I know several people named Liam...totally normal name here in suburban NJ. Maybe there aren't a lot of Liams where you live.RedxDecember said:My name is Liam (LEE-YUM). I'm white and I go to a primarily black school. I fit in pretty well, but recently a teacher couldn't pronounce my name. She'd call me Lam or Laim or Leem. I didn't care about that. That's her issue and it's minor at most. But since then I've had kids come up to me and just say "Your name is (insert offensive slur here)." No laughing, etc. Just saying it to be a dick. I don't know why this makes me feel so insecure, but it just gets me in the right way. Call me fat, that's fine, I could go on a diet and change that. Call me stupid, I could go read a few books and pay attention in class. I never take insults that seriously. Call my name retarded, stupid, gay? Not cool. I can't change it and I don't fucking want to. But for some lame reason I care about what they say. So if you've read so far, I thank you and here are my questions.
Is the name Liam dumb to you?
Have you ever been made fun of because of your name? How did you handle it?
Thank you for reading.
Liam is my favorite name for a boy. My name is practically unpronounceable for Western speakers. They don't even try anymore.RedxDecember said:My name is Liam (LEE-YUM). I'm white and I go to a primarily black school. I fit in pretty well, but recently a teacher couldn't pronounce my name. She'd call me Lam or Laim or Leem. I didn't care about that. That's her issue and it's minor at most. But since then I've had kids come up to me and just say "Your name is (insert offensive slur here)." No laughing, etc. Just saying it to be a dick. I don't know why this makes me feel so insecure, but it just gets me in the right way. Call me fat, that's fine, I could go on a diet and change that. Call me stupid, I could go read a few books and pay attention in class. I never take insults that seriously. Call my name retarded, stupid, gay? Not cool. I can't change it and I don't fucking want to. But for some lame reason I care about what they say. So if you've read so far, I thank you and here are my questions.
Is the name Liam dumb to you?
Have you ever been made fun of because of your name? How did you handle it?
Thank you for reading.
Awesome Movie, I was trying to think what movie the main character was Ashley, and you reminded me!Gaiseric said:Well you share the name of Bruce Campbell's character in Evil Dead so I think that makes you more awesome.Daystar Clarion said:Ashley.
I'm a guy.
I'm that awesome.
(Although Americans seem to think it's a chick name for some reason).
Incidently, I have friend named Liam, and he's had the same problems with Americans who can't seem to pronounce it correctly.
Any American who doesn't instantly think of Bruce Campbell's character in Army of Darkness/Evil Dead when they hear the name Ashley should be ashamed of themselves.Daystar Clarion said:Ashley.
I'm a guy.
I'm that awesome.
(Although Americans seem to think it's a chick name for some reason).
Incidently, I have friend named Liam, and he's had the same problems with Americans who can't seem to pronounce it correctly.