Re: CHAT: cultural interpretation [was Re: THEORY: language and the brain]

Quoting "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>:

> AJ> That said, secular authorities can and do stop
> AJ> parents from giving names that they can argue would be demetrial to the
> AJ> child's social life - a while ago they stop a couple naming their
> AJ> daughter 'Tequila'.
>
> Well, I'm not 100% convinced that wouldn't be a good idea over here;
> I have firsthand knowledge of children named after venereal diseases.
I didn't express any view as to whether it's good or not.

As a matter of fact, I do approve of this infringement of parents freedom, in
principle at least - protecting the child should be higher priority. Then one
can of course disagree with the application of principle in individual cases.

I, apparently unlike many Americans, do not feel that "freedom" is necessarily
a good thing. I'm all for banning smoking in restaurants, for instance.

                                                                 Andreas

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