Monday, October 03, 2005

"Kneel Before Zod!"

Proof that celebrities should not be allowed to name their own children.

I mean, honestly, between that and Chris Martin and Gweneth Paltrow naming their kid Apple, what's the world coming to? These people are making Frank Zappa's naming practices seem downright sane and normal (well, okay, calling your son Dweezil will never be quite normal, per se, and Moon Unit is a little too off-kilter for me, but you get the idea). Kevin Smith naming his daughter Harley Quinn is one thing, 'cause that name's kinda cute and consists of real names given to real human beings (it just also happens to be the name of a comic book character, that's all). But most other celebrities should not be allowed to make decisions like this that affect a child's future life. Really, if you're going to name your kid something like Kal-El, and your name isn't actually Jor-El, you have no business raising children.

3 comments:

Noise Monkey said...

Does that mean it would've been ok if he'd named his kid Jor-El, leaving open the possibility of Jor-El naming his kid Kal-El?

Chuck Cottrell said...

I dunno, I doubt anyone ought to name their children something that involves a hyphen. It just ain't right.

Noise Monkey said...

That should apply to last names as well. Too much work.