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My wife used to name her RPG characters “Isis” after a cat we used to have. Used to have to explain to vets that we named her Isis years before Bush and Cheney

My wife used to name her RPG characters “Isis” after a cat we used to have. Used to have to explain to vets that we named her Isis years before Bush and Cheney created Isis by starting their illegitimate war in Iraq.

mikojan 5y ago
Honestly, what a great way to start _that_ conversation haha
alentist 5y ago
ISIS was founded in 1999. The Iraq War began in 2003. Bush's administration ended in 2009. ISIS gained power in 2014, 5 years into Obama's administration.
mellavora 5y ago
Better yet, my children's school had a parent support portal called Isis. I have some fun emails whose subject line is "here are your ISIS family log-in details" and this was right around the time the terrorist group was frequently in the news
ggrelet 5y ago
Are people not familiar with the Egyptian goddess, though?
- stragies 5y ago
  In 2021, hardly anybody remembers Isis to be the Goddess of Love who invented marriage
  - spopejoy 5y ago
    Isis is a common figure in everything from literature to disco lyrics. It's offensive to ban that name.
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