You know, all things considered, I don't think it's going to be his really crap, easily-lampooned name that's going to scar him for life. I mean, M.I.A. is his mother....

errant said:

well, his name ain't wickett or chewbacca or jar-jar anyway. she probably named him chad.

Anxiety said:

whew! yeah, just read further.


she's still his mom, though, right?

hokie said:

That's fine, you don't have to like it.

The problem isn't kids getting weird or non traditional names, it's assholes making fun of names that are not "John" or "Jill".

One would think that with so much exposure to other cultures and names, people would get over "weird" names already.

And the more I say it, the more I think "Ickett" is kinda cute.

apparently it's not really his name.


M.I.A.: 'My Baby Is Not Called Ickitt'

M.I.A. gave birth to a baby boy on February 11, just a few days after she performed "Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and Kanye West at the Grammys. Although Latina.com reported that the "Paper Planes" singer had named her son Ickitt -- a story that many media outlets including omg.yahoo.com had picked up -- the rapper writes on her MySpace blog that her "baby is not called Ickitt, Pickit, or Lickit. Thank you very much to all the Hollywood press. He's a baby, he don't need press." Whew! That name sounded, well, simply icky.

"I didn't release the baby name because I didn't think it was news," she continues. "But I will be back with something newsworthy soon. Till then, go pick on Apple, Satchel, and Moon Unit."

Shall we?


http://omg.yahoo.com/blog...itt/191?nc

Teacher said:

But that's a matter of personal taste and preference.

oh well, you can name your son whatever you want.

It's kinda cute, although unusual.
Better than Apple.

er mistake..edit.. If you were expecting her to call him John or Tom, errr..too bad. I like her!
[Edited 3/6/09 14:41pm]

hokie said:

That's fine, you don't have to like it.

The problem isn't kids getting weird or non traditional names, it's assholes making fun of names that are not "John" or "Jill".

One would think that with so much exposure to other cultures and names, people would get over "weird" names already.

And the more I say it, the more I think "Ickett" is kinda cute.

you got to lick it
before we kick it
you got to get it soft and wet
so we can ickett

I'm naming my kid Boll Weevil.

I'm naming my kid Boll Weevil.

minneapolisgenius said:

*calling child welfare services*

You know, all things considered, I don't think it's going to be his really crap, easily-lampooned name that's going to scar him for life. I mean, M.I.A. is his mother....

you got to lick it
before we kick it
you got to get it soft and wet
so we can ickett it

Teacher said:

One boy (Boll Weevil of course) and one girl: Junebug. That's cute, right?

minneapolisgenius said:

Junebug IS cute actually!

Teacher said:

I think so too. It was apparently my aunt's nickname when she was little.

minneapolisgenius said:

Awwwww Do it!