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I'm going to throw in my opinion on the name thing. I welcome disagreement, especially in this specific case, but there have been 3 or 4 different occasions la
by jat850 14y ago
I'm going to throw in my opinion on the name thing. I welcome disagreement, especially in this specific case, but there have been 3 or 4 different occasions lately where I have seen something similar come up.
Kim Dotcom legally changed his name, for whatever purported reasons (publicity, most likely). He willfully has chosen this as his legal name, and while the name (or his reasons) might be silly or frivolous, I think he is owed the due respect of calling him by his chosen name.
Other noteworthy examples of late have been Ron Artest changing his name to "Metta World Peace" and Chad Johnson to "Chad Ochocinco" (which he may have changed back, I cannot recall at this time).
Their chosen names may too be silly or frivolous, and I have seen media examples where they have called it out and said "forget that, I'm calling him Ron Artest/Chad Johnson, I don't care what his legal name is."
In my belief this is patently disrespectful, in the same way that it was disrespectful for people to call Muhammed Ali "Cassius" after he changed his name, and in the same way it would be disrespectful for me to call you by some name that you did not wish to be called by (legally, for religious purposes, or any other personal reason).
I do fully understand your stance and I wouldn't call it "wrong", I just don't agree with it.
- J3L2404 14y agoHis name is the least of his problems, as his antics and sleaziness are well documented. He makes a terrible hero, which probably factored into his being singled out.
- vecinu 14y agoThis is what people aren't talking about. His attitude is what will put him behind bars.
- anamax 14y ago> His attitude is what will put him behind bars. What "attitudes" are jail-worthy? Be precise and justify your choices.
- tedunangst 14y agoSpeaking of precision, what will put you behind bars and what should put you behind bars are two different things.
- vecinu 14y agoI personally believe that displaying your wealth to the wrong people is a wrong choice, especially when one teases with his wealth.
- planetguy 14y ago>In my belief this is patently disrespectful, in the same way that it was disrespectful for people to call Muhammed Ali "Cassius" after he changed his name Possibly, but since I don't respect Kimmy, it's appropriate that I should call him by his (sensible) birth name rather than the (ridiculous and embarrassing) name he chose for himself. I don't respect Cassius Clay much either. Seriously, all that bragging is gauche. Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude.
- blhack 14y ago>Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude. Quell the nerd rage.
- larrys 14y ago"Seriously, all that bragging is gauche." It served a purpose. It got him publicity and was good for his career and in bringing attention to boxing. (I'm guessing you don't have anything good to say about Trump either.)
- icebraining 14y ago"Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer." -- Muhammad Ali
- awj 14y ago> Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude. If there were such a thing as a Fields Medal for boxing, Ali would have won it. He wasn't just "good at punching people", he brought in techniques that changed the sport. It's fine that you are comfortable being as ignorant about boxing as most people are about math. That's your prerogative. That said, dismissing someone's accomplishments based on your ignorance is a shitty thing to do.
- planetguy 14y agoNo, what I'm saying is that punching people isn't a worthwhile endeavour.