Southwest Apologizes to Mother After Employee Mocks Daughter Named “Abcde”

[GoCUBS1]

Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

I don’t know about the kid but the mom’s middle name is probably Condombroke.

When I was a child, my family hosted a French exchange student named Condom (not exactly sure of the spelling). My parents explained to her that she should probably use the nickname “Condy” while in the states.

[OpinionInOcala]

The first thing I thought of when I heard about this was a "joke" that went around the internet years ago:



Now on a serious note, three things:

• The employee is unprofessional.
• The parent is a screwball.
• I feel badly for the young girl.

[Metlakatla]

^That's actually a pretty racist (and classless) "joke."

[OpinionInOcala]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

^That's actually a pretty racist (and classless) "joke."

I don't necessarily disagree, but the point was more to illustrate the fact that a small minority of parents seem to name their kids in such a way that sets the child(ren) up for undue grief, and that's a shame. It wasn't too long ago, for example, that the courts had to intervene to prevent a child from being named Adolf Hitler. Granted, the Hitlerian name was obvious in this case, but it's just the point. As my old business used to provide various materials and services to hospitals, I've heard stories that would surely make your head spin regarding the initial prospective naming of children.

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by OpinionInOcala

I don't necessarily disagree, but the point was more to illustrate the fact that a small minority of parents seem to name their kids in such a way that sets the child(ren) up for undue grief, and that's a shame.

Although I agree with the premise of the point you were trying to make, I think the point was lost in the overt racism expressed in the "joke."

Unfortunately, to parents like the one in the OP, their children are "lifestyle accessories" rather than human beings in their own right. They're all "look how cool I am because I gave my kid this offbeat name."

[corsa71]

I heard the mother's favourite song was Bohemian Rabcde

[BereniceUK]

If mom thinks it's such a great name, why doesn't she change her own name from 'Traci' to 'Abcde'?


Perhaps she not that stupid.

[Mister 7]

Originally Posted by corsa71

I heard the mother's favourite song was Bohemian Rabcde

You win.

[Ceece]

Haha! At least I don't have to apologize for laughing at her!

[nirvana07]

Originally Posted by corsa71

I heard the mother's favourite song was Bohemian Rabcde

Lol