A woman has revealed how she got into trouble with her sister after suggesting her baby’s choice of name sounds like a widely known terrorist group.
The woman, from the US, took to Reddit on January 9 to share how the awkward conversation unfolded, which has since led to the couple falling out.
Posting anonymously on the popular subreddit, r/AmITheA*****e, the woman detailed the exchange in a mail captioned: ‘Am I the idiot criticizing my sister’s choice of name for her baby?’
She explained that her sister, who is a first-time mother, recently gave birth to a baby girl.
After deliberating over names, the woman’s sister and her husband finally settled on a name inspired by an Egyptian goddess: Isis.
But the big reveal didn’t sit well with her sister, who admitted to “politely” telling her sister that a terrorist organization, ISIS, bears the same name.
He added: “I thought the girl might be bullied or teased for having that name once she went to school.”
“My sister totally blew up, accusing me of interfering in her life and saying her daughter’s name was her own choice.”
A woman revealed she got into trouble with her sister after suggesting her baby’s choice of name sounds like a widely known terrorist group (file image)
The woman concluded the post by admitting that she was “not trying to be rude or judgmental” about the name, but believes she may have kept her opinions to herself so as not to upset her brother.
The post has since racked up more than 840 comments, as Redditors weighed in with different points of view on the awkward exchange.
Siding with the woman behind the post, one person wrote: “It’s an unfortunate name.”
Another said: ‘Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess who long predates ISIS, but everyone who hears that name will immediately think of the terrorist group, your sister needs to be realistic about that.
‘It may be your sister who chooses what to call her daughter, but there will be judgment and consequences, and not only for her but for her daughter as well. Maybe suggest Iris as another name option, it’s similar enough that it would work.”
A third, siding with the woman and sister, wrote: ‘Isis is a very traditional name, but you are also right that it is the name of a terrorist organization at this particular time.
“I hope not for that child’s entire life. I think you should apologize for bringing it up and combine the apology with a gift or take them to lunch or something.
“New parents can be very sensitive about these things and it is better for you to preserve the relationship than to let a negative vibe linger for a long time.”
However, many took the sister’s side, as one wrote: ‘You are the moron. She already chose the name for her son.
‘Do you really think she didn’t know that it is also the name of an extremist terrorist organization? She did it. She chose the name anyway.
‘Children are bullied for their names no matter what they are. That’s what children do. Isis may not be the worst name in the class next to all the Brayleighs and Axels or whatever else is popular these days.
Another wrote: ‘Meh. I am an assistant principal at a high school and we have two girls with that name. Nobody bats an eyelid or bothers them.’
A third said: “Honestly, neither myself nor my immediate social group would ever think of the terrorist group first.”
However, one Reddit user responded: “So you guys are an extreme minority in that sense.” I guarantee you that a vast majority of people know nothing about the goddess; Almost everyone knows about ISIS.
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