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The Velveteen Ocelot

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60. Yeah, it's like making all your internet passwords "12345"

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Southwest Airlines apologises for mocking girl's name [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 OP

Her name is ABCDE.... Shell_Seas Nov 2018 #1

Well, I doubt that the SW agent that mocked her was a middle-schooler. onenote Nov 2018 #2

Agree. Good manners are duty. Hortensis Nov 2018 #17

It's ridiculous. Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #65

C'mon - that's only because Germany doesn't want to see a host of bullwinkle428 Nov 2018 #71

Actually, I keep dogs from Germany train and test them Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #73

but did the "dogs" of war apologie for this OP? Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #95

You like a rule that says boys must get boys names and girls must get girls names? onenote Nov 2018 #80

I have to agree with you. As bad as the gate agent's actions were, the woman obviously gave alwaysinasnit Nov 2018 #4

Really? 2naSalit Nov 2018 #28

What are you talking about? LisaL Nov 2018 #33

Farming. GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #64

Good one! DeeDeeNY Nov 2018 #78

Nearly spit out my coffee on that one HopeAgain Nov 2018 #102

*snort* smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #109

I agree. delisen Nov 2018 #88

Perhaps my response was callous, but given how difficult it is for children to grow up in the type alwaysinasnit Nov 2018 #90

I saw the mom's interview; Shell_Seas Nov 2018 #108

Agreed 100%. Eom tarheelsunc Nov 2018 #30

Yes. The agent went over the line in posting it & talking to others about it. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #45

I totally agree agent's action were not appropriate. An adult shouldn't mock a child's LisaL Nov 2018 #46

Be tough. My last name is Tubby erronis Nov 2018 #79

I say blame the Mom JuJuYoshida Nov 2018 #3

Two high school athletes in my community BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #22

Marijuana is not that uncommon of a name ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #62

So the cop was mad because she said her last name was Jackson, not Sawyer? nt greyl Nov 2018 #94

Better than my kid's name... Dennis Donovan Nov 2018 #5

I literally lol'ed. Shell_Seas Nov 2018 #9

Now that's funny!🤗 Bluepinky Nov 2018 #11

I'm still laughing. Good one! n/t phylny Nov 2018 #12

DUzy malaise Nov 2018 #19

It's a learning experience for everyone Renew Deal Nov 2018 #6

Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #7

Give your kid a joke name, and throw a fit when someone laughs Takket Nov 2018 #8

+1000 Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #21

Agreed Watchfoxheadexplodes Nov 2018 #27

Exactly nt Raine Nov 2018 #35

I agree, it might also have considered a mistake by the desk agent..that would be funny if I saw the Demonaut Nov 2018 #82

I think choosing a name is madaboutharry Nov 2018 #10

Ima Hogg left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #13

OMG. What were they thinking? Maybe the name made her tough. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #52

The parents are idiots for giving their daughter that name, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #14

Abcde's parents should apolgize to Abcde for giving such a "unique" name Devil Child Nov 2018 #15

Play stupid games and win stupid prizes. cwydro Nov 2018 #16

Heard a story once about a kid named sheh-THEED. Of course... Beartracks Nov 2018 #68

Stupid parents Calculating Nov 2018 #18

Feel sorry for that kid. Adrahil Nov 2018 #20

i think mom should have known this was gonna happen..A LOT! samnsara Nov 2018 #23

Mom's an idiot Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #24

Obviously an employee of the airline shouldn't be doing that. LisaL Nov 2018 #25

The gate agent shouldn't have made fun of it, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #26

Holy Crap? jberryhill Nov 2018 #101

Interesting how so many here, on DU 2naSalit Nov 2018 #29

Seriously???? What "different culture" would that be? WillowTree Nov 2018 #31

Alphabet loving culture? LisaL Nov 2018 #32

They live on Sesame Street! Coventina Nov 2018 #39

Ha! Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #69

And work at the Electric Company! GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #70

Ummm . . . no. Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #83

She's a white mom from Texas. Watch the video in the linked article. X_Digger Nov 2018 #34

