After seeing some of the proposed names on this site, I’m beginning to think so.
This morning at breakfast my friends and I were reading the news paper and one girl came across an article about a Judge in New Zealand forcing the parents of a 9 year old girl to change her name. The name that the parents had given her was- Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii
What on earth were they thinking?
There were some others listed like-
Fish and Chips
Masport and Mower
Yeah Detroit
Stallion
Twisty Poi
Keenan Got Lucy
Sex Fruit
Spiral Cicada
Kaos
Hitler
Cinderella Beauty Blossom
Passionate Love
twins called Benson & Hedges (cigarette brand)
Number 16 Bus Stop
http://stuff.co.nz/4628719a10.html
What on earth are these people smoking?
Number 16 Bus Stop made me laugh though lol. I agree it’s abuse.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names
Judge: Girl’s name, Talula Does The Hula, won’t do
I think that it is officially time to start to sterolize people that want to name their kids things like:
"Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii"
"Fish and Chips"
"Yeah Detroit"
"Keenan Got Lucy"
"Sex Fruit"
"Number 16 Bus Shelter "
"Violence"
and the nut-job names that celebrities have been naming their kids like "Apple", "Soli Moon Fry", and others that, as the article said, "makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."
White trash names like Cletus and Lerleen should be in the list along with the random mish-mash of Q’s and Y’s that constitute an "African American" name here in the US… (Because no, no one in Africa names their children Shaniqua… They know better.)
What is your opinion on such retardataion?
procreate?
Thu Jul 24, 5:41 AM ET
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.
Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.
Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.
The new name was not made public to protect the girl’s privacy.
"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child’s parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."
The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl’s lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.
In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.
Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.
New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.
Remember this is a little human being who will have to endure all sorts of endless, and horrible teasings because of a name. What if your parents gave you a goofy name like "Hickery Dickery Dock?" Now imagine your school mates saying "The mouse ran up the clock." ( ^ _ ^ )
A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names. Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed. Other blocked names included Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit.
What is most unusual or bizaare name that you have come across?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names
"Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said."
Some parents should not be allowed to name kids don’t you think?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names
"Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said."
I read this today, and I was completely shocked at some of the names these parents were giving their kids.
I’ll quote a piece of the article to give you a little taste of what I mean and of what the article entails:
"Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said."
It got me to think about some of the names in America. Do you think this would be a good plan in this country? I do. I’m all for creativity, but when the name given is absolutely detrimental to the child’s life, its a problem. Its defintiely something I have noticed in the U.S. as well. I mean, think about it, if you were hiring for a job, who would you hire first, a guy named Kyle, or a guy named "Yeah Detroit"?
Heres the article link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names
Please, be kind about it.
Yeah, Happy-2, it is pretty sad, no denying that for a second.
