+149 You hate when people try to whitewash their own name; your name is part of who & where you're from... OWN it damn it! amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's why i can't have my name (Hannah) in the amirite chatroom. There is (Or was) another girl named Hannah, and she gets really mad if i use my name :(

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I like my name but I can understand why some people would want to change theirs... I have a cousin who's middle name was Spunk (after her father's name) before she got married.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know a guy from South Korea who chose his name, Andy, by watching Toy Story. Best way of choosing a name. :D

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well its hard to have a name called "gustav Krupp Von Bohlen und Halbach". Obviously you would want to change it so that its easier for people to remember, spell and pronounce. And also, many people from other countries who keep their original names get picked on and are prone to racism, so let's be a little less ignorant anon.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

because a name shouldn't be something tacked onto you at birth because your parents liked it, It should be something that is representative of who you are as an individual

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm Nigerian and I shortened my name because it's kinda hard to pronounce and people were making fun of it. One of the things that annoys me most is when people come up to me and ask "What's your REAL name?" and after lots of begging I finally tell them and they STILL pronounce it wrong :(

by Anonymous 13 years ago