It is kinda. violetpastille Nov 2018 #81

In what culture would that "name" Raine Nov 2018 #38

I am often shocked when confronted with the narrow-mindedness of "progressives." delisen Nov 2018 #40

this isn't creativity. 912gdm Nov 2018 #92

....and what is wrong with R2D2? Artoo-Detoo delisen Nov 2018 #97

Then why didn't she name her Absidee? yardwork Nov 2018 #98

No one is saying the woman cannot ... Whiskeytide Nov 2018 #107

Culture of stupidity Devil Child Nov 2018 #76

If I was that kid I would change my name Raine Nov 2018 #36

As would I. Ilsa Nov 2018 #59

+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #110

In Praise of Nonconformity. Let parents be imaginative and Scold the bullies delisen Nov 2018 #37

I agree with you to a point, but ABCDE is not imaginative. Coventina Nov 2018 #41

Yes, I am not sure what is imaginative of giving a child name consisting of first five letters of LisaL Nov 2018 #43

Absidee is how it is pronounced. I wonder if people rejecting ABCDE delisen Nov 2018 #86

I would be more accepting of that name Sanity Claws Nov 2018 #106

I like it better than a host of names. I like the sound of Ab-si-dee delisen Nov 2018 #87

Yeah, it's like making all your internet passwords "12345" The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #60

there are a lot of names that are considered female now but started as male demigoddess Nov 2018 #55

Schuyler...50 year's ago, before it and it's derivatives became trendy. Tikki Nov 2018 #61

The child will "scold the bullies" every day of her life. yardwork Nov 2018 #99

Actually, Abcde is more common than you think... albacore Nov 2018 #42

Yes, we know. LisaL Nov 2018 #44

okay that does it.............. i'm moving to Canada Takket Nov 2018 #47

Am I the only one wondering why they are ALL girls? grantcart Nov 2018 #66

I have a theory DFW Nov 2018 #91

I thought that was unusual too. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #112

WTF, Texas? NickB79 Nov 2018 #75

I know, right? xor Dec 2018 #114

Their parents are all republicans who voted for Trump. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #111

Lots of superiority on this thread. Great to see people be so understanding and compassionate. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #48

Yep, cause that's what world is full of. LisaL Nov 2018 #49

The child was five! Who makes fun of a five year old and why would anyone think it is ok? Glimmer of Hope Nov 2018 #54

I went to school with a girl named BeGe. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #50

Boring story to me. Sounds like it will end in some 😴 underpants Nov 2018 #51

I don't agree with adults mocking her name in front of her, but come on! She is going to Luciferous Nov 2018 #53

The gate agent was an epic asshole Jake Stern Nov 2018 #56

The gate agent was inappropriate. By the time one reaches ecstatic Nov 2018 #57

cruelty agingdem Nov 2018 #58

Dr. Taco B.M. Monster is not amused ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #63

Interesting how the context makes his name seem not so bad renate Dec 2018 #116

First of all, he's Dutch, so we don't know just how strange that name is ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #118

Silly name aside. Horse with no Name Nov 2018 #67

In 42 years of pediatrics, I have seen some, shall we say, interesting... 3catwoman3 Nov 2018 #72

Names and ... HDSam Nov 2018 #74

My grand-daughter, Eleminopea, loves the Abcde name. JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2018 #77

How is a name like that even pronounced Raine Nov 2018 #84

1st sentence of the post ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #85

Thanks Raine Nov 2018 #96

Espn shanti Nov 2018 #89

Anybody know a Qwerty? HopeAgain Nov 2018 #104

I just have to. 912gdm Nov 2018 #93

Yes, it is a ridiculous name and both kind and mean people will laugh about it... cbdo2007 Nov 2018 #100

Two wrongs make two wrongs HopeAgain Nov 2018 #103

It doesn't matter. liberalmuse Nov 2018 #105

Then, of course, there's always the lovely Asshole, Totally Tunsie Nov 2018 #113

Asshole, pronounced "Ah-SHOL-ee". left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 #117

Abcde would be an excellent middle name. xor Dec 2018 #115

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