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A President Named Obama Changes The Exotic Name Game
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... A president named Obama could break down the perception "that there is such a thing as a 'normal' name," said Wattenberg.
"It's a powerful symbol of breaking down barriers where it wasn't that long ago where kids with a non-English name would go to school and teachers would routinely change it. The president having a non-English name is a sign that we're not squeezing everyone into that box," she said.
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A President Named Obama Changes The Exotic Name Game
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... A president named Obama could break down the perception "that there is such a thing as a 'normal' name," said Wattenberg.
"It's a powerful symbol of breaking down barriers where it wasn't that long ago where kids with a non-English name would go to school and teachers would routinely change it. The president having a non-English name is a sign that we're not squeezing everyone into that box," she said.
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On the Net:
American Name Society: http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/ANS/
The Baby Name Wizard: http://www.babynamewizard.com/ ...
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