Spyke

What an awful headline for this story. She's a journalist and presenter on the Australian show WTFAQ. As an investigation for the show she decided to put the restrictions on baby names to the test. Based on the rules she expected the name to be rejected, but it was permitted and a birth certificate was issued. In her journalist capacity she contacted the department of births, deaths and marriages and got a statement from them and they agreed that the issue was an oversight, and they offered to change the name. So in reality the exact opposite to "promoting government response" occurred.

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Damn, that's some serious click-baiting. Appreciate the breakdown.

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lemmy.world

The best part:

Vandyck earned her Ph.D. from Cardinal Stritch University in 2019 with a dissertation on uncommon black names in the classroom

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Few people are more qualified than someone who grew up with that name and the burden it carries, so I find it quite adequate.

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bobmanreply
unilem.org

Reminds me of the case where the judge didn't let a parent name their child 'Messiah.'

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lemmy.world

I'm not saying this article is bullshit, but most anthony it of the New York Post is bullshit

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