Names are central to our identity, so what happens when that name is a source of ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn...
World⏱ 1 min read · Source: DW News
⚡ Key Takeaways
- "When someone has an embarrassing name, that embarrassment can be incorporated into their identity."
- Pain's lived experience, and that of another woman with the first name Tiny, shows how people can find ways to reclaim, and even come to value, names that once triggered ridicule…
- Tiny, now 54, encountered the same questions about her unfamiliar name growing up in Greece.
DW News reports: As a child growing up in Australia, Louise Pain hated her surname. "People used to tease me; I was called things like 'Pain in the a*s,'" she told DW.
Key Points
- "When someone has an embarrassing name, that embarrassment can be incorporated into their identity."
- Pain's lived experience, and that of another woman with the first name Tiny, shows how people can find ways to reclaim, and even come to value, names that once triggered ridicule…
- Tiny, now 54, encountered the same questions about her unfamiliar name growing up in Greece.
The Details
"A person's name is vital to their sense of identity," psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman told DW. It's my name and not a statement," or, "I'm Tiny.
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